Valery Sergeyevich Kichin (Russian: Валерий Сергеевич Кичин; born 12 October 1992) is a Russian-Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Bars Issyk-Kul, and captains the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Club career

Volga Nizhny Novgorod

On 27 February 2013, Kichin signed a long-term contract with Volga Nizhny Novgorod.[1]

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 2 July 2014, Kichin signed a three-year contract with Russian club, Anzhi Makhachkala.[2][3]

Loan to Tyumen

Kichen then moved to Tyumen on loan in January 2015.[4] After returning to Anzhi at the end of the 2014–15 season, Kichin's contract with Anzhi was terminated by mutual consent on 30 June 2015.[5]

Dinamo Minsk

Kichin joined Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk in July 2019,[6] where he played until February 2020.[7]

Torpedo Moscow

On 17 February 2020, Kichin signed with Russian Football National League club, Torpedo Moscow until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

After his contract ended at Torpedo Moscow, Kichin signed with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Lokomotiv Tashkent

On 6 July 2024, Uzbekistan Super League club Lokomotiv Tashkent announced the signing of Kichin.[9]

International career

Kichin has been a member of the Kyrgyzstan national team since 2011. He captained the team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life

He is an Orthodox Christian. He is a citizen of Russia since 19.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kyrgyzstan 2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 5 0
2014 6 0
2015 6 0
2016 3 1
2017 2 0
2018 1 1
2019 8 1
2020 0 0
2021 2 1
2022 3 1
Total 37 4
Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kichin goal.
List of international goals scored by Valery Kichin[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 August 2016 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 10 October 2019 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Myanmar 5–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 November 2021 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 2–4 Friendly
4 8 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Singapore 1–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 21 March 2024 Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Dordoi Bishkek

References

  1. ^ "Кичин – в «Волге»".
  2. ^ Кичин подписал контракт с «Анжи» (подробности). sport.kg (in Russian). Sport.kg. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ «Анжи» подписал контракты с семью игроками. fc-anji.ru (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Подписаны контракты с Кичиным и Пономаревым". fc-tyumen.ru (in Russian). FC Tyumen. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Анжи расстался с двумя игроками" (in Russian). Anzhi Makhachkala. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Футбол. Капитан сборной Кыргызстана Валерий Кичин заключил контракт с минским "Динамо"" (in Russian). pressball.by. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Валерий Кичин покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). Dynamo Minsk official website. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. ^ "ВАЛЕРИЙ КИЧИН ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "ТОРПЕДО"" (in Russian). Torpedo Moscow. 17 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Valeriy Kichin – "Lokomotiv" futbolchisi!". lokomotiv.uz/ (in Uzbek). PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Валерий Кичин: "Первенство ФНЛ сильнее, чем чемпионат Киргизии"". sibnovosti.ru. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Valeriy Kichin". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 September 2015.


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