Vladyslav Kalitvintsev

Vladyslav Yuriyovych Kalitvintsev (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Калітвінцев;[2] born 4 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oleksandriya. Born in Russia, he has represented Ukraine at youth level.

Vladyslav Kalitvintsev
Kalitvintsev with Chornomorets Odesa in 2015
Personal information
Full nameVladyslav Yuriyovych Kalitvintsev
Date of birth (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthMoscow, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oleksandriya
Number9
Youth career
2001–2003Yevrobis Kyiv
2003–2009Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2018Dynamo Kyiv14(2)
2009Dynamo-2 Kyiv13(2)
2013Slovan Liberec (loan)13(0)
2015–2016Chornomorets Odesa (loan)32(5)
2017Zorya Luhansk (loan)15(2)
2019Arsenal Kyiv11(1)
2019–2021Desna Chernihiv63(10)
2022–Oleksandriya35(2)
International career
2008–2009Ukraine U1614(4)
2009–2010Ukraine U1711(0)
2009–2011Ukraine U184(0)
2010–2012Ukraine U197(1)
2012Ukraine U201(0)
2013–2014Ukraine U2121(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2019
Kalitvintsev in 2013

There are instances of his last name (surname) being spelled as Kalytvyntsev due to transliteration issues.

Career

Dynamo Kyiv

He made his debut for Dynamo Kyiv against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya on 9 May 2010. Being only 17 years and 4 months old at his first appearance, he is the youngest player ever to play for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he won the Ukrainian Premier League with Kyiv. He also won the Ukrainian Cup in both seasons.

Arsenal Kyiv

In March 2019, he moved to Arsenal Kyiv, where he played 11 matches and scored one goal against Vorskla Poltava.[4]

Desna Chernihiv

In 2019, he signed with Desna Chernihiv.[5] On 15 September, he scored against his former club.[6] He was named Best Player of the Round 7.[7] As a result of the club's 4th place finish in 2019–20, they qualified for the 2020–21 Europa League for the first time in club history.[8]

On 24 September 2020, Kalitvintsev played against VfL Wolfsburg in the Europa League.[9] On 16 February 2021 he extended his contract with Desna Chernihiv until 2023.[10] On 1 May he scored against Kolos Kovalivka.[11]

On 25 July 2021, he scored two goals in a 3–0 victory over Chornomorets Odesa.[12][13]

On 28 December, Kalitvintsev terminated his contract with Desna Chernihiv, claiming non-payment of his salary.[14][15]

Oleksandriya

In January 2022, he moved to Oleksandriya in the Ukrainian Premier League for €500,000.[16][17]

International career

He was part of the Ukraine under-21 side that reached the final of the 2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. He was also part of the side that won the competition the following year. In September 2021, he was called up to the senior side for a friendly against Finland, becoming the first player belong to Desna Chernihiv to been called in the Ukraine national football team,[18] but not made debut at the pitch.

Personal life

Kalitvintsev is the son of Yuriy Kalitvintsev, a former Ukrainian international and assistant manager.

Outside of professional football

In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Kalitvintsev, together with other former Desna players, raised and donated money to the civilian population of the city.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 April 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo-2 Kyiv2009–10Ukrainian First League9300000093
Dynamo Kyiv2009–10Ukrainian Premier League1000000010
2010–11Ukrainian Premier League1000000010
2011–12Ukrainian Premier League1000000010
2012–13Ukrainian Premier League1000000010
2013–14Ukrainian Premier League3000000030
2014–15Ukrainian Premier League61315000142
2018–19Ukrainian Premier League1000000010
Total141315000222
Slovan Liberec (loan)2013–14Czech First League1301111[a]100252
Chornomorets Odesa (loan)2015–16Ukrainian Premier League205200000225
2016–17Ukrainian Premier League120000000120
Zorya Luhansk (loan)2016–17Ukrainian Premier League6100000061
2017–18Ukrainian Premier League9100000091
Arsenal Kyiv2018–19Ukrainian Premier League111000000111
Desna Chernihiv2019–20Ukrainian Premier League266200000286
2020–21Ukrainian Premier League211201[b]000241
2021–22Ukrainian Premier League163100000173
Total63105010006910
Oleksandriya2021–22Ukrainian Premier League0000000000
2022–23Ukrainian Premier League102000000102
Total162000000162
Career total173241021710020029

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv
Ukraine national under-21
Winner (1): Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2014
Runner Up (1): Commonwealth of Independent States Cup: 2013
Insividual

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