# Ilya Kukharchuk

Ilya Vladimirovich Kukharchuk (Russian: Илья́ Влади́мирович Кухарчу́к; born 2 August 1990) is a Russian football player who plays as a winger (on either side of the field) or a centre forward for Rotor Volgograd on loan from Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

## Club career

Kukharchuk made his professional debut for Rubin Kazan on 15 July 2009 in the Russian Cup game against Volga Tver.
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Anzhi Makhachkala on 7 August 2010 in a game against Amkar Perm.
On 24 January 2019, he signed with Khimki.
On 12 January 2023, Kukharchuk signed a long-term contract with Torpedo Moscow. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 19 June 2023.
On 2 July 2023, Kukharchuk joined Pari Nizhny Novgorod. On 8 August 2024, he was loaned by Rotor Volgograd.

## Personal life

He is the older brother of Dmitri Kukharchuk, who also played football professionally.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rubin Kazan | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | Total | Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2011–12 | Russian First League | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | Total | Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Spartak Nalchik | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2013–14 | Russian First League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | Total | Total | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 2014–15 | Russian First League | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 |
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 2015–16 | Russian First League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | Total | Total | 61 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 12 |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Tambov | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Tom Tomsk | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 3 |
| Tom Tomsk | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 8 |
| Tom Tomsk | Total | Total | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| Khimki | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Khimki | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 6 |
| Khimki | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 5 |
| Khimki | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Khimki | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 |
| Khimki | Total | Total | 89 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 105 | 21 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 296 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 332 | 55 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the FNL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs