Kirill Kaplenko

Kirill Dmitriyevich Kaplenko (Кірыл Дзмітрыевіч Капленка; Кирилл Дмитриевич Капленко; born 15 June 1999) is a Belarusian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Baltika Kaliningrad and the Belarus national team.

Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 22 July 2017 in a game against Tyumen.

He made his Russian Premier League debut for Zenit St. Petersburg on 18 September 2017 in a game against Ufa.

On 21 February 2020 he was loaned to Orenburg. The loan was extended for the 2020–21 season on 30 July 2020. On 14 June 2022, Orenburg bought out his rights from Zenit.

On 9 February 2024, Kaplenko signed a contract with Baltika Kaliningrad until June 2028.

International
Kaplenko was born and raised in Belarus. Upon moving to Russia, he acquired Russian citizenship and was called up to the Russia national under-20 football team in September 2018. In fall 2017 he was called up to the Belarus national under-21 football team for the U21 Euro qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Greece, but rejected the invitation, citing his intention to represent Russia. After failing to attract interest from Russian national team, in 2022 Kaplenko accepted the invite from Belarus. He made his debut for the team on 17 November 2022 in a friendly match against Syria.

Personal life
His older brother Nikita Kaplenko is also a footballer.