Kirill Zaika

Kirill Zaika
Zaika with PFC Sochi in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika
Date of birth (1992-10-07) 7 October 1992
Place of birth Uspenskoye, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Wide midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PFC Sochi
Number 27
Youth career
–2009 DYuSSh Vyselki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 FC Rostov 0 (0)
2010–2011 → FC Taganrog (loan) 15 (4)
2012–2015 FC Taganrog 97 (4)
2015–2018 FC Khimki 92 (3)
2018– PFC Sochi 176 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026

Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika (Russian: Кирилл Анатольевич Заика; born 7 October 1992) is a Russian professional football player who plays as wide midfielder (on left or right) for PFC Sochi. He also played as left-back and right-back.

Club career

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 11 July 2016 in a game against FC Tosno.[1] He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Sochi on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula, as a starter.[1]

International career

Zaika was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a training camp in March 2022, at the time of Russia's suspension from international football.[2]

Personal life

His wife Anna Cholovyaga is a former player for the Russia women's national football team.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Taganrog 2010 Russian Second League 154———154
2011–12 Russian Second League 33100——331
2012–13 Russian Second League 25030——280
2013–14 Russian Second League 9000——90
2014–15 Russian Second League 30320——323
Total 11285000001178
Khimki 2015–16 Russian Second League 27160——331
2016–17 Russian First League 33220——352
2017–18 Russian First League 32010——330
Total 9239000001013
Sochi 2018–19 Russian First League 16010——170
2019–20 Russian Premier League 10100——101
2020–21 Russian Premier League 23130——261
2021–22 Russian Premier League 281004[a]0—321
2022–23 Russian Premier League 15220——172
2023–24 Russian Premier League 27061——331
2024–25 Russian First League 31000—2[b]1331
2025–26 Russian Premier League 26150——311
Total 176617140211998
Career total 38017311402141719
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kirill Zaika at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  2. ↑ "Сарвели и Заика вызваны в расположение сборной России по футболу на сбор в Москве" (in Russian). TASS. 15 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "У Кирилла Заики из "Сочи" первый вызов в сборную России, а у его жены – полсотни матчей. Она закончила карьеру ради семьи" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 March 2022.


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