Denis Glushakov

Denis Borisovich Glushakov (Russian: Денис Борисович Глушаков; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian international footballer who plays for Khimki and the Russian national team as a defensive midfielder and box-to-box midfielder.

From 2005 to 2013, Glushakov played for Lokomotiv Moscow.

He then joined Spartak Moscow, of which he ultimately became Captain. He was a key figure in its 2016-17 victory in the Russian Premier League, assisting and scoring a number of crucial goals. On 19 June 2019, Glushakov was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent. This was after a controversy, during which fans accused him of supporting the removal of manager Massimo Carrera, who was the first Spartak manager to win the Russian Premier League in over a decade.

On 29 June 2019, Glushakov signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with Akhmat Grozny. On 4 August 2020, Glushakov announced that he left Akhmat.

On 1 October 2020, he signed with Khimki. On 8 July 2021, he extended his contract the end of the 2023–24 season, and he remains a key figure in the squad