Valentin Paltsev
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 Paltsev with Dynamo Makhachkala in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Russia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
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.
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]
