Dmitry Nikolaevich Sokolov (alternate spelling: Dmitri Sokolov) (Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Соколов; born January 21, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for Khimki of the VTB United League. He plays at the center position.

Dmitry Sokolov

Sokolov in 2013
Khimki
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 37) Stavropol Region, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	214 cm (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2007 / Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2018
Career history
2000–2001	Dynamo Stavropol
2001–2002	Pulkovo Saint Petersburg
2002–2006	Lokomotiv Rostov
2006–2009	UNICS
2009–2013	CSKA Moscow
2013–2015	UNICS
2015	Krasny Oktyabr
2015–2018	Khimki
Career highlights and awards
4× Russian League champion (2010–2013) 2× VTB League champion (2012, 2013) 3× Russian Cup winner (2009, 2010, 2014) Best Russian Young Player (2004)
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  Russia FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship 2005 Russia

Professional career

Sokolov has played with Dynamo Stavropol, Pulkovo St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Rostov, UNICS Kazan, and CSKA Moscow during his professional career. He joined CSKA in June 2009.[1] He returned to UNICS Kazan in 2013.[2] In June 2015, he left UNICS.[3]

On July 31, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Krasny Oktyabr.[4] On December 16, 2015, he left them and signed with Khimki for the rest of the season.[5] On June 23, 2016, he re-signed with Khimki for one more season.[6] He returned to Khimki in March, 2019.

National team

Sokolov played for the Russian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket 2013.

References

External links

• Dmitry Sokolov at euroleague.net
• Dmitry Sokolov at eurobasket.com
• Dmitry Sokolov at fiba.com

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[ru] Соколов, Дмитрий Николаевич