Igor Kalinin

Igor Olegovich Kalinin (Игорь Олегович Калинин; born 11 November 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Fakel Voronezh on loan from Rostov.

Career
He is product of Sports School #5 Sevastopol and Illichivets Mariupol sports schools.

In 2014, after the annexation of Kerch, Crimea, by Russia, which is home to the player, Kalinin received a Russian passport.

He made his début for Illichivets Mariupol in game against Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League on 27 April 2014.

From January 2015, he was part of Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League. In December 2015, he left the club after the results of the investigation in which he was identified as the organizer of events to manipulate the results of the youth team matches.

On 2 February 2018, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Krasnodar. On 3 August 2018, he was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent.

On 20 September 2018, he signed a 3-year contract with Rubin Kazan.

On 14 June 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Dynamo Moscow. He made only one appearance in the Russian Cup in the first half of the 2019–20 season. In February 2020, he started the 2020 edition of the FNL Cup representing Tambov, and then on 21 February 2020 he joined Ural Yekaterinburg on loan with an option to purchase (finishing the FNL Cup with Ural). The loan was extended on 28 July 2020. At the end of the 2020–21 season, the purchase obligation was triggered in the loan contract, and Ural acquired his rights.

On 12 June 2021, he signed a 5-year contract with Rostov. On 8 September 2022, Kalinin joined Fakel Voronezh on loan until the end of the season. On 27 June 2023, the loan was extended for one more season. On 12 July 2024, the loan was extended once again.