Ivan Zlobin

Early career

Born in Tyumen in Siberia, Zlobin began playing at hometown club FC Tyumen from the age of six. After impressing in a youth tournament at 12, he was approached by the Konoplyov football academy, Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar, and opted for the first of those. When Roman Abramovich withdrew funding from the Tolyatti-based centre, Zlobin moved to CSKA Moscow. Though second choice to Ilya Pomazun, he won all five league games he played (conceding only one goal) and defeated Bayern Munich in the UEFA Youth League. Injuries removed him from play in early 2015. Zlobin joined Portuguese club União de Leiria in October 2015, aged 18. He was one of several Eastern European players transferred to the club by agent and investor Alexander Tolstikov.

Benfica

In January 2016, Zlobin was loaned out to Benfica, where he played for their under-19 team before signing a permanent five-year contract on 25 June that year. On 28 November, he made his professional debut with the reserve team as a starter in a 1–0 home loss to Fafe in LigaPro. In his first season, he was second-choice to André Ferreira, but still trained with the first team, where manager Rui Vitória likened him to Lev Yashin. On 29 January 2019, Zlobin was called to the bench for Benfica's 5–1 home Primeira Liga win over Boavista, as regular back-up Mile Svilar was injured. Three days later he was promoted to the club's main team, alongside three other reserve players. He made his first-team debut…

Benfica

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2019