Serhii Karpov

Serhii Karpov (Сергій Іванович Карпов; born 1 May 1982) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach for Kudrivka.

Early life
Serhii Karpov was born on 1 May 1982 in Oleksandriia, Ukraine. He began playing football at the age of seven with Krystal Oleksandriya. His first coaches Anatolii Akulich and Yevhenii Abramovich identified him as a goalkeeper. He continued training with Krystal until 2000.

Club career
Karpov signed his first professional contract with Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya in 2001.

Oleksandriia
In 2004 Karpov joined MFC Oleksandriia. He made his debut during a 3:3 draw against Vorskla-2 Poltava on 31 July 2004. During the 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League season he made twenty-seven appearances according to Lander. He also featured in one cup game. Next season he also featured in one cup game. During league season he played in nine matches.

Junsele
In 2006 Karpov joined Swedish club Junsele who played in Division 3.

Zirka
In 2007 Karpov returned to play in Ukraine. He joined Zirka Kirovohrad.

Olimpik
2007–08 Ukrainian Second League season Karpov began with Olimpik Kirovohrad. His debut came in a 1:0 loss to Illichivets-2 Mariupol on 25 July 2007. He played in thirty-two league games.

Arsenal
Karpov became Arsenal Kharkiv player in 2008. He made his debut in a 1:0 win against Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk on 2 August. He featured in thirteen matches and one cup game.

Enerhetyk
Karpov joined Enerhetyk in 2009. His debut came in a 0:0 draw with Volyn Lutsk on 30 March. During the 2008–09 Ukrainian First League season he played in twelve games. During 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League season he made four appearances.

Mykolaiv
Karpov joined Mykolaiv in the winter transfer window of 2010. His debut came on eightieth minute during a 5:0 loss to Veres Rivne on 3 April 2010. He made six appearances during 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League season. Next season he featured in seventeen games and one cup game. He became group champions and won promotion to the First League. Karpov was selected as the Mykolaiv Oblast Player of the Year for 2010. He played in 2011–12 Ukrainian First League only one match. That game was a 2:1 loss to Zirka Kropyvnytskyi on 23 July. He left Mykolaiv after the 12 August match against Dynamo-2 Kyiv.

Return to Enerhetyk
Karpov rejoined Enerhetyk in August 2011 and made his debut on 26 August in a 3:0 loss to Tytan Armiansk. He wore jersey number thirty-two. He made twenty-four league appearances in 2011–12 Ukrainian First League and featured once in a cup.

Pervomaisk
For the 2013 season Karpov played for Pervomaisk in Pervomaisk. He played in Mykolaiv Oblast championship and 2013 Ukrainian Amateur Cup. Pervomaisk long-time manager Mykola Flakei in 2021 listed Karpov as one of the best goalkeepers for the team.

Burevisnyk
Karpov joined amateur club Burevisnyk from Petrove which was playing in Kirovohrad Oblast championship in April 2014. During 2015 season his club won the Kirovohrad Oblast Cup.

Shliakhovyk
In 2016 Karpov joined Shliakhovyk Oleksandriia. There he played for two years in Kirovohrad Oblast Championship.

UkrAhroKom
In 2018 when amateur club UkrAhroKom was recreated, Karpov joined the club. He played in Kirovohrad Oblast Championshi and next year he featured in Ukrainian Amateur Cup.

Shliakhovyk
Karpov rejoined Shliakhovyk in 2019. He won the Kirovohrad Oblast Cup that year. Karpov was also playing coach for the team.

Inhul-Ahro-Lend
During 2021 He joined another amateur club Inhul-Ahro-Lend from Berezivka.

Charity tournaments
On 24 December 2021 a futsal tournament involving twelve teams took place. Karpov played for a team called СК27. On 15 May 2022 Karpov took part in a charity match to support Ukrainian Armed Forces. He played for Shliakhovyk and was the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In August 2022 another charity futsal tournament named "Cup of glory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" took place in Pervozvanivka, near Kropyvnytskyi. Karpov played for team named "Veteran" and was chosen as best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Oleksandriia
Karpov began working as a goalkeeping coach for the Oleksandriia U-21 team in 2014. During 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season, Oleksandriia reserves team took part in the competition for the first time. Karpov was the goalkeeping coach. In August 2021 when Oleksandriia academy was created, he became one of six coaches to train over 200 young players born between 2006 and 2015.

Nyva
On 2 March 2023 Nyva Ternopil announced signing of Karpov as a goalkeeping coach.

Kremin
Karpov joined the club on 17 July 2023 as a goalkeeping coach. He signed a one-year contract with the club. When Ihor Klymovskyi joined Kremin as a manager and replaced Roman Loktionov, Karpov remained a goalkeeping coach. On 27 November 2023 Kremin announced that Karpov and the club agreed on mutual contract termination.

Kudrivka
Karpov followed Roman Loktionov to Kudrivka on 27 November 2023.

Honours
Mykolaiv Burevisnyk
 * Ukrainian Second League: 2010–11
 * Kirovohrad Oblast Cup: 2015

Shliakhovyk
 * Kirovohrad Oblast Cup: 2019

Individual
 * Mykolaiv Oblast Player of the Year: 2010