Mikhail Viktorovich Merkulov (russian: Михаил Викторович Меркулов; born 26 January 1994) is a Russian former
footballer
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who played as a
left-back.
Club career
He made his debut in the
Russian Second Division
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History
In 1998–2010, it ...
for
FC Rotor Volgograd on 5 June 2011 in a game against
FC MITOS Novocherkassk.
He made his
Russian Premier League for
FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 28 April 2016 in a game against
PFC CSKA Moscow.
On 6 June 2020, he signed a two-year contract with
FC Rubin Kazan after his contract with Ural had ended.
On 28 July 2021, he moved to Croatian club
Rijeka
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. Merkulov retired in September 2023 due to injury.
Career statistics
Club
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References
1994 births
People from Kamyshin
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's youth international footballers
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Rotor Volgograd players
FC Energiya Volzhsky players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
FC Baikal Irkutsk players
FC Rubin Kazan players
HNK Rijeka players
Russian Premier League players
Croatian Football League players
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Footballers from Volgograd Oblast
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