About Kirill Shchetinin

Kirill Vadimovich Shchetinin (Russian: Кирилл Вадимович Щетинин; born 17 January 2002) is a Russian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Akhmat Grozny and the Russia national team.

He appeared for Lokomotiv Moscow Under-19 team in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.

He moved to the youth team of Zenit St. Petersburg in August 2019 and played for Zenit U19 in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.

On 26 July 2021, he joined Rostov on loan.

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Rostov on 23 October 2021 in a game against Arsenal Tula.

On 12 June 2022, Shchetinin moved to Rostov on a permanent basis and signed a 4.5-year contract. On 16 June 2022, Russian Premier League gave Shchetinin "Goal of the Year" award for his goal against Lokomotiv Moscow.

On 25 June 2026, Shchetinin joined Akhmat Grozny on a four-year deal.

In the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, he became the top goalscorer with 8 goals for Russia. At the final tournament, he scored once as Russia did not advance from the group stage.

Shchetinin was called up to the senior Russia national team for the first time in May 2024 for a friendly against Belarus. He made his senior international debut on 10 June 2025 in a friendly against Belarus.

His younger brother Mikhail Shchetinin is also a footballer.