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.
 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 | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Russia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editDynamo Makhachkala
editOn 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
editInternational career
editPaltsev 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 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 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 185 | 12 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
edit- ↑ "Валентин Пальцев РПЛ".
- ↑ "Валентин Пальцев – игрок "Динамо"!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Khimki v Dynamo Makhachkala game report". Russian Premier League. 21 July 2024.
- ↑ "Валентин Пальцев стал игроком «Краснодара»" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Дивеев и Солдатенков покинули расположение национальной сборной России" [Diveyev and Soldatenkov left the national team camp]. Russian Football Union. 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Vietnam v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 September 2024.
External links
edit- Valentin Paltsev at Soccerway
- Valentin Paltsev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Valentin Paltsev at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
- Valentin Paltsev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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