Career
Nizhegorodov began his career at Football Club Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan in Russia in 1993. In 1996 he moved to Football Club Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod, before moving to Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow in 2000, where he stayed until 2004, making 125 appearances for the club He moved to Chechnya club, Football Club Terek Grozny in 2004, but only played 10 games before moving to Football Club Shinnik Yaroslavl in 2006, where he played eight games before moving later that year to his home town to play for Football Club Chornomorets Odessa.
Although born in Odessa (today Ukraine), Nizhegorodov preferred to play for the Russia national football team, capping nine games.