The 27-year-old Russian Nikolai Prudnikov signed a contract with the Yellow-Blues.

He defended the colors of FC Chertanovo, FC Zenit-2 and FC Orenburg (2016-2022), Hungarian FC Mezokoveshd (2023), Armenian FC Urartu (2023-2024). His last team was the Russian FC Volgar from Astrakhan.

He has experience playing for Russian youth teams of various ages, including as part of the U-17 team at the 2015 World Championship.