Denys Kulakov

{{short description|Ukrainian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Denys Kulakov | image = Denys Kulakov2014.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Kulakov in 2014 | fullname = Denys Yermylovych Kulakov | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|05|01}} | birth_place = Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | height = 1.82 m | position = Right-back | currentclub = Pyunik (Sporting Director) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Shakhtar Donetsk Youth | years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2003–2005 | clubs2 = Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | caps2 = 44 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2004–2008 | clubs3 = Shakhtar Donetsk | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = Vorskla Poltava | caps6 = 85 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs7 = Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | caps7 = 39 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Metalist Kharkiv | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2015–2024 | clubs9 = Ural Yekaterinburg | caps9 = 230 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Ukraine U-19 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = Ukraine U-21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam3 = Ukraine | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 25 May 2024 | ntupdate = 30 July 2014 }} {{family name hatnote|Yermylovych|Kulakov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

'''Denys Yermylovych Kulakov''' ({{langx|uk|Дени́с Єрми́лович Кулако́в}}, born 1 May 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

==Club career== On 2 February 2022, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural Yekaterinburg to June 2023.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/denis-kulakov-prodlil-kontrakt-s-uralom|title=Денис Кулаков продлил контракт с "Уралом"|date=2 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|language=ru}}</ref> On 15 March 2022, Kulakov's contract with Ural was suspended until 30 June 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/denis-kulakov-pokinul-fk-ural|title=Денис Кулаков покинул ФК "Урал"|date=13 March 2022|access-date=15 March 2022|language=ru}}</ref> On 6 June 2023, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=https://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/nash-kapitan-s-nami-eshhyo-na-god|title=Наш капитан с нами ещё на год!|date=6 June 2023|language=ru}}</ref> In June 2024 he finally left FC Ural after 9 years with the team.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 June 2024|title=Футболист Денис Кулаков покинул «Урал» спустя 9 лет в клубе|url=https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI2071124_Futbolist_Denis_Kulakov_pokinul_Ural_spusta_9_let_v_klube|website=matchtv.ru|publisher=}}{{in lang|ru}}</ref>

On 18 January 2025, Pyunik announced the appointment of Kulakov as the club's sporting director.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 January 2025|title=Denys Kulakov assigned Sports Director of Pyunik |url=https://fcpyunik.am/en/article/1995|website=fcpyunik.am|publisher=FC Pyunik}}{{in lang|en}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 1 June 2024}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Shakhtar-3 Donetsk |2003–04 |Ukrainian Second League |7||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||7||0 |- |rowspan=4|Shakhtar-2 Donetsk |2003–04 |Ukrainian First League |20||2||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||20||2 |- |2004–05 |Ukrainian First League |12||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||12||1 |- |2005–06 |Ukrainian First League |12||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||12||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !44!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!44!!3 |- |rowspan=4|Shakhtar Donetsk |2003–04 |Ukrainian Premier League |1||1||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||1||1 |- |2004–05 |Ukrainian Premier League |1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||2||0 |- |2005–06 |Ukrainian Premier League |0||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||1||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !2!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!4!!1 |- |rowspan=3|Illychivets Mariupol |2005–06 |Ukrainian Premier League |6||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||8||0 |- |2006–07 |Ukrainian Premier League |21||1||4||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||25||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !27!!1!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!33!!1 |- |rowspan=5|Vorskla Poltava |2007–08 |Ukrainian Premier League |18||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||20||0 |- |2008–09 |Ukrainian Premier League |26||1||5||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||31||2 |- |2009–10 |Ukrainian Premier League |29||3||1||0||2||0||1{{efn|One appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup}}||0||33||3 |- |2010–11 |Ukrainian Premier League |30||1||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||31||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !103!!5!!9!!1!!2!!0!!1!!0!!115!!6 |- |rowspan=4|Dnipro |2011–12 |Ukrainian Premier League |20||0||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||22||0 |- |2012–13 |Ukrainian Premier League |9||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||9||0 |- |2013–14 |Ukrainian Premier League |10||0||0||0||6||0||colspan=2|–||16||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !39!!0!!1!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!47!!0 |- |Metalist Kharkiv |2014–15 |Ukrainian Premier League |16||1||3||1||7||0||colspan=2|–||26||2 |- |rowspan=10|Ural Yekaterinburg |2015–16 |Russian Premier League |26||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||27||0 |- |2016–17 |Russian Premier League |30||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||32||0 |- |2017–18 |Russian Premier League |30||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||4{{efn|name=FNLCUP|Appearances in the FNL Cup}}||0||35||0 |- |2018–19 |Russian Premier League |28||1||6||0||colspan=2|–||2{{efn|name=FNLCUP}}||0||36||1 |- |2019–20 |Russian Premier League |28||0||3||0||colspan=2|–||1{{efn|name=FNLCUP}}||0||32||0 |- |2020–21 |Russian Premier League |25||0||3||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||28||0 |- |2021–22 |Russian Premier League |18||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||19||0 |- |2022–23 |Russian Premier League |19||0||10||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||29||0 |- |2023–24 |Russian Premier League |26||0||6||0||colspan=2|–||2{{efn|Appearances in the relegation play-offs}}||0||34||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !230!!1!!33!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0!!272!!1 |- !colspan=3|Career total !468!!12!!53!!2!!17!!0!!10!!0!!548!!14 |}

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==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FFU|49994}} * {{Soccerway}} * [https://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ukraine/2008-2009/upl/vorskla.htm Profile on Football Squads]

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