Denis Polyakov

{{family name hatnote|Aleksandrovich|Polyakov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Denis Polyakov
Дзяніс Палякоў

| image = Dzyanis Palyakow 2019.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Polyakov with FC Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019

| full_name = Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|4|17}}

| birth_place = Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.84 m{{Soccerway|dzianis-paliakou/35211}}

| position = Centre-back, defensive midfielder{{WorldFootball.net|dzyanis-palyakow|Dzyanis Palyakow}}

| currentclub = Dinamo Brest

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs1 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk

| caps1 = 55

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2012–2017

| clubs2 = BATE Borisov

| caps2 = 134

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = APOEL

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018

| clubs4 = BATE Borisov

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Ural Yekaterinburg

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Kairat

| caps6 = 31

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Astana

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Hapoel Haifa

| caps8 = 41

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Dinamo Minsk

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2025–

| clubs10 = Dinamo Brest

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam1 = Belarus U21

| nationalcaps1 = 14

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012

| nationalteam2 = Belarus Olympic

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2011–

| nationalteam3 = Belarus

| nationalcaps3 = 65

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| club-update = 31 December 2024

| nationalteam-update = 18 November 2024

}}

Denis Aleksandrovich Polyakov ({{langx|be|Дзяніс Аляксандравіч Палякоў}}; {{langx|ru|Денис Александрович Поляков}}; born 17 April 1991) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Dinamo Brest.

Club career

On 28 December 2017, Polyakov moved to Cyprus, signing with APOEL.{{cite web|publisher=FC BATE Borisov|url=https://fcbate.by/ru/infocenter/club-news/id8377|title=Денис Поляков перешел в кипрский АПОЭЛ|date=28 December 2017|language=ru|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025246/https://fcbate.by/ru/infocenter/club-news/id8377|url-status=dead}}

On 25 December 2018 he signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club FC Ural Yekaterinburg.{{cite web|publisher=FC Ural Yekaterinburg|url=http://fc-ural.ru/novosti/glavnaya-komanda/ural-zaklyuchil-kontrakt-s-zashhitnikom-sbornoj-belorussii|title="Урал" заключил контракт с защитником сборной Белоруссии|trans-title=Ural signed a contract with Belarus national team defender|date=25 December 2018|language=ru}}

On 24 August 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Kazakhstani club Kairat.{{cite web|publisher=Kairat|url=https://fckairat.com/news/kayrat/oficialno-denis-polyakov-igrok-kayrata/|title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДЕНИС ПОЛЯКОВ – ИГРОК "КАЙРАТА"|date=24 August 2020|language=ru}} On 19 January 2022, Kairat announced that Polyakov had left the club at the end of his contract.{{cite web |title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ГАФУРЖАН СУЮМБАЕВ, СТАС ПОКАТИЛОВ, КАМО ОГАНЕСЯН И ДЕНИС ПОЛЯКОВ ПОКИДАЮТ АЛМАТИНСКИЙ КЛУБ. |url=https://fckairat.com/news/kayrat/oficialno-gafurzhan-suyumbaev-stas-pokatilov-kamo-oganesyan-i-denis-polyakov-pokidayut-almatinskiy-klub/ |website=fckairat.com/ |publisher=FC Kairat |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=Russian |date=19 January 2022}}

International career

Polyakov was part of the Belarus U21 that finished in third 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.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120822120622/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/teams/team=1889275/squadlist.html "Men's Olympic Football Tournament: Belarus – Squad List"]. Retrieved on 17 June 2013.

Polyakov has represented the Belarus senior national team since 2011. He was also part of the national team for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026175626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182379/report.html "Match Report – Belarus – Georgia 2:0 (2:0)"]. 16 October 2012. Retrieved on 17 June 2013.

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.

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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

12 June 2017

Traktor Stadium, Minsk, Belarus

align=center | 1–0

Friendly

15 October 2023

Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland

align=center| 2–1

align=center| 3–3

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

BATE Borisov

Belarusian Premier League: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Belarusian Cup: 2014–15
Belarusian Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

APOEL

Cypriot First Division: 2017–18

Astana

Kazakhstan Premier League: 2022

Belarus U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship bronze: 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/55/65/06/1556506_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226054601/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/competitions/Regulations/01/55/65/06/1556506_DOWNLOAD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2010|title=Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=4 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2003417--spain-vs-belarus/lineups/?iv=true|title = Spain-Belarus | Under-21}}