| Kirill Zaika | |
| Fullname: | Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Uspenskoye, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Currentclub: | PFC Sochi |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Position: | Wide midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | DYuSSh Vyselki |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | FC Rostov |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Taganrog (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps3: | 97 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs4: | FC Khimki |
| Caps4: | 92 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2018– |
| Clubs5: | PFC Sochi |
| Caps5: | 119 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 25 May 2024 |
Kirill Anatolyevich Zaika (Russian: Кирилл Анатольевич Заика; born 7 October 1992) is a Russian professional football player who plays as wide midfielder (on left or right) for PFC Sochi. He also played as left-back and right-back.
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 11 July 2016 in a game against FC Tosno. He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Sochi on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula, as a starter.
Zaika was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a training camp in March 2022, at the time of Russia's suspension from international football.[1]
His wife Anna Cholovyaga is a former player for the Russia women's national football team.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Taganrog | 2010 | Russian Second League | 15 | 4 | – | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | Russian Second League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | Russian Second League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| Total | 112 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 | |||
| Khimki | 2015–16 | Russian Second League | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian First League | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 92 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 3 | |||
| Sochi | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 119 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 323 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 353 | 17 | |||