Nikita Kotin

Nikita Andreyevich Kotin (; born 1 September 2002) is a Russian football player who plays for Shinnik Yaroslavl.

Club career He was raised in the youth teams of Krylia Sovetov Samara and was first included in their Russian Premier League roster in the 2018–19 season, but was never called up to the senior team.

In early 2020 he moved to CSKA Moscow on a 3.5-year contract. He appeared on the bench in most of their senior squad games in that year, but did not appear on the field. On 25 February 2021, he was loaned to Russian Football National League club Irtysh Omsk until the end of the season.

He made his debut in the FNL for Irtysh on 6 March 2021 in a game against Alania Vladikavkaz.

On 1 July 2021, his contract with CSKA was terminated by mutual consent.

On 30 June 2022, Kotin joined Sokol Saratov on a season-long loan from Rostov. On 5 July 2023, Kotin moved on a new season-long loan to Shinnik Yaroslavl.

On 16 July 2024, he was loaned to Dynamo Makhachkala. Kotin made his Russian Premier League debut for Dynamo Makhachkala on 26 October 2024 against Akron Tolyatti. On 12 February 2025, Kotin returned to Shinnik Yaroslavl on a new loan.

International career He represented Russia in all 3 games at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Russia lost all the games and was eliminated at group stage.

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