Kirill Zaika

Kirill Zaika
	Zaika with PFC Sochi in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika
Date of birth	7 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Uspenskoye, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Wide midfielder
Team information
Current team	PFC Sochi
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2009	DYuSSh Vyselki
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	FC Rostov
2010–2011	→ FC Taganrog (loan)
2012–2015	FC Taganrog
2015–2018	FC Khimki
2018–	PFC Sochi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika (Russian: Кирилл Анатольевич Заика; born 7 October 1992) is a Russian professional football player who plays as wide midfielder (on left or right) for PFC Sochi. He also played as left-back and right-back.

Club career[edit]

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 11 July 2016 in a game against FC Tosno.^{[citation needed]} He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Sochi on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula, as a starter.^{[citation needed]}

International career[edit]

Zaika was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a training camp in March 2022, at the time of Russia's suspension from international football.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

His wife Anna Cholovyaga is a former player for the Russia women's national football team.^[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 25 May 2024^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Taganrog	2010	Russian Second League	15	4	–		–		15	4
	2011–12	Russian Second League	33	1	0	0	–		33	1
	2012–13	Russian Second League	25	0	3	0	–		28	0
	2013–14	Russian Second League	9	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2014–15	Russian Second League	30	3	2	0	–		32	3
	Total		112	8	5	0	0	0	117	8
Khimki	2015–16	Russian Second League	27	1	6	0	–		33	1
	2016–17	Russian First League	33	2	2	0	–		35	2
	2017–18	Russian First League	32	0	1	0	–		33	0
	Total		92	3	9	0	0	0	101	3
Sochi	2018–19	Russian First League	16	0	1	0	–		17	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	10	1	0	0	–		10	1
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	23	1	3	0	–		26	1
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	28	1	0	0	4^[a]	0	32	1
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	15	2	2	0	—		16	2
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	27	0	6	1	—		33	1
	Total		119	5	12	1	4	0	135	6
Career total			323	16	26	1	4	0	353	17

^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References[edit]

^ "Сарвели и Заика вызваны в расположение сборной России по футболу на сбор в Москве" (in Russian). TASS. 15 March 2022.
^ "У Кирилла Заики из "Сочи" первый вызов в сборную России, а у его жены – полсотни матчей. Она закончила карьеру ради семьи" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 March 2022.
^ Kirill Zaika at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)

External links[edit]

Kirill Zaika at Soccerway
Kirill Zaika at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
Kirill Zaika at Russian Premier League

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[4] Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Сарвели и Заика вызваны в расположение сборной России по футболу на сбор в Москве" (in Russian). TASS. 15 March 2022.

[2] "У Кирилла Заики из "Сочи" первый вызов в сборную России, а у его жены – полсотни матчей. Она закончила карьеру ради семьи" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 March 2022.

[3] Kirill Zaika at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)

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