Kirill Zaika
Zaika with PFC Sochi in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika
Date of birth (1992-10-07) 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
0000–2009 DYuSSh Vyselki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 FC Rostov 0 (0)
2010–2011FC Taganrog (loan) 15 (4)
2012–2015 FC Taganrog 97 (4)
2015–2018 FC Khimki 92 (3)
2018– PFC Sochi 109 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023

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. He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Sochi on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula, as a starter.

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 27 November 2022[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Taganrog 2010 PFL 154154
2011–12 33100331
2012–13 25030280
2013–14 900090
2014–15 30320323
Total 112850001178
Khimki 2015–16 PFL 27160331
2016–17 FNL 33220352
2017–18 32010330
Total 92390001013
Sochi 2018–19 FNL 16010170
2019–20 RPL 10100101
2020–21 23130261
2021–22 281004[lower-alpha 1]0321
2022–23 412061
Total 8146040914
Career total 285152004030915

References

  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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