Daniil Ratnikov (born 10 February 1988) is an Estonian professional
footballer
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who plays mainly as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
.
Career
Born in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
, Ratnikov came through the youth ranks at
TVMK Tallinn, reaching the first team at 16.
Personal life
His father
Sergei is a former international player for Estonia and football manager, while his brother
Eduard Ratnikov
Eduard Ratnikov (born 13 September 1983 in Pärnu) is a retired Estonian football player. He has played in Romanian Liga I club Oţelul Galaţi where his contract with the Romanian Liga I club Oțelul Galați was terminated after just a few ap ...
was also a professional footballer.
Career stats
References
External links
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Soccernet.ee profile
1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Tallinn
Estonian footballers
Estonian people of Russian descent
Tartu JK Tammeka players
FC TVMK players
JK Narva Trans players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
JK Tallinna Kalev players
FCI Levadia Tallinn players
Estonian expatriate footballers
Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
JK Sillamäe Kalev players
Meistriliiga players
Association football midfielders
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