Kirill Kaplenko

Kirill Dmitriyevich Kaplenko (Russian: Кирилл Дмитриевич Капленко; born 15 June 1999) is a Belarus-born Russian football player who plays for FC Orenburg on loan from FC Zenit Saint Petersburg as a central midfielder.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Kaplenko.
Kirill Kaplenko
Kaplenko with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kirill Dmitriyevich Kaplenko
Date of birth (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999
Place of birth Minsk, Belarus
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orenburg
Number 55
Youth career
Dinamo Minsk
2013–2014 BATE Borisov
2015–2016 Krasnodar
2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 (0)
2017–2019 → Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 48 (0)
2020– → Orenburg (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2018– Russia U-20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2018

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 22 July 2017 in a game against FC Tyumen.[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Zenit St. Petersburg on 18 September 2017 in a game against FC Ufa.[2]

On 21 February 2020 he was loaned to Orenburg.[3] The loan was extended for the 2020–21 season on 30 July 2020.[4]

International

Kaplenko was born and raised in Belarus. Upon moving to Russia, he acquired Russian citizenship and was called up to the Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018.[5] In fall 2017 he was called up to the Belarus national under-21 football team for the U21 Euro qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Greece, but rejected the invitation, citing his intention to represent Russia.[6]

Career statistics
As of 13 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit St. Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 20100020
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 2017–18 FNL 100––100
Career total 1201000120

Personal life

His older brother Nikita Kaplenko is also a footballer.

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References
  1. "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 22 July 2017.
  2. "Zenit-Ufa game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 18 September 2017.
  3. "Полузащитник Кирилл Капленко на правах аренды переходит в ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 February 2020.
  4. "Трансферные новости" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 30 July 2020.
  5. "Kaplenko profile by Russian Football Union" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. Kirill Kaplenko did not show up for U21 team camp.
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