Daniil Utkin

Daniil Pavlovich Utkin is a Russian football player who plays as a central midfielder for Baltika Kaliningrad on loan from Rostov, and the Russia national team.

Club career

Utkin made his Russian Professional Football League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 10 March 2018 in a game against Chayka Peschanokopskoye.
He made his first appearance for the main squad of Krasnodar on 1 November 2018 in a Russian Cup game against Krylia Sovetov Samara.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 9 December 2018 in a game against Ufa as a 82nd-minute substitute for Viktor Claesson.
On 11 June 2021, he joined Akhmat Grozny on loan until 31 May 2022.
On 16 June 2022, Utkin signed a four-year contract with Rostov.
On 11 September 2024, Utkin returned to Akhmat Grozny on loan. On 12 June 2025, he joined Baltika Kaliningrad on a season-long loan.

Utkin was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022. He made his debut on 24 September 2022 in that game and scored the winning goal in the 89th minute.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 September 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan		2–1	2–1	Friendly

Daniil confirmed that he converted to Islam while playing for Rostov.