Kirill Zaika
 Zaika with PFC Sochi in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1992 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –2009 | DYuSSh Vyselki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Rostov | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → FC Taganrog (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | FC Taganrog | 97 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | FC Khimki | 92 | (3) |
| 2018– | PFC Sochi | 155 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 | |||
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
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 11 July 2016 in a game against FC Tosno.[1] He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Sochi on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula, as a starter.[1]
International career
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.[2]
Personal life
His wife Anna Cholovyaga is a former player for the Russia women's national football team.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 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 | 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 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian First League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 155 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 175 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 359 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 393 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
References
- ^ a b c Kirill Zaika at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "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.
External links
- Kirill Zaika at Soccerway
- Kirill Zaika at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Kirill Zaika at Russian Premier League