Valentin Paltsev
Russian footballer
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Valentin Dmitriyevich Paltsev (Russian: Валентин Дмитриевич Пальцев; born 12 July 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Russia national team.
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Paltsev with Dynamo Makhachkala in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Valentin Dmitriyevich Paltsev | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | DYuSSh Nizhniy Novgorod | ||
| 2018 | Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Spartak Bogorodsk (amateur) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 37 | (5) |
| 2022 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Khimki | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 31 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 35 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Krasnodar (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Krasnodar | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Russia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Dynamo Makhachkala
On 13 June 2024, Paltsev signed with Dynamo Makhachkala, recently promoted to the Russian Premier League for the first time in club's history.[2]
He made his debut in the RPL for Dynamo Makhachkala on 21 July 2024 in a game against Khimki.[3]
Krasnodar
On 4 September 2025, fellow Russian Premier League club Krasnodar announced the loan signing of Paltsev, with the obligation to buy set to be triggered on 23 January 2026.[4]
International career
Paltsev was first called up to the Russia national team for 2024 LPBank Cup in September 2024.[5] He made his debut on 5 September 2024 in a game against Vietnam.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volna Kovernino | 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Krasnodar (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 175 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 15 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
