Denis Polyakov

Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov or Dzyanis Alyaksandravich Palyakow (Belarusian: Дзяніс Аляксандравіч Палякоў; Russian: Денис Александрович Поляков; born 17 April 1991) is a Belarusian professional footballer for Hapoel Haifa.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Polyakov.
Denis Polyakov
Dzyanis Palyakow
Polyakov with FC Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov
Date of birth (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991
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
 Hapoel Haifa
Number 33
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– Hapoel Haifa 12 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Belarus U21 14 (0)
2012 Belarus Olympic 5 (0)
2011– Belarus 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Club career

On 28 December 2017, he 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 3rd 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 full Belarus national football team, appearing in 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 June 2017Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus New Zealand1–01–0Friendly
2.15 October 2023Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland  Switzerland2–13–3UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

BATE Borisov

APOEL

Astana

Belarus U21

References
  1. Denis Polyakov at Soccerway
  2. Denis Polyakov at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Денис Поляков перешел в кипрский АПОЭЛ" (in Russian). FC BATE Borisov. 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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