Valery Kichin

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

Valery Sergeyevich Kichin (Russian: Валерий Сергеевич Кичин; born 12 October 1992) is a Russian-Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Bars Issyk-Kul, and captains the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Valery Kichin

Kichin with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Valery Sergeyevich Kichin
Date of birth	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bars Issyk-Kul
Number	2
Youth career
	RSDYuShOR Bishkek
	Kambar-Ata Bishkek
0000–2007	Alga Bishkek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Abdysh-Ata-91
2009–2012	Dordoi Bishkek
2009–2011	→ Dordoi-2 Bishkek
2013–2014	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	3	(0)
2013	→ Khimik Dzerzhinsk (loan)	19	(1)
2014	→ Ufa (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2015	Anzhi Makhachkala	12	(0)
2015	→ Tyumen (loan)	11	(0)
2015–2016	Tyumen	33	(1)
2016–2019	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	76	(6)
2019	Dinamo Minsk	12	(0)
2020	Torpedo Moscow	2	(0)
2020–2024	Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	110	(17)
2024	Lokomotiv Tashkent	13	(3)
2025–	Bars Issyk-Kul	16	(0)
International career‡
2012–2013	Kyrgyzstan U20	12	(3)
2014	Kyrgyzstan U23	2	(0)
2011–	Kyrgyzstan	58	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Club career

Volga Nizhny Novgorod

On 27 February 2013, Kichin signed a long-term contract with Volga Nizhny Novgorod.^[1]

Anzhi Makhachkala

On 2 July 2014, Kichin signed a three-year contract with Russian club, Anzhi Makhachkala.^[2][3]

Loan to Tyumen

Kichen then moved to Tyumen on loan in January 2015.^[4] After returning to Anzhi at the end of the 2014–15 season, Kichin's contract with Anzhi was terminated by mutual consent on 30 June 2015.^[5]

Dinamo Minsk

Kichin joined Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk in July 2019,^[6] where he played until February 2020.^[7]

Torpedo Moscow

On 17 February 2020, Kichin signed with Russian Football National League club, Torpedo Moscow until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[8]

Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

After his contract ended at Torpedo Moscow, Kichin signed with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Lokomotiv Tashkent

On 6 July 2024, Uzbekistan Super League club Lokomotiv Tashkent announced the signing of Kichin.^[9]

International career

Kichin has been a member of the Kyrgyzstan national team since 2011. He captained the team at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life

He is an Orthodox Christian. He is a citizen of Russia since 19.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 June 2022^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kyrgyzstan	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	6	0
	2015	6	0
	2016	3	1
	2017	2	0
	2018	1	1
	2019	8	1
	2020	0	0
	2021	2	1
	2022	3	1
Total		37	4

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kichin goal.

List of international goals scored by Valery Kichin^[11]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 August 2016	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kazakhstan	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	10 October 2019	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	5–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	16 November 2021	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	2–4	Friendly
4	8 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Singapore	1–1	2–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	21 March 2024	Nanzih Football Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	25 March 2025	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Qatar	1–0	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Dordoi Bishkek

• Shoro Top League: 2011, 2012
• Kyrgyzstan Cup: 2012