Denys Kulakov

Ukrainian footballer

Denys Kulakov
Personal information
Kulakov in 2014
Full name	Denys Yermylovych Kulakov
Date of birth	(1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Ural Yekaterinburg
Number	15
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–	Ural Yekaterinburg	222	(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, correct as of 30 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2014

Denys Yermylovych Kulakov (Ukrainian: Денис Єрмилович Кулаков, born 1 May 1986) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg.

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2003–04	USL	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	2003–04	UFL	20	2	–		–		–		20	2
	2004–05		12	1	–		–		–		12	1
	2005–06		12	0	–		–		–		12	0
	Total		44	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	3
FC Shakhtar Donetsk	2003–04	UPL	1	1	0	0	0	0	–		1	1
	2004–05		1	0	0	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2005–06		0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1
FC Illychivets Mariupol	2005–06	UPL	6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	2006–07	UPL	21	1	4	0	–		–		25	1
	Total		27	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	33	1
FC Vorskla Poltava	2007–08	UPL	18	0	2	0	–		–		20	0
	2008–09		26	1	5	1	–		–		31	2
	2009–10		29	3	1	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	33	3
	2010–11		30	1	1	0	–		–		31	1
	Total		103	5	9	1	2	0	1	0	115	6
FC Dnipro	2011–12	UPL	20	0	1	0	1	0	–		22	0
	2012–13		9	0	0	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2013–14		10	0	0	0	6	0	–		16	0
	Total		39	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	47	0
FC Metalist Kharkiv	2014–15	UPL	16	1	3	1	7	0	–		26	2
FC Ural Yekaterinburg	2015–16	RPL	26	0	1	0	–		–		27	0
	2016–17		30	0	2	0	–		–		32	0
	2017–18		30	0	1	0	–		4^[b]	0	35	0
	2018–19		28	1	6	0	–		2^[b]	0	36	1
	2019–20		28	0	3	0	–		1^[b]	0	32	0
	2020–21		25	0	3	0	–		–		28	0
	2021–22		18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
	2022–23		8	0	4	0	–		–		12	0
	Total		193	1	21	0	0	0	7	0	221	1
Career total			431	12	41	2	17	0	8	0	497	14

Notes

^ One appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in the FNL Cup

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.