Paltsev Valentin Dmitriyevich (born July 12, 2001, Nizhny Novgorod) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defender. A product of a Nizhny Novgorod football school, he plays for the club Krasnodar (Krasnodar).[1]
Career
Paltsev began his football career at the Nizhny Novgorod Youth Sports School.[1] In his youth years he played in the Nizhny Novgorod Amateur Football League, where in 35 matches he scored 23 goals and made 20 assists, and three times finished among the medalists of tournaments: in 2019 he took 3rd and 2nd places in the First League of the summer championship, and in 2021 he took 3rd place in the First Division of the spring-summer championship.[2]
National team appearances
On September 5, 2024, he made his debut for the Russian national team in a friendly match against Vietnam in Hanoi (3–0); at the time of his debut he was 23 years and 55 days old.[3] On November 15, 2024, he took part in Russia's friendly match against Brunei (11–0).[1] On March 27, 2026, he played in a friendly against Nicaragua in Krasnodar (3–1).[3] In total, he has played three friendly matches for the national team and has not scored any goals.[3]
Sources
- rusfans.ru — Valentin Paltsev
- page.lfl.ru — Amateur Football LEAGUE
- football.mojgorod.ru — EFeS: History of the Russian (USSR) national football team. Paltsev Valentin Dmitriyevich.