Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov (Belarusian: Дзяніс Аляксандравіч Палякоў; Russian: Денис Александрович Поляков; born 17 April 1991) is a Belarusian professional footballer for Astana.
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Polyakov with FC Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Astana | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 55 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | BATE Borisov | 134 | (6) |
| 2018 | APOEL | 16 | (0) |
| 2018 | BATE Borisov | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Kairat | 31 | (3) |
| 2022– | Astana | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belarus U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | Belarus Olympic | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Belarus | 51 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 22 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 | |||
On 28 December 2017, he moved to Cyprus, signing with APOEL.[3]
On 25 December 2018 he signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[4]
On 24 August 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Kazakhstani club Kairat.[5] On 19 January 2022, Kairat announced that Polyakov had left the club at the end of his contract.[6]
Polyakov was part of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He was also a member of the Belarus Olympic side that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament and the 2012 Olympic tournament in London.[7] Polyakov has represented the full Belarus national football team, appearing in 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 12 June 2017 | Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
BATE Borisov
APOEL
Belarus U21
FC Astana – current squad | |
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Belarus men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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