Artem Favorov (; born 19 March 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Puskás Akadémia.
Career Favorov is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth academy.
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv From 2013 to 2016 he played for Obolon-Brovar Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.
Vejle Boldklub In 2017 he moved to Danish club Vejle Boldklub. He scored against Næstved Boldklub and won the 2017–18 Danish 1st Division with the club.
FC Desna Chernihiv In 2018 he signed a contract with FC Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League, where he played with his older brother Denys Favorov. With FC Desna Chernihiv got the Round of 16 of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup. He played 57 matches and scored 14 goals.
Puskás Akadémia FC In 2020, Favorov signed a 2.5 years contract with Puskás Akadémia in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of the Hungarian football system. He scored his first goal on 8 February against Paksi FC. In all, he made 10 appearances, helping the club qualify for the 2020–21 Europa League first qualifying round.
Loan to Zalaegerszeg In summer 2020 he went on loan to Zalaegerszeg in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I for 1 year. In the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 away victory over MTK Budapest. On 23 December he scored his second goal against Újpest FC. On 31 January 2021, he scored his third goal of the season against Paksi FC. On 24 April he scored against his parent club Puskás Akadémia.
Puskás Akadémia FC In June 2021 he returned to Puskás Akadémia. On 8 June and 15 June he played against Inter Turku in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. On 27 June he played for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League against RFS. On 1 August he played his first match of the 2021-22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I against Újpest. On 18 August he scored his first goal of season his former team Zalaegerszeg.
International career He was called up to Ukraine's under-23 squad for the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in January 2014 but was not included in the final squad list.
Personal life His older brother Denys Favorov is also a professional football player. In 2025, Artem received Hungarian citizenship.
Outside of professional football In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Artem with his brother Denys Favorov and others players raised money for the defense of the city of Chernihiv.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo-2 Kyiv2011–12Ukrainian First League71000000712012–13Ukrainian First League191000000191Total262000000262Obolon-Brovar Kyiv2013–14Ukrainian Second League3182100003392014–15Ukrainian Second League221120000024112015–16Ukrainian First League28174100003218Total81388200008940Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 2016–17Ukrainian Premier League1131000001232017–18Ukrainian Premier League9000000090Total203100000213Vejle Boldklub (loan) 2016–17Danish 1st Division134000000134Desna Chernihiv 2017–18Ukrainian First League1282000001482018–19Ukrainian Premier League2852000003052019–20Ukrainian Premier League161100000171Total56145000006114Puskás Akadémia2019–20Nemzeti Bajnokság I1012000001212021–22Nemzeti Bajnokság I3062030003562022–23Nemzeti Bajnokság I2744010003242023–24Nemzeti Bajnokság I2640000002642024–25Nemzeti Bajnokság I2731041003242025–26Nemzeti Bajnokság I201112000232Total14019101810016021Zalaegerszeg (loan)2020–21Nemzeti Bajnokság I288100000298Career total25186233810038582
Honours Desna Chernihiv Ukrainian First League: 2017–18
Obolon-Brovar Kyiv Ukrainian Second League: 2014–15
Puskás Akadémia Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up: 2024–25
Individual Top Scorer of Ukrainian First League: 2015-16 (11 goals), Top Scorer of Zalaegerszegi: season 2020–21 (7 goals), Best Player of Ukrainian First League: 2015-16 Best Player of Zalaegerszegi in 2020-21 Top Scorer of Puskás Akadémia: runner-up 2021-22 (6 goals),
References
External links Profile from Official site of Puskás Akadémia