Kirill Dmitriyevich Kaplenko (; ; born 15 June 1999) is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for BATE Borisov and the Belarus national team.
Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 22 July 2017 in a game against Tyumen.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Zenit St. Petersburg on 18 September 2017 in a game against Ufa.
On 21 February 2020 he was loaned to Orenburg. The loan was extended for the 2020–21 season on 30 July 2020. On 14 June 2022, Orenburg bought out his rights from Zenit.
On 9 February 2024, Kaplenko signed a contract with Baltika Kaliningrad until June 2028.
On 25 August 2024, Kaplenko signed a contract with Khimki.
International Kaplenko was born and raised in Belarus. Upon moving to Russia, he acquired Russian citizenship and was called up to the Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018. In fall 2017 he was called up to the Belarus national under-21 football team for the U21 Euro qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Greece, but rejected the invitation, citing his intention to represent Russia. After failing to attract interest from Russian national team, in 2022 Kaplenko accepted the invite from Belarus. He made his debut for the team on 17 November 2022 in a friendly match against Syria.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZenit-2 St. Petersburg2016–17Russian First League———10102017–18100———1002018–19220———2202019–20Russian Second League160———160Total480——10490Zenit St. Petersburg2017–18Russian Premier League201000—302019–20000000—00Total2010000030Orenburg (loan)2019–20Russian Premier League10———102020–21Russian First League28100——2812021–2227100—20291Orenburg2022–23Russian Premier League20230——2322023–2412040——160Total88470—20974Baltika2023–24Russian Premier League11250——162Baltika-BFU2024Russian Second League10———10Khimki2024–25Russian Premier League5030——80Career total155616000301746
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBelarus202220202350202420Total90
Personal life His older brother Nikita Kaplenko is also a footballer.
References
External links Profile by Russian Football National League