Valentin Paltsev

Valentin Dmitriyevich Paltsev (Russian: Валентин Дмитриевич Пальцев; born 12 July 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar, on loan from Russian Premier League club Dynamo Makhachkala, and the Russia national team.

Valentin Paltsev

Personal information
Full name	Valentin Dmitriyevich Paltsev
Date of birth	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar (on loan from Dynamo Makhachkala)
Number	17
Youth career
2010–2017	DYuSSh Nizhniy Novgorod
2018	Nizhny Novgorod
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Spartak Bogorodsk (amateur)
2020–2022	Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	37	(5)
2022	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	12	(0)
2022–2023	Khimki	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (loan)	27	(3)
2023–2024	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	31	(2)
2024–	Dynamo Makhachkala	35	(0)
2025–	→ Krasnodar (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Russia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024

Club career

Dynamo Makhachkala

On 13 June 2024, Paltsev signed with Dynamo Makhachkala, recently promoted to the Russian Premier League for the first time in club's history.^[2]

He made his debut in the RPL for Dynamo Makhachkala on 21 July 2024 in a game against Khimki.^[3]

Loan to Krasnodar

On 4 September 2025, fellow Russian Premier League club Krasnodar announced the loan signing of Paltsev, with the obligation to buy set to be triggered on 24 January 2026.^[4]

International career

Paltsev was first called up to the Russia national team for 2024 LPBank Cup in September 2024.^[5] He made his debut on 5 September 2024 in a game against Vietnam.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 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
Volna Kovernino	2020–21	Russian Second League	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2021–22	Russian Second League	19	5	2	0	—		—		21	5
	Total		37	5	2	0	—		—		39	5
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	2021–22	Russian Second League	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny (loan)	2022–23	Russian First League	27	3	3	0	—		—		30	3
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	2023–24	Russian First League	31	2	1	1	—		—		32	3
Dynamo Makhachkala	2024–25	Russian Premier League	28	0	6	0	—		—		34	0
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	7	0	3	1	—		—		10	1
	Total		35	0	9	1	—		—		44	1
Krasnodar (loan)	2025–26	Russian Premier League	2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			144	10	18	2	0	0	0	0	162	12

International

As of match played 15 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2024	2	0
Total		2	0