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.
![]() Kaplenko with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kirill Dmitriyevich Kaplenko | ||
Date of birth | 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 | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 2017–18 | FNL | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Personal life
His older brother Nikita Kaplenko is also a footballer.
References
- "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 22 July 2017.
- "Zenit-Ufa game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 18 September 2017.
- "Полузащитник Кирилл Капленко на правах аренды переходит в ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 21 February 2020.
- "Трансферные новости" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 30 July 2020.
- "Kaplenko profile by Russian Football Union" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- Kirill Kaplenko did not show up for U21 team camp.