Vitali Stezhko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Stezhko.

Vitali Stezhko

Stezhko with Krasnodar in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Vitali Yuryevich Stezhko
Date of birth	(1997-01-29) 29 January 1997
Place of birth	Buzinovskaya, Russia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	2
Youth career
	DYuSSh Vyselki
0000–2018	Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Krasnodar	0	(0)
2014–2022	Krasnodar-2	111	(6)
2018–2019	→ Pyunik (loan)	20	(1)
2020	Krasnodar-3	1	(1)
2022	Krasnodar	2	(0)
2022–2024	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	44	(3)
2024–2025	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	30	(2)
2025–	Krasnodar	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Russia U-18	2	(0)
2015–2016	Russia U-19	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2016

Vitali Yuryevich Stezhko (Russian: Виталий Юрьевич Стежко; born 29 January 1997) is a Russian football player who plays for Krasnodar.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasnodar-2 on 28 March 2015 in a game against Torpedo Armavir. He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 25 August 2019 in a game against Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 15 May 2022 against CSKA Moscow.

On 16 June 2025, Stezhko returned to Krasnodar on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2025

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Krasnodar-2	2014–15	Russian Second League	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2015–16	Russian Second League	18	1	–		–		–		18	1
	2016–17	Russian Second League	19	1	–		–		4	0	23	1
	2017–18	Russian Second League	26	3	–		–		1	0	27	3
	2019–20	Russian First League	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
	2020–21	Russian First League	25	0	–		–		–		25	0
	2021–22	Russian First League	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	Total		111	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	116	6
Krasnodar	2017–18	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Riga (loan)	2018	Latvian Higher League	–		–		–		1	0	1	0
Pyunik (loan)	2018–19	Armenian Premier League	20	1	1	0	2	0	4	1	27	2
Krasnodar-3	2020–21	Russian Second League	1	1	–		–		–		1	1
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	2022–23	Russian First League	18	0	–		–		2	0	20	0
	2023–24	Russian First League	26	3	1	0	–		–		27	3
	Total		44	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	47	3
Chernomorets Novorossiysk	2024–25	Russian First League	30	2	0	0	–		–		30	2
Krasnodar	2025–26	Russian Premier League	0	0	3	0	–		–		3	0
Career total			208	13	5	0	2	0	12	1	227	14

External links

• Vitali Stezhko at Soccerway
• Vitali Stezhko at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
• Vitali Stezhko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)