Denis Knitel

{{Short description|Tajikistani footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Denis Knitel

| fullname = Denis Aleksandrovich Knitel

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|29}}

| birth_place = Dushanbe, Tajik SSR

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996

| years2 = 1998–2000

| years3 = 2001–2002

| years4 = 2002

| years5 = 2003–2008

| clubs1 = Sitora Dushanbe

| clubs2 = Varzob Dushanbe

| clubs3 = Zhemchuzhina Sochi

| clubs4 = Kuzbass-Dynamo Kemerovo

| clubs5 = Spartak Shchyolkovo

| caps1 = 8

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 29

| caps4 = 11

| caps5 = 117

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 =

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003

| nationalteam1 = Tajikistan

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| pcupdate = 1 January 2009

| ntupdate =

}}

Denis Aleksandrovich Knitel ({{langx|ru|Денис Александрович Книтель}}; born 29 November 1977) is a Tajikistani professional footballer who also holds Russian citizenship.