Denis Kulikov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ariel, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Netanya | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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 | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | (1) |
| 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 as of 24 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Denis Kulikov (Hebrew: דניס קוליקוב; born 24 August 2004) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a center-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya and the Israel national under-21 team.
Early life
Club career
Early career
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.
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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 June 2025[6]
| 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 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Israel Toto Cup (Ligat Ha'Al)
See also
References
- 1 2 "נהנים מהדרך - הסיפור של מחלקת הנוער של מ, כ אריאל" (in Hebrew). Vole. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ "על אליפות וכוכב: מכבי חיפה אלופה בפעם ה-15". ONE. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ Habaz, Tomer (14 August 2024). "רשמית: דניס קוליקוב חתם בהשאלה בקריית שמונה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "עם נחמני ופודגוראנו: פורסם סגל הנבחרת הצעירה". ONE. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ↑ "עדיין ללא נקודה: ישראל הצעירה נכנעה 2:1 לפולין". ONE. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ↑ Denis Kulikov at Soccerway
External links
- Denis Kulikov – Israel Football Association league player details (archive)
- Denis Kulikov at Soccerway
- Denis Kulikov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli men's footballers
- 21st-century Israeli sportsmen
- Israeli settlers
- Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
- Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Israel men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football defenders