Viktor Kireyev

Viktor Kireyev is a Russian handball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russian national team.

Career

Kireyev started his career at HC Kaustik Volgograd, before joining Neva St Petersburg in 2014.
In 2016 he joined Ukrainian HC Motor Zaporizhzhia, where he won the Ukrainian championship and cup in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
In February 2020 he left the team and joined HBC CSKA Moscow. In 2022 he joined German Füchse Berlin. Here he won the EHF European League in 2022–23. In 2024 he returned to Russia to join Zenit Saint Petersburg.

National team

Kireyev made his debut for the Russian national team in 2015. He represented Russia at the 2016, 2020 and 2022 European Championship and at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 World Championships.