Kirill Panchenko

Kirill Viktorovich Panchenko (; born 16 October 1989) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a second striker. He is the manager of Dynamo-2 Moscow.

Club career On 25 June 2013, Panchenko signed with Tom Tomsk. A year later, in July 2014, Panchenko signed for reigning Russian Premier League champions CSKA Moscow on a five-year contract. Upon signing for CSKA, Panchenko played in the shirt number 11 until Steven Zuber left the club, then he took number 8.

On 16 June 2016, he was loaned to Dynamo Moscow for the 2016–17 season. On 23 February 2017, Dynamo announced they have agreed on terms with Panchenko and will activate the buy-out clause to gain his full rights after the loan deal expires at the end of the season. CSKA confirmed the permanent transfer on 23 May 2017.

On 6 August 2020, he signed with Tambov for the term of 3 years, with an option to terminate the contract early in case of Tambov's relegation from the Russian Premier League.

On 11 October 2020 he moved to Arsenal Tula on a two-year contract.

On 28 December 2024, Panchenko left Khimki by mutual consent.

International career In October 2016, he was called up to the national team for a friendly against Costa Rica. He made his debut for the squad on 10 November 2016 in a friendly game against Qatar.

Coaching career Following his release by Khimki in December 2024, he maintained his shape by training with Dynamo-2 Moscow. He subsequently was offered a position of assistant coach with the team, which he accepted and retired from playing.

On 9 June 2026, Panchenko was promoted to the manager position at Dynamo-2.

Personal life His father Viktor Panchenko was also a professional footballer, and was the top scorer during the 1993 Russian Premier League season.

He is married to Yana, with whom he has a daughter named Kristina.

Honours Individual Russian National Football League top scorer: 2016–17 (24 goals for FC Dynamo Moscow)

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