Kirill Shchetinin

Kirill Shchetinin
Shchetinin with Rostov in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kirill Vadimovich Shchetinin
Date of birth (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002
Place of birth Kursk, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
Number 10
Youth career
2007– Avangard Kursk
–2019 Lokomotiv Moscow
2019–2021 Zenit St. Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Zenit St. Petersburg 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Rostov (loan) 12 (2)
2022–2026 Rostov 112 (8)
2026– Akhmat Grozny 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 Russia U15 5 (1)
2017–2018 Russia U16 13 (1)
2018–2019 Russia U17 11 (9)
2019 Russia U18 6 (1)
2022 Russia U21 3 (0)
2025– Russia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Kirill Vadimovich Shchetinin (Russian: Кирилл Вадимович Щетинин; born 17 January 2002) is a Russian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Akhmat Grozny and the Russia national team.

Club career

He appeared for Lokomotiv Moscow Under-19 team in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.[1]

He moved to the youth team of Zenit St. Petersburg in August 2019 and played for Zenit U19 in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.[2]

On 26 July 2021, he joined Rostov on loan.[3]

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Rostov on 23 October 2021 in a game against Arsenal Tula.[4]

On 12 June 2022, Shchetinin moved to Rostov on a permanent basis and signed a 4.5-year contract.[5] On 16 June 2022, Russian Premier League gave Shchetinin "Goal of the Year" award for his goal against Lokomotiv Moscow.[6]

On 25 June 2026, Shchetinin joined Akhmat Grozny on a four-year deal.[7]

International career

In the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, he became the top goalscorer with 8 goals for Russia. At the final tournament, he scored once as Russia did not advance from the group stage.[8]

Shchetinin was called up to the senior Russia national team for the first time in May 2024 for a friendly against Belarus.[9] He made his senior international debut on 10 June 2025 in a friendly against Belarus.[10]

Personal life

His younger brother Mikhail Shchetinin is also a footballer.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rostov (loan) 2021–22 Russian Premier League 12210132
Rostov 2022–23 Russian Premier League 30191392
2023–24 Russian Premier League 25480334
2024–25 Russian Premier League 281120401
2025–26 Russian Premier League 29270362
Total 11283611489
Akhmat Grozny 2026–27 Russian Premier League 602080
Career total 1301039116911

International

As of match played 10 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202510
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Galatasaray U19 v Lokomotiv U19 game report". UEFA. 18 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zenit U19 v Lyon U19 game report". UEFA. 27 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "КИРИЛЛ ЩЕТИНИН ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "РОСТОВ" НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rostov v Arsenal Tula game report". Russian Premier League. 23 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "ЩЕТИНИН С НАМИ!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Кирилл Щетинин – автор лучшего гола сезона в Тинькофф РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Кирилл Щетинин перешел в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Portugal U17 v Russia U17 game report". UEFA. 7 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 27 футболистов на матч с Беларусью" [Coaching staff of the Russia national team called up 27 players for the match against Belarus] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 10 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Kirill Shchetinin at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)


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