Denis Kulikov (born 24 August 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a center-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya and the Israel national under-21 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ariel, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | F.C. Ironi Ariel | ||
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2019–2021 | Beitar Tubruk | ||
| 2021– | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Netanya | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Israel U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Israel U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Israel U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Club career edit
Early career edit
Kulikov started his career in Ironi Ariel's youth team.[1] Later moved to Maccabi Petah Tikva, Beitar Tubruk and age of 17 to Maccabi Netanya.
Maccabi Netanya edit
On 15 May 2023, Season 2022–23, he made his debut in a 5–1 loss to Maccabi Haifa at Netanya Stadium.[2]
International career edit
On 3 September 2023, Kulikov was called up to the Israel national under-21 team, ahead of its 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification three away matches.[3] He then made his debut with the Israeli U21 squad on 17 November 2023, in a 2–1 away loss to Poland U21.[4]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 2 December 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "נהנים מהדרך - הסיפור של מחלקת הנוער של מ, כ אריאל" (in Hebrew). Vole. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "על אליפות וכוכב: מכבי חיפה אלופה בפעם ה-15". ONE. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "עם נחמני ופודגוראנו: פורסם סגל הנבחרת הצעירה". ONE. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "עדיין ללא נקודה: ישראל הצעירה נכנעה 2:1 לפולין". ONE. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Denis Kulikov at Soccerway
External links edit
- Denis Kulikov – Israel Football Association league player details
- Denis Kulikov at Soccerway
- Denis Kulikov at FootballDatabase.eu
- Denis Kulikov – UEFA competition record (archive)