Kirill Shchetinin


Kirill Vadimovich Shchetinin is a Russian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Rostov and the Russia national team.

Club career

He appeared for Lokomotiv Moscow Under-19 team in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.
He moved to the youth team of Zenit St. Petersburg in August 2019 and played for Zenit U19 in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.
On 26 July 2021, he joined Rostov on loan.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Rostov on 23 October 2021 in a game against Arsenal Tula.
On 12 June 2022, Shchetinin moved to Rostov on a permanent basis and signed a 4.5-year contract. On 16 June 2022, Russian Premier League gave Shchetinin "Goal of the Year" award for his goal against Lokomotiv Moscow.

International career

In the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, he became the top goalscorer with 8 goals for Russia. At the final tournament, he scored once as Russia did not advance from the group stage.
Shchetinin was called up to the senior Russia national team for the first time in May 2024 for a friendly against Belarus. He made his senior international debut on 10 June 2025 in a friendly against Belarus.

Personal life

His younger brother Mikhail Shchetinin is also a footballer.