Fedya. Narodnyy futbolist (; ) is a 2024 Russian biographical sports drama film directed by Nikolay Akelkin. It stars Stas Rumyantsev, Dmitry Kalikhov and Nikolai Fomenko. This film was theatrically released on October 31, 2024.
The film shows a Soviet football player named Fyodor Cherenkov, who quickly bursts into the main squad of Spartak, where he meets the stars of Soviet football. Fyodor instantly becomes the country's leading football player, but as a result of a series of failures, he faces severe psychological difficulties.
Filming began in May 2023 in Moscow.
Roman Vorobyov served as Rumyantsev's stunt double in the football scenes. Aleksandr Borodyuk served as the film's consultant.
Anastasia, Fyodor Cherenkov's daughter, plays the role of her relative in the film.
Aleksey Litovchenko of KinoReporter Magazine (the former Russian-language version of Hollywood Reporter) noted: "Sometimes football movies are made by people who know nothing about football. And sometimes football movies are made by people who know nothing about cinema. That's how this film turned out".