Denis Polyakov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Polyakov.

Denis Polyakov
Polyakov with FC Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov
Date of birth (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Minsk
Youth career
2007–2009 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 55 (0)
2012–2017 BATE Borisov 134 (6)
2018 APOEL 16 (0)
2018 BATE Borisov 8 (1)
2019–2020 Ural Yekaterinburg 28 (0)
2020–2021 Kairat 31 (3)
2022 Astana 18 (1)
2023–2024 Hapoel Haifa 41 (0)
2024– Dinamo Minsk 7 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Belarus U21 14 (0)
2012 Belarus Olympic 5 (0)
2011– Belarus 65 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov (Belarusian: Дзяніс Аляксандравіч Палякоў; Russian: Денис Александрович Поляков; born 17 April 1991) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Dinamo Minsk.

Club career

On 28 December 2017, Polyakov moved to Cyprus, signing with APOEL.[3]

On 25 December 2018 he signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[4]

On 24 August 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Kazakhstani club Kairat.[5] On 19 January 2022, Kairat announced that Polyakov had left the club at the end of his contract.[6]

International career

Polyakov was part of the Belarus U21 that finished in third place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was also a member of the Belarus Olympic side that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament and the 2012 Olympic tournament in London.[7]

Polyakov has represented the Belarus senior national team since 2011. He was also part of the national team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[8]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.[1]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 June 2017 Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 15 October 2023 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–1 3–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

BATE Borisov

APOEL

Astana

Belarus U21

References

  1. ^ a b Denis Polyakov at Soccerway
  2. ^ Dzyanis Palyakow at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Денис Поляков перешел в кипрский АПОЭЛ" (in Russian). FC BATE Borisov. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ ""Урал" заключил контракт с защитником сборной Белоруссии" [Ural signed a contract with Belarus national team defender] (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДЕНИС ПОЛЯКОВ – ИГРОК "КАЙРАТА"" (in Russian). Kairat. 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ГАФУРЖАН СУЮМБАЕВ, СТАС ПОКАТИЛОВ, КАМО ОГАНЕСЯН И ДЕНИС ПОЛЯКОВ ПОКИДАЮТ АЛМАТИНСКИЙ КЛУБ". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ FIFA. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Belarus – Squad List". Retrieved on 17 June 2013.
  8. ^ FIFA. "Match Report – Belarus – Georgia 2:0 (2:0)". 16 October 2012. Retrieved on 17 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Spain-Belarus | Under-21".


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