Valery Kichin

Valery Sergeyevich Kichin 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.

Club career

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

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

Kichen then moved to Tyumen on loan in January 2015. 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.

Kichin joined Belarusian club Dinamo Minsk in July 2019, where he played until February 2020.

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

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

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

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

He is an Orthodox Christian. He is a citizen of Russia since 19.

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

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