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Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev (Russian
language|Russian:
Дмитрий
Евгенье&
#1074;ич
Сычёв
Audio|Ru-Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev.ogg|listen)
(duh-MEE-tree see-CHOFF) (born October 26, 1983)
is a Football (soccer)|soccer player from Russia.
His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and
his first name as Dmitry. He has been hailed by
the international press as "The Russian Michael
Owen" and as "The most sensational young Russian
forward since Vladimir Beschastnykh". He usually
plays the attacking midfielder or forward
position.

Sychev was born in Omsk, a city in south-central
Russia, near the Kazakhstan border. He spent his
formative years at Saint Petersburg|St.
Petersburg's famous Smena soccer academy before
joining FC Spartak Tambov, a second division club.

After having trials at clubs in FC Nantes
Atlantique|FC Nantes and FC Metz, he was picked up
by Spartak Moscow|FC Spartak Moscow in January
2002, where he scored eight goals in his first 12
matches.

Sychev was then selected to play for the Russia
national football team|Russian national team at
the Football World Cup 2002|2002 Football World
Cup|World Cup, where he became the youngest player
to appear for the USSR national football team|USSR
or Russia at 18 years and 222 days. In the event,
he scored a goal and set up other three in an
otherwise disappointing Russian campaign.

In August 2002 Sychev announced he was quitting
Spartak, by giving his employers three months'
notice. Having already signed a five-year contract
with the Russian club he was banned from football
for four months by the Russian Professional
Football League (RPFL). After finishing this
suspension, Sychev signed a five-year contract
with Olympique de Marseille, rejecting an offer
from FC Dynamo Kyiv. He was mainly used as a
substitute during his early days in France but
none the less scored three goals in 17
appearances.

In January 2004 Sychev returned to Russia to join
Lokomotiv Moscow|FC Lokomotiv Moscow on a
four-year contract, where he scored twice on the
opening day of the season.