Irina Nikitina

Irina Nikitina
Irina Nikitina (2018)
Personal information
Born	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 35) Tolyatti, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	HC Lada Togliatti
Number	77
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2006-2013	Handball Club Lada
2013-2014	ŽRK Budućnost
2014-2015	HC Astrakhanochka
2015-2016	Siófok KC
2017-2019	Zvezda Zvenigorod
2019–2020	Rostov-Don
2020-2021	HC Astrakhanochka
2021-	HC Lada Togliatti
National team
Years	Team
	Russia

Irina Nikitina (born 21 March 1990) ^[1] is a Russian handball player who plays for HC Lada Togliatti and the Russia national team. ^[2]

Club career

Nikitina started playing handball aged 10. ^[3] Between 2004 and 2006 she played for the 3rd and 2nd team of HC Lada Togliatti. In September 2007 she debuted for the 1st team. With them she won the 2008 Russian championship and 2012 EHF Cup. ^[4]

In 2013 she joined Montenegrin ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica. ^[5] Here she won the league and cup double and reached the final of the 2013-2014 Champions League in her first season. ^[6]

She then returned to Russia and joined HC Astrakhanochka. A year later she joined Hungarian Siófok KC. A year later she joined Zvezda Zvenigorod. In 2019 she joined Rostov-Don, where she won the 2020 Russian Championship. She then returned to HC Astrakhanochka. ^[3]

In 2021 she rejoined HC Lada Togliatti. ^[7]

National team

Nikitina played for various Russian youth national team, where she won gold medals at the 2008 U18 World Championship, bronze at the 2009 U19 European Championship and silver at the 2010 U20 World Championship. ^[3]

She was part of the Russian senior team at the 2018 European Championship, but did not play a single match. ^{[8] [9]}

International honours

• EHF Champions League :
  • Finalist: 2014
• EHF Cup :
  • Winner: 2012

References

1. "Profile". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 17 November 2018.
2. Irina Nikitina
3. "ИРИНА НИКИТИНА - ИГРОК "АСТРАХАНОЧКИ"" (in Russian). астраханочка.рф. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
4. "Никитина Ирина Витальевна" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
5. "Nikitina novi član RK Budućnost" (in Montenegrin). rtcg.me. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
6. "Titelträger Montenegro (Frauen)" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
7. "Суперлига. Разыгрывающая "Астраханочки" Ирина Никитина подписала контракт с "Ладой". Она возвращается в Тольятти спустя 8 лет" (in Russian). handballfast.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
8. "Ирина Никитина в составе сборной России по гандболу отправится на Евро-2018" (in Russian). inzvenigorod.ru. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
9. "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 PARTICIPATION". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation . Retrieved 10 January 2021.