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
Club 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 30 October 2022

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.^{[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

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

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

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2022^[3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Taganrog	2010	PFL	15	4	–		–		15	4
	2011–12		33	1	0	0	–		33	1
	2012–13		25	0	3	0	–		28	0
	2013–14		9	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2014–15		30	3	2	0	–		32	3
	Total		112	8	5	0	0	0	117	8
Khimki	2015–16	PFL	27	1	6	0	–		33	1
	2016–17	FNL	33	2	2	0	–		35	2
	2017–18	FNL	32	0	1	0	–		33	0
	Total		92	3	9	0	0	0	101	3
Sochi	2018–19	FNL	16	0	1	0	–		17	0
	2019–20	RPL	10	1	0	0	–		10	1
	2020–21		23	1	3	0	–		26	1
	2021–22		28	1	0	0	4	0	32	1
	Total		77	3	4	0	4	0	85	3
Career total			281	14	18	0	4	0	303	14

References

^ "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

Kirill Zaika at Soccerway
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Kirill Zaika at Russian Premier League

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[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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