| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ariel, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2017 | F.C. Ironi Ariel | ||
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| 2019–2021 | Beitar Tubruk | ||
| 2021–2024 | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Maccabi Netanya | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Israel U-18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Israel U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Israel U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Denis Kulikov (born 24 August 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a center-back for Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona and the Israel national under-21 team.
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.
On 15 May 2023, Season 2022–23, he made his debut in a 5–1 loss to Maccabi Haifa at Netanya Stadium. [2]
On 15 August 2024 loaned to Ironi Kiryat Shmona. [3]
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. [4] He then made his debut with the Israeli U21 squad on 17 November 2023, in a 2–1 away loss to Poland U21. [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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
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