Dmitri Kruglov

Estonian footballer (born 1984)

Dmitri Kruglov

Kruglov with Rostov in 2011

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 (age 40)
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.

## Club career

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### Early career

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Kruglov came through the youth system at TJK.

### Levadia

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In 2003, Kruglov joined Meistriliiga club Levadia. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season.

### Lokomotiv Moscow

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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.

### Neftçi Baku

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On 29 February 2008, Kruglov joined Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi Baku on a three-month loan, after which he signed permanently.[3]

### Inter Baku

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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.

### Rostov

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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]

### Return to Levadia

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On 31 July 2013, Kruglov returned to Estonia and rejoined Levadia.[7] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season.

### Ravan Baku

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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]

### Second return to Levadia

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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]

### FCI Tallinn

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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]

### FCI Levadia

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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]

## International career

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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]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 6 December 2018[19][20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  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

1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup, Russian Cup and Azerbaijan Cup
2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
3. ^ a b c Appearance in Estonian Supercup
4. ^ One appearance and one goal in Livonia Cup, three appearances in Commonwealth Cup
5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
6. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. ^ Appearances in Commonwealth Cup
8. ^ Appearances in Russian Premier League relegation play-offs

### International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year  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

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kruglov goal.
List of international goals scored by Dmitri Kruglov[22] 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

## Honours

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FCI Levadia

* Meistriliiga: 2004, 2013, 2014
* Estonian Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2017–18
* Estonian Supercup: 2018

Inter Baku

* Commonwealth Cup: 2011

FCI Tallinn

* Meistriliiga: 2016
* Estonian Cup: 2016–17
* Estonian Supercup: 2017

Individual

* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June/July 2016[23]

## See also

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* List of footballers with 100 or more caps

## References

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1. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov siirdub Moskva Lokomotivi" [Dmitri Kruglov will move to Lokomotiv Moscow]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 9 June 2005.
2. ^ Дмитрий Круглов: «Евсеев ходил по салону самолета и ложкой раздавал красную икру» ftbl.info
3. ^ Дмитрий Круглов: «Мне хочется вернуться на более высокий уровень» sports.ru
4. ^ "Kruglov siirdus Meistrite liigas osalevasse klubisse" [Kruglov moved to a club with a Champions League spot]. Postimees (in Estonian). 13 July 2010.
5. ^ "Kruglov liitus Venemaa kõrgliiga klubiga" [Kruglov joined a Russian top flight club] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 2 August 2011.
6. ^ "Eesti mängijad võõrsil: Kruglovilt Rostovis koll" [Estonian players abroad: Kruglov scored for Rostov] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 September 2011.
7. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus Levadiaga" [Dmitri Kruglov joined Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 31 July 2013.
8. ^ "Dmitri Kruqlov TPL-ə qayıdır" (in Azerbaijani). Azerisport. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
9. ^ "Raske õlavigastuse tõttu operatsioonil käinud Kruglov Ravanis ei jätka" [Kruglov will not continue at Ravan due to a serious shoulder injury that required surgery] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 May 2014.
10. ^ "Kruglov liitus taas Levadiaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 20 June 2014.
11. ^ "Levadiaga liitus Dmitri Kruglov" [Dmitri Kruglov joined Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 March 2015.
12. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus FC Infonetiga" [Dmitri Kruglov joined FC Infonet] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2015.
13. ^ "Eesti meistriks tuli Tallinna FC Infonet" [FC Infonet Tallinn became Estonian champions] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2016.
14. ^ "Loodud ühendklubi kannab uuel hooajal nime FCI Levadia" [The merged club will be named FCI Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 December 2017.
15. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus taas Levadiaga" [Dmitri Kruglov joins Levadia once again] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 January 2018.
16. ^ Ilves, Kris (12 January 2021). "Ametlik: Dmitri Kruglov lahkub Levadiast". Soccernet.ee.
17. ^ "Koondiseaasta numbrites 2011" [2011 national team in numbers] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 14 January 2012.
18. ^ "Kruglov sai kirja 100. mängu, Dmitrijevil veel kaks puudu" [Kruglov got his 100th cap, Dmitrijev still missing two] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
19. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
20. ^ "Круглов Дмитрий" (in Russian). Sportbox.ru.
21. ^ "Kruglov, Dmitri". National-Football-Teams.com.
22. ^ "Dmitri Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
23. ^ "Premium liiga parimateks tunnistati Briaunys ja Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 August 2016.

## External links

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* Dmitri Kruglov at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
* Dmitri Kruglov national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
* Dmitri Kruglov – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Dmitri Kruglov – UEFA competition record (archive)

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals