Denys Kulakov

Denys Yermylovych Kulakov (Ukrainian: Дени́с Єрми́лович Кулако́в, born 1 May 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Denys Kulakov

Kulakov in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Denys Yermylovych Kulakov
Date of birth	(1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Pyunik (Sporting Director)
Youth career
	Shakhtar Donetsk Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	7	(0)
2003–2005	Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	44	(3)
2004–2008	Shakhtar Donetsk	2	(1)
2006–2007	→ Illichivets Mariupol (loan)	27	(1)
2007–2008	→ Vorskla Poltava (loan)	18	(0)
2008–2011	Vorskla Poltava	85	(5)
2011–2014	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	39	(0)
2014–2015	Metalist Kharkiv	16	(1)
2015–2024	Ural Yekaterinburg	230	(1)
International career‡
2005	Ukraine U-19	5	(1)
2006–2007	Ukraine U-21	3	(0)
2010–2011	Ukraine	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2014

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

Club career

On 2 February 2022, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural Yekaterinburg to June 2023.^[1] On 15 March 2022, Kulakov's contract with Ural was suspended until 30 June 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[2] On 6 June 2023, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural for the 2023–24 season.^[3] In June 2024 he finally left FC Ural after 9 years with the team.^[4]

On 18 January 2025, Pyunik announced the appointment of Kulakov as the club's sporting director.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2003–04	Ukrainian Second League	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	2003–04	Ukrainian First League	20	2	–		–		–		20	2
	2004–05	Ukrainian First League	12	1	–		–		–		12	1
	2005–06	Ukrainian First League	12	0	–		–		–		12	0
	Total		44	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	3
Shakhtar Donetsk	2003–04	Ukrainian Premier League	1	1	0	0	0	0	–		1	1
	2004–05	Ukrainian Premier League	1	0	0	0	1	0	–		2	0
	2005–06	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1
Illychivets Mariupol	2005–06	Ukrainian Premier League	6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	2006–07	Ukrainian Premier League	21	1	4	0	–		–		25	1
	Total		27	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	33	1
Vorskla Poltava	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	18	0	2	0	–		–		20	0
	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	26	1	5	1	–		–		31	2
	2009–10	Ukrainian Premier League	29	3	1	0	2	0	1[a]	0	33	3
	2010–11	Ukrainian Premier League	30	1	1	0	–		–		31	1
	Total		103	5	9	1	2	0	1	0	115	6
Dnipro	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	20	0	1	0	1	0	–		22	0
	2012–13	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2013–14	Ukrainian Premier League	10	0	0	0	6	0	–		16	0
	Total		39	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	47	0
Metalist Kharkiv	2014–15	Ukrainian Premier League	16	1	3	1	7	0	–		26	2
Ural Yekaterinburg	2015–16	Russian Premier League	26	0	1	0	–		–		27	0
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	30	0	2	0	–		–		32	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	30	0	1	0	–		4[b]	0	35	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	28	1	6	0	–		2[b]	0	36	1
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	28	0	3	0	–		1[b]	0	32	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	25	0	3	0	–		–		28	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	19	0	10	0	–		–		29	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	26	0	6	0	–		2[c]	0	34	0
	Total		230	1	33	0	0	0	9	0	272	1
Career total			468	12	53	2	17	0	10	0	548	14

Notes

1. One appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
2. Appearances in the FNL Cup
3. Appearances in the relegation play-offs