Daniil Kulikov

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

Daniil Mikhailovich Kulikov (Russian: Даниил Михайлович Куликов; born 24 June 1998) is a Russian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Pyunik.

Daniil Kulikov

Kulikov with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Daniil Mikhailovich Kulikov
Date of birth	(1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Reutov, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pyunik
Number	25
Youth career
2016–2018	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Kazanka Moscow	42	(1)
2017–2023	Lokomotiv Moscow	65	(0)
2024	Rodina Moscow	14	(1)
2024	Dinamo Minsk	12	(1)
2025–	Pyunik	10	(1)
International career‡
2020–2021	Russia U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2021

Club career

Kulikov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow on 19 July 2017 in a game against Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.^[1]

He made his debut for the main squad of Lokomotiv Moscow on 31 October 2018 in a Russian Cup game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, as a 64th-minute substitute for Anton Miranchuk.^[2]

Kulikov made his Russian Premier League debut on 18 October 2019 in a game against Akhmat Grozny, substituting Luka Đorđević in the 32nd minute.^[3] He made his first appearance in the starting lineup on 1 December 2019 in a game against Dynamo Moscow.^[4]

On 14 February 2024, Kulikov moved to Rodina Moscow of the Russian First League.^[5]

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2018–19,^[6] 2020–21^[7]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kazanka Moscow	2017–18	Russian Second League	23	0	–		–		5[a]	0	28	0
	2018–19	Russian Second League	16	1	–		–		–		16	1
	2019–20	Russian Second League	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		42	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	47	1
Lokomotiv Moscow	2017–18	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	6	0	1	0	1[b]	0	0	0	8	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	25	0	4	0	4[b]	0	0	0	33	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	17	0	0	0	2[c]	0	1[d]	0	20	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	13	0	7	0	–		–		20	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	4	0	3	0	–		–		7	0
	Total		65	0	16	0	7	0	1	0	89	0
Rodina Moscow	2023–24	Russian First League	14	1	1	0	–		–		15	1
Career total			121	2	17	0	7	0	6	0	151	2

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup