More than 100 thousand people took part in the voting, which took place on the page of the Russian national team.
In the final vote, Safonov was ahead of AS Monaco midfielder Alexander Golovin, the press service of the Russian Football Union reports.
The 22-year-old native of Stavropol made his debut as part of the national team in 2021 in a friendly match with the Polish national team (1: 1) on June 1.
In total, he played seven matches for the national team in 2021.
Let us remind you that Russia will have to fight for reaching the final stage of the World Cup 2022 in the spring.
Russia will play the semi-final of the play-off matches for the right to get to the World Cup on March 24 with Poland.
In case of victory, Karpin's team will play with the winner of the Sweden - Czech Republic match on March 29.
Earlier, the head of the Russian Handball Federation, Sergei Shishkarev, assessed the chances of the Russian national team to qualify for the world championship in Qatar.