Vladyslav Yuriyovych Kalitvintsev (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Калітвінцев;[2] born 4 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oleksandriya. Born in Russia, he has represented Ukraine at youth level.
Kalitvintsev with Chornomorets Odesa in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vladyslav Yuriyovych Kalitvintsev | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oleksandriya | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Yevrobis Kyiv | ||
| 2003–2009 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2018 | Dynamo Kyiv | 14 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2019 | Arsenal Kyiv | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Desna Chernihiv | 63 | (10) |
| 2022– | Oleksandriya | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Ukraine U16 | 14 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Ukraine U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ukraine U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Ukraine U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Ukraine U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ukraine U21 | 21 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2019 | |||
There are instances of his last name (surname) being spelled as Kalytvyntsev due to transliteration issues.
He made his debut for Dynamo Kyiv against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya on 9 May 2010. Being only 17 years and 4 months old at his first appearance, he is the youngest player ever to play for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he won the Ukrainian Premier League with Kyiv. He also won the Ukrainian Cup in both seasons.
In March 2019, he moved to Arsenal Kyiv, where he played 11 matches and scored one goal against Vorskla Poltava.[4]
In 2019, he signed with Desna Chernihiv.[5] On 15 September, he scored against his former club.[6] He was named Best Player of the Round 7.[7] As a result of the club's 4th place finish in 2019–20, they qualified for the 2020–21 Europa League for the first time in club history.[8]
On 24 September 2020, Kalitvintsev played against VfL Wolfsburg in the Europa League.[9] On 16 February 2021 he extended his contract with Desna Chernihiv until 2023.[10] On 1 May he scored against Kolos Kovalivka.[11]
On 25 July 2021, he scored two goals in a 3–0 victory over Chornomorets Odesa.[12][13]
On 28 December, Kalitvintsev terminated his contract with Desna Chernihiv, claiming non-payment of his salary.[14][15]
In January 2022, he moved to Oleksandriya in the Ukrainian Premier League for €500,000.[16][17]
He was part of the Ukraine under-21 side that reached the final of the 2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. He was also part of the side that won the competition the following year. In September 2021, he was called up to the senior side for a friendly against Finland, becoming the first player belong to Desna Chernihiv to been called in the Ukraine national football team,[18] but not made debut at the pitch.
Kalitvintsev is the son of Yuriy Kalitvintsev, a former Ukrainian international and assistant manager.
In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Kalitvintsev, together with other former Desna players, raised and donated money to the civilian population of the city.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2009–10 | Ukrainian First League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2013–14 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Zorya Luhansk (loan) | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 63 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 10 | ||
| Oleksandriya | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 29 | ||
