Dmitri Kruglov

Dmitri Kruglov
Kruglov with Rostov in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984
Place of birth Tapa, Estonia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back / Winger
Club information
Current team
 FCI Levadia
Youth career
TJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 TJK-83 Tallinn 33 (4)
2001 HÜJK Emmaste 3 (1)
2002 TJK 27 (8)
2003 M.C. Tallinn 2 (3)
2003–2005 Levadia 60 (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)
2011–2012 Rostov 18 (1)
2013 Levadia 15 (4)
2014 Ravan Baku 6 (0)
2014–2015 Levadia 41 (10)
2016–2017 FCI Tallinn 66 (8)
2018– FCI Levadia 33 (5)
National team‡
2002 Estonia U19 6 (1)
2003 Estonia U20 1 (0)
2003–2006 Estonia U21 8 (0)
2004– Estonia 110 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2018

Dmitri Kruglov (born 24 May 1984) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left back and a winger for Meistriliiga club FCI Levadia and the Estonia national team.

He is known for his powerful shooting and often takes free kicks and penalties.

Club career

Early career

Kruglov came through the TJK youth system.

Levadia

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

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 8 June 2005, Kruglov signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 3 July 2005, in a 4–0 victory over Terek Grozny. In 2006, he joined Russian First Division club Kuban Krasnodar on loan, but made only a single appearance for the club in the Russian Cup. In 2007, Kruglov went out on loan again, this time to Torpedo Moscow.

Neftçi Baku

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

Inter Baku

On 7 July 2010, Kruglov signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Inter Baku.[1] His contract was not renewed after the 2010–11 season.

Rostov

On 2 August 2011, Kruglov signed three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Rostov.[2] He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 18 September 2011, against CSKA Moscow.[3]

Return to Levadia

On 31 July 2013, Kruglov returned to Estonia and rejoined Levadia.[4] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season.

Ravan Baku

On 7 March 2014, Kruglov signed a contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Ravan Baku.[5] 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.[6]

Second return to Levadia

20 June 2014, Kruglov once again rejoined Levadia until the end of the season.[7] 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.[8]

FCI Tallinn

On 14 December 2015, Kruglov signed a two-year contract with Meistriliiga club Infonet.[9] He won his fourth Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season.[10]

FCI Levadia

After the 2017 season, FCI Tallinn merged with Levadia, and became FCI Levadia.[11] On 4 January 2018, Kruglov signed a new one-year contract with FCI Levadia, with the option to extend the contract for another year.[12]

International career

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.[13] On 29 May 2016, he made his 100th appearance for Estonia, in a 0–2 away loss to Lithuania at the 2016 Baltic Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 December 2017.[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TJK-83 Tallinn2000III liiga163———163
2001II liiga171——171
Total334——334
HÜJK Emmaste2001Esiliiga31—31
TJK2002Esiliiga278——278
M.C. Tallinn2003Esiliiga23——23
Levadia2003Meistriliiga2312020—271
2004230614011342
2005143510030224
Total6041326041837
Lokomotiv Moscow2005Russian Premier League80102000110
2006200000—20
Total100102000130
Kuban Krasnodar (loan)2006Russian First Division0010——10
Torpedo Moscow (loan)2007Russian First Division14000——140
Neftçi Baku (loan)2007–08Azerbaijan Premier League10200—102
Neftçi Baku2008–09Azerbaijan Premier League24250—292
2009–1029110——301
Total6351050—695
Inter Baku2010–11Azerbaijan Premier League322502061453
Rostov2011–12Russian Premier League18120—20221
Levadia2013Meistriliiga154210000175
Ravan Baku2013–14Azerbaijan Premier League6020——80
Levadia2014Meistriliiga105000000105
2015315302000365
Total41103020004610
FCI Tallinn2016Meistriliiga3442020—384
2017324312010385
Total668514010769
Career total400503542104141351
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup, the Russian Cup and the Azerbaijan Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Estonian Supercup, the Commonwealth Cup and the Russian Premier League relegation play-offs

International

As of 1 December 2017.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia
200440
2005121
200650
2007110
200860
2009100
2010100
2011130
201290
2013101
201451
201540
201671
201730
Total1094

International goals

As of 15 November 2017. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kruglov goal.[18]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2005Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland15 Finland1–22–2Friendly
2 14 August 2013A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia85 Latvia1–01–1Friendly
3 5 March 2014Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar91 Gibraltar1–02–0Friendly
4 1 June 2016A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia101 Andorra1–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Levadia
Inter Baku
FCI Tallinn

Individual

  • Azerbaijani Sportsperson of the Month: March 2008

References

  1. ↑ "Kruglov siirdus Meistrite liigas osalevasse klubisse" [Kruglov moved to a club with a Champions League spot]. Postimees (in Estonian). 13 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kruglov liitus Venemaa kõrgliiga klubiga" [Kruglov joined a Russian top flight club] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 2 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Eesti mängijad võõrsil: Kruglovilt Rostovis koll" [Estonian players abroad: Kruglov scored for Rostov] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus Levadiaga" [Dmitri Kruglov joined Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 31 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dmitri Kruqlov TPL-ə qayıdır" (in Azerbaijani). Azerisport. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Kruglov liitus taas Levadiaga" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 20 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Levadiaga liitus Dmitri Kruglov" [Dmitri Kruglov joined Levadia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus FC Infonetiga" [Dmitri Kruglov joined FC Infonet] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 15 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Eesti meistriks tuli Tallinna FC Infonet" [FC Infonet Tallinn became Estonian champions] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Loodud ühendklubi kannab uuel hooajal nime FCI Levadia" [The merged club will be named FCI Levadia] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dmitri Kruglov liitus taas Levadiaga" [Dmitri Kruglov joins Levadia once again] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Koondiseaasta numbrites 2011" [2011 national team in numbers] (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 14 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Dmitri Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  16. ↑ "Круглов Дмитрий" (in Russian). Sportbox.ru.
  17. ↑ "Kruglov, Dmitri". National-Football-Teams.com.
  18. ↑ "Dmitri Kruglov" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.

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