Denys Kulakov
 Kulakov in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denys Yermylovych Kulakov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pyunik (Sporting Director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 44 | (3) |
| 2004–2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Vorskla Poltava | 85 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 39 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2024 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 230 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Ukraine U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Ukraine U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ukraine | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2014 | |||
Denys Yermylovych Kulakov (Ukrainian: Дени́с Єрми́лович Кулако́в, born 1 May 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
On 2 February 2022, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural Yekaterinburg to June 2023.[1] On 15 March 2022, Kulakov's contract with Ural was suspended until 30 June 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] On 6 June 2023, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural for the 2023–24 season.[3] In June 2024 he finally left FC Ural after 9 years with the team.[4]
On 18 January 2025, Pyunik announced the appointment of Kulakov as the club's sporting director.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 2003–04 | Ukrainian Second League | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 2003–04 | Ukrainian First League | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | Ukrainian First League | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Ukrainian First League | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2003–04 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Illychivets Mariupol | 2005–06 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Vorskla Poltava | 2007–08 | Ukrainian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 6 | ||
| Dnipro | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 230 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 272 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 468 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 548 | 14 | ||
Notes
References
- ^ "Денис Кулаков продлил контракт с "Уралом"" (Press release) (in Russian). Ural Yekaterinburg. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Денис Кулаков покинул ФК "Урал"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Наш капитан с нами ещё на год!" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Футболист Денис Кулаков покинул «Урал» спустя 9 лет в клубе". matchtv.ru. 18 June 2024.(in Russian)
- ^ "Denys Kulakov assigned Sports Director of Pyunik". fcpyunik.am. FC Pyunik. 18 January 2025.(in English)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denys Kulakov.
- Denys Kulakov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Denys Kulakov at Soccerway
- Profile on Football Squads