Aleksei Nikitenkov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Nikitenkov.

Aleksei Aleksandrovich Nikitenkov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Никитенков; born 6 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Chelyabinsk.

Aleksei Nikitenkov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Aleksandrovich Nikitenkov
Date of birth	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tolyatti, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Chelyabinsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017—2021	FC Chertanovo Moscow	24	(0)
2018—2019	→ FC Chertanovo-2 Moscow	16	(1)
2021	FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny	17	(0)
2022–2024	PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara	0	(0)
2022	→ FC Metallurg Lipetsk (loan)	10	(1)
2022	→ FC Zvezda Saint Petersburg (loan)	9	(1)
2023	→ FC Veles Moscow (loan)	5	(0)
2023–2024	→ FC Chelyabinsk (loan)	25	(1)
2024–	FC Chelyabinsk	29	(1)
International career‡
2016	Russia U15	4	(1)
2016—2017	Russia U16	10	(0)
2017—2018	Russia U17	18	(0)
2018—2019	Russia U18	15	(0)
2019—2021	Russia U19	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 February 2020

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Chertanovo Moscow on 20 May 2018 in a game against FC Murom.^[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Chertanovo on 1 September 2018 in a game against FC Tyumen.

On 5 February 2022, Nikitenkov moved to Krylia Sovetov Samara.^[2] On 17 February 2022, Nikitenkov was loaned by FC Metallurg Lipetsk.^[3] On 20 January 2023, he moved on loan to FC Veles Moscow.^[4]