Ivan Aleksandrovich Lapin (born 8 May 1988 in Moscow

Moscow

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Russia

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n football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

. He plays for FC Baltika Kaliningrad

FC Baltika Kaliningrad

Baltika is an association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Currently the club plays in the Football Championship of the National League.-History:The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as Pishchevik Kaliningrad...

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Career

An Akademika football school graduate, he started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007. He played for Zenit once in Russian Cup. He is contracted with Zenit until 31 December 2009. On 13 March 2009 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg

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 the young defender went on loan to FC Rostov

FC Rostov

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, the player will return at the end of the season.