Nikolay Kalinsky

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

Nikolay Nikolayevich Kalinsky (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Кали́нский; born 22 September 1993) is a Russian football player who plays as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder for FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

Nikolay Kalinsky

Kalinsky with Nizhny Novgorod in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Nikolay Nikolayevich Kalinsky
Date of birth	(1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Number	78
Youth career
0000–2013	FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	FC Kaluga	34	(9)
2015–2018	FC SKA-Khabarovsk	50	(2)
2018–2019	FC Tom Tomsk	54	(4)
2020–	FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod	131	(26)
International career
2010	Russia U-17	7	(1)
2010–2011	Russia U-18	10	(0)
2011	Russia U-19	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025

He is the brother of Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya.^[1]

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kaluga on 22 August 2013 in a game against FC Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol.^[2]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC SKA-Khabarovsk on 24 July 2017 in a game against FC Arsenal Tula.

On 22 February 2024, Kalinsky extended his contract with FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod to June 2027.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kaluga	2013–14	Russian Second League	22	8	—		—		—		22	8
	2014–15	Russian Second League	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	Total		34	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	9
SKA-Khabarovsk	2014–15	Russian First League	0	0	—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
	2015–16	Russian First League	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	2016–17	Russian First League	24	1	3	1	—		5[a]	1	32	3
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	1	3	1	—		—		16	2
	Total		50	2	7	2	0	0	5	1	62	5
Tom Tomsk	2018–19	Russian First League	30	2	1	0	—		2[b]	0	33	2
	2019–20	Russian First League	24	2	2	0	—		—		26	2
	Total		54	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	59	4
Nizhny Novgorod	2019–20	Russian First League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2020–21	Russian First League	28	6	1	0	—		—		29	6
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	29	8	1	0	—		—		30	8
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	22	4	5	0	—		2[c]	0	29	4
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	28	7	3	0	—		2[c]	0	33	7
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	22	1	2	0	—		2[c]	0	26	1
	Total		131	26	12	0	0	0	6	0	149	26
Career total			269	41	22	2	0	0	16	1	307	44

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearances in the promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the relegation play-offs