Valentin Dmitriyevich Paltsev (Russian: Валентин Дмитриевич Пальцев; born 12 July 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Russia national team.
Club career
Dynamo Makhachkala
On 13 June 2024, Paltsev signed with Dynamo Makhachkala, recently promoted to the Russian Premier League for the first time in club’s history.[2]
He made his debut in the RPL for Dynamo Makhachkala on 21 July 2024 in a game against Khimki.[3]
Krasnodar
On 4 September 2025, fellow Russian Premier League club Krasnodar announced the loan signing of Paltsev, with the obligation to buy set to be triggered on 23 January 2026.[4]
International career
Paltsev was first called up to the Russia national team for 2024 LPBank Cup in September 2024.[5] He made his debut on 5 September 2024 in a game against Vietnam.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volna Kovernino | 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (loan) | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Krasnodar (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 178 | 12 | ||
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
- ^ “Валентин Пальцев РПЛ”.
- ^ “Валентин Пальцев – игрок “Динамо”!” (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 13 June 2024.
- ^ “Khimki v Dynamo Makhachkala game report”. Russian Premier League. 21 July 2024.
- ^ “Валентин Пальцев стал игроком «Краснодара»” (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ “Дивеев и Солдатенков покинули расположение национальной сборной России” [Diveyev and Soldatenkov left the national team camp]. Russian Football Union. 2 September 2024.
- ^ “Vietnam v Russia game report” (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 September 2024.
External links
- Valentin Paltsev at Soccerway
- Valentin Paltsev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Valentin Paltsev at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
- Valentin Paltsev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)