Dmitri Akimov

{{Short description|Russian footballer (1980–2026)}} {{Family name hatnote|Sergeyevich|Akimov|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{no footnotes|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dmitri Akimov | image = Dmitri Akimov.jpg | upright = 0.7 | caption = Akimov in 2009 | full_name = Dmitri Sergeyevich Akimov | birth_date = {{Birth date|1980|9|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|1|14|1980|9|14|df=yes}} | death_place = | height = 1.80 m | position = Forward | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1998–2000 | years2 = 2000–2001 | years3 = 2000 | years4 = 2001 | years5 = 2002 | years6 = 2003 | years7 = 2004–2008 | years8 = 2008–2010 | years9 = 2011–2012 | years10 = 2012–2013 | years11 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | clubs2 = Zenit Saint Petersburg | clubs3 = → Dinamo Minsk (loan) | clubs4 = Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | clubs5 = Tyumen | clubs6 = Metallurg Lipetsk | clubs7 = Sibir Novosibirsk | clubs8 = Rostov | clubs9 = Sibir Novosibirsk | clubs10 = Fakel Voronezh | clubs11 = Dynamo Saint Petersburg | caps1 = 59 | caps2 = 4 | caps3 = 15 | caps4 = 19 | caps5 = 29 | caps6 = 37 | caps7 = 168 | caps8 = 52 | caps9 = 46 | caps10 = 24 | caps11 = 24 | goals1 = 27 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 5 | goals4 = 14 | goals5 = 22 | goals6 = 4 | goals7 = 111 | goals8 = 16 | goals9 = 20 | goals10 = 3 | goals11 = 6 }}

'''Dmitri Sergeyevich Akimov''' ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Сергеевич Акимов}}; 14 September 1980 – 14 January 2026) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a forward.

==Career== Akimov made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was the top scorer in the Russian First Division in 2007, scoring 34 goals. He was also the top scorer in the Russian Second Division, East Zone in 2002 (22 goals) and 2004 (24 goals). He last played for Dynamo Saint Petersburg.

==Death== Akimov died on 14 January 2026, at the age of 45.<ref>[https://bobsoccer.ru/endru/blog/umer-dmitrij-akimov-738190.html Умер Дмитрий Акимов] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Zenit Saint Petersburg''' * Russian Premier League bronze: 2001

'''Individual''' * Russian First Division top scorer: 2007 * Russian Second Division Zone East best player: 2004

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{RPL player|Akimov-Dmitriy}} * {{in lang|ru}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090317081647/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/season/player/4371376 Profile on the FC Rostov site]

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