Nikita Krivtsov

Nikita Krivtsov
Krivtsov with FC Krasnodar in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nikita Sergeyevich Krivtsov
Date of birth (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002
Place of birth Dzerzhinsk, Russia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Krasnodar
Number 88
Youth career
2010–2019 Salyut Dzerzhinsk
2019–2020 Sokol Moscow
2020 FC Murom
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Torpedo Vladimir 14 (2)
2021 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 15 (4)
2021–2024 Krasnodar-2 7 (1)
2021– Krasnodar 130 (25)
International career‡
2021 Russia U21 2 (0)
2023– Russia 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Nikita Sergeyevich Krivtsov (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Кривцов; born 18 August 2002) is a Russian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Krasnodar and Russia national team.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Tom Tomsk on 27 February 2021 in a game against FC Alania Vladikavkaz and scored a goal on his debut.[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Krasnodar on 13 September 2021 in a game against FC Rostov.[2]

On 2 February 2024, Krivtsov signed a new contract with FC Krasnodar until June 2029.[3]

International career

Krivtsov was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022.[4]

Krivtsov made his debut on 20 November 2023 in a friendly against Cuba and scored a goal in a 8–0 victory.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo Vladimir 2020–21 Russian Second League 14210—152
2021–22 Russian Second League 0011—11
Total 14221—163
Tom Tomsk 2020–21 Russian First League 154——154
Krasnodar-2 2021–22 Russian First League 41——41
2024–25 Russian Second League A 30——30
Total 71000071
Krasnodar 2021–22 Russian Premier League 20220—222
2022–23 Russian Premier League 20672—278
2023–24 Russian Premier League 30251—353
2024–25 Russian Premier League 275701[a]1356
2025–26 Russian Premier League 2971021[a]0409
2026–27 Russian Premier League 4320—63
Total 130253352116531
Career total 166323562120339
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 9 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202311
202421
202620
Total52
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Krivtsov goal.
List of international goals scored by Nikita Krivtsov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 November 2023Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia Cuba7–08–0Friendly
215 November 2024Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia Brunei6–011–0Friendly

Honours

Krasnodar

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rostov v Krasnodar game report". Russian Premier League. 13 September 2021.
  3. ↑ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПЕРЕПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С НИКИТОЙ КРИВЦОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 2 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 28 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор" [Coaching staff of Russian national team called up 28 players for the September camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Russia v Cuba game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.