Vladyslav Yuriyovych Kalitvintsev (Ukrainian: Владислав Юрійович Калітвінцев;[2] born 4 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. Born in Russia, he has represented Ukraine at youth level.
There are instances of his last name (surname) being spelled as Kalytvyntsev due to transliteration issues.
Career
Dynamo Kyiv
He made his debut for Dynamo Kyiv against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya on 9 May 2010. Being only 17 years and 4 months old at his first appearance, he is the youngest player ever to play for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he won the Ukrainian Premier League with Kyiv. He also won the Ukrainian Cup in both seasons.
In 2019, he signed with Desna Chernihiv.[5] On 15 September, he scored against his former club.[6] He was named Best Player of the Round 7.[7] As a result of the club's 4th-place finish in 2019–20, they qualified for the 2020–21 Europa League for the first time in club history.[8]
On 24 September 2020, Kalitvintsev played against VfL Wolfsburg in the Europa League.[9] On 16 February 2021 he extended his contract with Desna Chernihiv until 2023.[10] On 1 May he scored against Kolos Kovalivka.[11]
Kalitvintsev is the son of Yuriy Kalitvintsev, a former Ukrainian international and assistant manager.
Outside of professional football
In March 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, Kalitvintsev, together with other former Desna players, raised and donated money to the civilian population of the city.[20]