Andrey Nikitin (footballer, born 2000)

Andrey Nikitin
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Vadimovich Nikitin
Date of birth	26 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Orel, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Youth career
	Salyut Belgorod
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Salyut Belgorod
2019–2020	Ryazan
2020	Fakel Voronezh
2021–	Lokomotiv Moscow
2021	→ Fakel Voronezh (loan)
2021	→ Kazanka Moscow
2021–2022	→ Fakel Voronezh (loan)
2022–2023	→ Ufa (loan)
2023–2024	→ SKA-Khabarovsk (loan)
2024–2025	→ Arsenal Tula (loan)
2025–	→ Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Andrey Vadimovich Nikitin (Russian: Андрей Вадимович Никитин; born 26 October 2000) is a Russian football player who plays as a left winger for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Fakel Voronezh on 1 August 2020 in a game against Akron Tolyatti, as a starter.^[1]

On 11 February 2021, Lokomotiv Moscow purchased his rights and loaned him back to Fakel until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[2] On 6 September 2021, he returned to Fakel on a new loan for the 2021–22 season.^[3]

On 19 August 2022, Nikitin joined Ufa on loan with an option to buy.^[4] On 21 June 2023, Nikitin moved on a new loan to SKA-Khabarovsk.^[5] On 8 July 2024, Nikitin joined Arsenal Tula on loan.^[6] On 16 January 2025, he moved on a new loan to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.^[7]