Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 May 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Tapa, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
TJK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | TJK-83 Tallinn | 34 | (5) |
2001 | HÜJK Emmaste | 3 | (1) |
2002 | TJK | 27 | (8) |
2003 | M.C. Tallinn | 2 | (3) |
2003–2005 | Levadia | 59 | (4) |
2005–2008 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 10 | (0) |
2006 | → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2007 | → Torpedo Moscow (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2008 | → Neftçi Baku (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Neftçi Baku | 53 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Inter Baku | 32 | (2) |
2011–2013 | Rostov | 18 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Levadia | 15 | (4) |
2014 | Ravan Baku | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Levadia | 41 | (10) |
2016–2017 | FCI Tallinn | 66 | (8) |
2018–2020 | FCI Levadia | 96 | (8) |
2021 | Maardu Linnameeskond | 23 | (1) |
International career | |||
2002 | Estonia U19 | 6 | (1) |
2003 | Estonia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Estonia U21 | 8 | (0) |
2004–2019 | Estonia | 115 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dmitri Kruglov (born 24 May 1984) is an Estonian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back and a winger. He made 115 appearances for the Estonia national team, scoring four goals.
He was known for his powerful shooting and often took free kicks and penalties.
Kruglov came through the youth system at TJK.
In 2003, Kruglov joined Meistriliiga club Levadia. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season.
On 8 June 2005, Kruglov signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow[1] after a training stint with English club Sunderland.[2] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 3 July 2005, in a 4–0 home victory over Terek Grozny.
In July 2006, Kruglov joined Russian First Division club Kuban Krasnodar on loan until the end of the season, making just one appearance in the Russian Cup. In July 2007, Kruglov went out on loan again, this time to Torpedo Moscow.
On 29 February 2008, Kruglov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi Baku on a three-month loan, after which he signed permanently.[3]
On 7 July 2010, Kruglov signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Inter Baku.[4] His contract was not renewed after the 2010–11 season.
On 2 August 2011, Kruglov signed three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Rostov.[5] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 18 September 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against CSKA Moscow.[6]
On 31 July 2013, Kruglov returned to Estonia and rejoined Levadia.[7] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season.
On 7 March 2014, Kruglov signed a contract with Azerbaijani club Ravan Baku.[8] On 20 April 2014, in a match against Gabala, Kruglov suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery. He left the club after the season.[9]
On 20 June 2014, Kruglov once again rejoined Levadia until the end of the season.[10] He won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season. On 5 March 2015, Kruglov signed a one-year contract extension that tied him to Levadia until the end of the 2015 season.[11]
On 14 December 2015, Kruglov signed a two-year contract with Meistriliiga club Infonet.[12] He won his fourth Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season.[13]
After the 2017 season, FCI Tallinn and Levadia merged their first teams, becoming FCI Levadia.[14] On 4 January 2018, Kruglov signed a new one-year contract with FCI Levadia, with the option to extend the contract for another year.[15] Released from club on 12 january 2021.[16]
Kruglov began his youth career in 2002 with the Estonia under-19 team. He also represented the under-20 and under-21 national sides.
Kruglov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 13 October 2004, in a 2–2 draw against Latvia in a qualification match for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored his first international goal from a penalty kick on 12 November 2005, in a 2–2 draw against Finland in a friendly. In 2011, Kruglov was the only player to appear in all 13 matches Estonia played that year.[17] On 29 May 2016, he made his 100th appearance for Estonia, in a 0–2 away loss to Lithuania at the 2016 Baltic Cup.[18]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
TJK-83 Tallinn | 2000 | III liiga | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
2001 | II liiga | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||||
HÜJK Emmaste | 2001 | Esiliiga | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
TJK | 2002 | Esiliiga | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||
M.C. Tallinn | 2003 | Esiliiga | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
Levadia | 2003 | Meistriliiga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
2004 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 34 | 2 | |
2005 | Meistriliiga | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
Total | 59 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 8 | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2006 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Kuban Krasnodar (loan) | 2006 | Russian First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Torpedo Moscow (loan) | 2007 | Russian First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Neftçi Baku (loan) | 2007–08 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
Neftçi Baku | 2008–09 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
2009–10 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
Total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 71 | 6 | |||
Inter Baku | 2010–11 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 6[g] | 1 | 45 | 3 |
Rostov | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Levadia | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
Ravan Baku | 2013–14 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Levadia | 2014 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
2015 | Meistriliiga | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
Total | 41 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10 | ||
FCI Tallinn | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |
2017 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2[f] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
Total | 66 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 9 | ||
FCI Levadia | 2018 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 43 | 5 |
Career total | 425 | 56 | 43 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 506 | 64 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | 2004 | 4 | 0 |
2005 | 12 | 1 | |
2006 | 5 | 0 | |
2007 | 11 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
2009 | 10 | 0 | |
2010 | 10 | 0 | |
2011 | 13 | 0 | |
2012 | 9 | 0 | |
2013 | 10 | 1 | |
2014 | 5 | 1 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 1 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 115 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 November 2005 | Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 15 | Finland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 14 August 2013 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 85 | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
3 | 5 March 2014 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | 91 | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
4 | 1 June 2016 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 101 | Andorra | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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