Dmitri Kruglov

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Dmitri Kruglov
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Kruglov with Rostov in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Tapa, Estonia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Winger
Youth career
TJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 TJK-83 Tallinn 34 (5)
2001 HÜJK Emmaste 3 (1)
2002 TJK 27 (8)
2003 M.C. Tallinn 2 (3)
2003–2005 Levadia 59 (4)
2005–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow 10 (0)
2006Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 0 (0)
2007Torpedo Moscow (loan) 14 (0)
2008Neftçi Baku (loan) 10 (2)
2008–2010 Neftçi Baku 53 (3)
2010–2011 Inter Baku 32 (2)
2011–2013 Rostov 18 (1)
2013–2014 Levadia 15 (4)
2014 Ravan Baku 6 (0)
2014–2015 Levadia 41 (10)
2016–2017 FCI Tallinn 66 (8)
2018–2020 FCI Levadia 96 (8)
2021 Maardu Linnameeskond 23 (1)
International career
2002 Estonia U19 6 (1)
2003 Estonia U20 1 (0)
2003–2006 Estonia U21 8 (0)
2004–2019 Estonia 115 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dmitri Kruglov (born 24 May 1984) is an Estonian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back and a winger. He made 115 appearances for the Estonia national team scoring 4 goals.

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He was known for his powerful shooting and often took free kicks and penalties.

Club career

Early career

Kruglov came through the youth system at TJK.

Levadia

In 2003, Kruglov joined Meistriliiga club Levadia. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season.

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 8 June 2005, Kruglov signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow [1] after a training stint with English club Sunderland. [2] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 3 July 2005, in a 4–0 home victory over Terek Grozny.

In July 2006, Kruglov joined Russian First Division club Kuban Krasnodar on loan until the end of the season, making just one appearance in the Russian Cup. In July 2007, Kruglov went out on loan again, this time to Torpedo Moscow.

Neftçi Baku

On 29 February 2008, Kruglov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi Baku on a three-month loan, after which he signed permanently. [3]

Inter Baku

On 7 July 2010, Kruglov signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Inter Baku. [4] His contract was not renewed after the 2010–11 season.

Rostov

On 2 August 2011, Kruglov signed three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Rostov. [5] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 18 September 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against CSKA Moscow. [6]

Return to Levadia

On 31 July 2013, Kruglov returned to Estonia and rejoined Levadia. [7] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season.

Ravan Baku

On 7 March 2014, Kruglov signed a contract with Azerbaijani club Ravan Baku. [8] On 20 April 2014, in a match against Gabala, Kruglov suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery. He left the club after the season. [9]

Second return to Levadia

On 20 June 2014, Kruglov once again rejoined Levadia until the end of the season. [10] He won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season. On 5 March 2015, Kruglov signed a one-year contract extension that tied him to Levadia until the end of the 2015 season. [11]

FCI Tallinn

On 14 December 2015, Kruglov signed a two-year contract with Meistriliiga club Infonet. [12] He won his fourth Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season. [13]

FCI Levadia

After the 2017 season, FCI Tallinn and Levadia merged their first teams, becoming FCI Levadia. [14] On 4 January 2018, Kruglov signed a new one-year contract with FCI Levadia, with the option to extend the contract for another year. [15] Released from club on 12 january 2021. [16]

International career

Kruglov began his youth career in 2002 with the Estonia under-19 team. He also represented the under-20 and under-21 national sides.

Kruglov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 13 October 2004, in a 2–2 draw against Latvia in a qualification match for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored his first international goal from a penalty kick on 12 November 2005, in a 2–2 draw against Finland in a friendly. In 2011, Kruglov was the only player to appear in all 13 matches Estonia played that year. [17] On 29 May 2016, he made his 100th appearance for Estonia, in a 0–2 away loss to Lithuania at the 2016 Baltic Cup. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 December 2018 [19] [20] [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TJK-83 Tallinn 2000 III liiga 173173
2001 II liiga 172172
Total345345
HÜJK Emmaste 2001 Esiliiga 3131
TJK 2002 Esiliiga27810288
M.C. Tallinn 2003 Esiliiga2323
Levadia 2003 Meistriliiga 221202 [lower-alpha 2] 0261
2004 Meistriliiga230614 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 1342
2005 Meistriliiga14351004 [lower-alpha 4] 1235
Total5941326052838
Lokomotiv Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 80102 [lower-alpha 2] 000110
2006 Russian Premier League20000020
Total100102000130
Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 2006 Russian First Division 001010
Torpedo Moscow (loan) 2007 Russian First Division14000140
Neftçi Baku (loan) 2007–08 Azerbaijan Premier League 10200102
Neftçi Baku 2008–09 Azerbaijan Premier League242115 [lower-alpha 5] 0303
2009–10 Azerbaijan Premier League29120311
Total6353150716
Inter Baku 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League322502 [lower-alpha 6] 06 [lower-alpha 7] 1453
Rostov 2011–12 Russian Premier League181202 [lower-alpha 8] 0221
Levadia 2013 Meistriliiga154210000175
Ravan Baku 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League602080
Levadia 2014 Meistriliiga105000000105
2015 Meistriliiga315302 [lower-alpha 6] 000365
Total41103020004610
FCI Tallinn 2016 Meistriliiga344202 [lower-alpha 2] 0384
2017 Meistriliiga324312 [lower-alpha 6] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0385
Total668514010769
FCI Levadia 2018 Meistriliiga355502 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0435
Career total4255643523015350664
  1. Includes the Estonian Cup, Russian Cup and Azerbaijan Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance in Estonian Supercup
  4. One appearance and one goal in Livonia Cup, three appearances in Commonwealth Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  6. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Appearances in Commonwealth Cup
  8. Appearances in Russian Premier League relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 200440
2005121
200650
2007110
200860
2009100
2010100
2011130
201290
2013101
201451
201540
201671
201730
201850
201910
Total1154
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kruglov goal.
List of international goals scored by Dmitri Kruglov [22]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 November 2005 Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1–22–2 Friendly
214 August 2013 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia85Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–01–1Friendly
35 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar91Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–02–0Friendly
41 June 2016A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia101Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 1–02–0Friendly

Honours

FCI Levadia

Inter Baku

FCI Tallinn

Individual

See also

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