Dmitri Kruglov (born 24 May 1984) is an Estonian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

and a winger. He made 115 appearances for the Estonia national team scoring 4 goals. He is known for his powerful shooting and often takes free kicks and penalties.

Club career

Early career

Kruglov came through the youth system at TJK.

Levadia

In 2003, Kruglov joined

Meistriliiga Meistriliiga (, known as the A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with ...

club Levadia. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2004 season.

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 8 June 2005, Kruglov signed a five-year contract with

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...

club

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three oc ...

after a training stint with English club Sunderland. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 3 July 2005, in a 4–0 home victory over

Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. In July 2006, Kruglov joined Russian First Division club Kuban Krasnodar on loan until the end of the season, making just one appearance in the Russian Cup. In July 2007, Kruglov went out on loan again, this time to

Torpedo Moscow Football Club Torpedo Moscow (russian: link=no, ФК "Торпедо" Москва, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1924 and returned to the Russian Pre ...

Neftçi Baku

On 29 February 2008, Kruglov joined

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

club Neftçi Baku on a three-month loan, after which he signed permanently.

Inter Baku

On 7 July 2010, Kruglov signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club

Inter Baku Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997– ...

. His contract was not renewed after the 2010–11 season.

Rostov

On 2 August 2011, Kruglov signed three-year contract with Russian Premier League side

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While ...

. He scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on 18 September 2011, in a 1–1 home draw against

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...

Return to Levadia

On 31 July 2013, Kruglov returned to Estonia and rejoined Levadia. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2013 season.

Ravan Baku

On 7 March 2014, Kruglov signed a contract with Azerbaijani club

Ravan Baku Ravan Baku FK ( az, Rəvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan First Division. History The club was founded in 2009. In May 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League ...

. On 20 April 2014, in a match against Gabala, Kruglov suffered a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery. He left the club after the season.

Second return to Levadia

On 20 June 2014, Kruglov once again rejoined Levadia until the end of the season. He won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2014 season. On 5 March 2015, Kruglov signed a one-year contract extension that tied him to Levadia until the end of the 2015 season.

FCI Tallinn

On 14 December 2015, Kruglov signed a two-year contract with Meistriliiga club

Infonet Infonet was a Malaysian teletext service. It was formerly known as ''Beriteks'' (a combination of the Malay word ''Berita'', meaning ''news'', and ''Teks'', which is a borrowed word from the English language meaning ''text''). This teletext syste ...

. He won his fourth Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season.

FCI Levadia

After the 2017 season, FCI Tallinn and Levadia merged their first teams, becoming FCI Levadia. On 4 January 2018, Kruglov signed a new one-year contract with FCI Levadia, with the option to extend the contract for another year. Released from club on 12 january 2021.

International career

Kruglov began his youth career in 2002 with the Estonia under-19 team. He also represented the under-20 and under-21 national sides. Kruglov made his senior international debut for

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

on 13 October 2004, in a 2–2 draw against

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

in a

qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

match for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

. He scored his first international goal from a penalty kick on 12 November 2005, in a 2–2 draw against

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

in a friendly. In 2011, Kruglov was the only player to appear in all 13 matches Estonia played that year. On 29 May 2016, he made his 100th appearance for Estonia, in a 0–2 away loss to

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

at the 2016 Baltic Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kruglov goal.''

Honours

FCI Levadia *

: 2004,

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

, 2014 *

Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti Karikas) is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifyi ...

: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2017–18 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estoni ...

: 2018 Inter Baku * Commonwealth Cup:

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

FCI Tallinn *Meistriliiga: 2016 *Estonian Cup: 2016–17 *Estonian Supercup: 2017

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruglov, Dmitri 1984 births Living people People from Tapa, Estonia Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Esiliiga players Meistriliiga players FCI Levadia Tallinn players FCI Tallinn players Russian Premier League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Rostov players Azerbaijan Premier League players Shamakhi FK players Ravan Baku FC players Estonia youth international footballers Estonia under-21 international footballers Estonia international footballers FIFA Century Club Estonian expatriate footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Neftçi PFK players Maardu Linnameeskond players