# 2023–24 FC Baltika Kaliningrad season

The 2023–24 season was FC Baltika Kaliningrad's 70th season in existence, 4th season in the Russian Premier League, and first since 1998. They also competed in the Russian Cup, where they reached the Final, before defeat to Zenit St.Petersburg.

## Season events

    As of match played 2 June 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Yevgeni Latyshonok | GK | (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 25) | Krasnodar | 2019 | | 115 | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Konovalov | GK | (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Soslan Dzhanayev | GK | (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 37) | Sochi | 2023 | | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | Maksim Borisko | GK | (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 24) | Urozhay Krasnodar | 2019 | | 58 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Aleksandr Zhirov | DF | (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 33) | SV Sandhausen | 2023 | | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Kirill Malyarov | DF | (1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 27) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2022 | | 61 | 2 |
| 4 | Nathan Gassama | DF | (2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 23) | Slavia Sofia | 2023 | | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Osipov | DF | (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 25) | Veles Moscow | 2022 | | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Fernández | DF | (1994-08-18)18 August 1994 (aged 29) | on loan from Bolívar | 2023 | 2024 | 40 | 2 |
| 13 | Diego Luna | DF | (2000-01-02)2 January 2000 (aged 24) | Caracas | 2024 | 2027 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | Kevin Andrade | DF | (1999-06-16)16 June 1999 (aged 24) | América de Cali | 2024 | 2027 | 18 | 1 |
| 23 | Ivan Ostojić | DF | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 34) | Javor Ivanjica | 2021 | | 82 | 6 |
| 26 | Nikola Radmanovac | DF | (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 (aged 27) | Radnik Surdulica | 2022 | | 64 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Maksim Kuzmin | MF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 28) | Dynamo Moscow | 2019 | | 175 | 8 |
| 8 | Kirill Kaplenko | MF | (1999-06-15)15 June 1999 (aged 24) | Orenburg | 2024 | 2028 | 16 | 2 |
| 11 | Yury Kavalyow | MF | (1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 31) | Orenburg | 2024 | 2024 (+1) | 17 | 1 |
| 17 | Kristijan Bistrović | MF | (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 26) | on loan from CSKA Moscow | 2023 | 2024 | 31 | 3 |
| 19 | Sergei Pryakhin | MF | (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 21) | CSKA Moscow | 2023 | | 53 | 5 |
| 24 | Dmitri Rybchinsky | MF | (1998-08-19)19 August 1998 (aged 25) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2024 | | 17 | 1 |
| 59 | Tigran Avanesyan | MF | (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 22) | CSKA Moscow | 2023 | | 26 | 2 |
| 80 | Yaroslav Arbuzov | MF | (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 20) | CSKA Moscow | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Vladislav Lazarev | MF | (2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (aged 22) | CSKA Moscow | 2017 | | 75 | 13 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Gedeon Guzina | FW | (1993-12-26)26 December 1993 (aged 30) | NK Radomlje | 2022 | | 57 | 17 |
| 10 | Joel Fameyeh | FW | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 27) | on loan from Rubin Kazan | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Ángelo Henríquez | FW | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 30) | Miedź Legnica | 2023 | 2025 | 38 | 9 |
| 25 | Alex Fernandes | FW | (2002-06-03)3 June 2002 (aged 21) | Cherno More | 2024 | 2027 | 18 | 5 |
| 77 | Danila Kozlov | FW | (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (aged 19) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2024 | 2028 | 15 | 3 |
| 88 | Vitaly Lisakovich | FW | (1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 26) | on loan from Rubin Kazan | 2024 | 2024 | 18 | 4 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 66 | João Lameira | MF | (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 25) | Torreense | 2023 | 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| Players that left Baltika Kaliningrad during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Aslan Dudiyev | DF | (1990-06-15)15 June 1990 (aged 33) | Rotor Volgograd | 2022 | | 104 | 5 |
| 10 | Yan Kazayev | MF | (1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 32) | Sochi | 2019 | | 125 | 21 |
| 11 | Dmitry Barkov | FW | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 31) | SKA-Khabarovsk | 2022 | | 27 | 3 |
| 13 | Guillermo Soto | DF | (1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 30) | Huracán | 2023 | | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Artur Galoyan | MF | (1999-06-25)25 June 1999 (aged 24) | Torreense | 2023 | | 23 | 1 |
| 22 | Tamerlan Musayev | FW | (2001-07-29)29 July 2001 (aged 22) | Arsenal Tula | 2020 | | 80 | 19 |
| 23 | Aleksandr Putsko | DF | (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 31) | Akhmat Grozny | 2022 | | 28 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 January 2024 | MF | Yaroslav Arbuzov | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2024 | DF | Kevin Andrade | América de Cali | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2024 | GK | Ivan Konovalov | Unattached | Free |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | Danila Kozlov | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2024 | MF | Yury Kavalyow | Orenburg | Undisclosed |
| 9 February 2024 | MF | Kirill Kaplenko | Orenburg | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2024 | MF | Dmitri Rybchinsky | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 21 February 2024 | FW | Alex Fernandes | Cherno More Varna | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 13 January 2024 | FW | | Vitaly Lisakovich | Rubin Kazan | End of season | |
| 8 February 2024 | FW | | Joel Fameyeh | Rubin Kazan | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 14 January 2024 | GK | | Aleksandr Koryakin | Rodina Moscow | End of season | |
| 16 January 2024 | MF | | João Lameira | Oțelul Galați | End of season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
| 12 January 2024 | DF | | Aleksandr Putsko | Urartu | 19 January 2024 | |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 23 July 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 023.33 |
| Russian Cup | 26 July 2023 | 2 June 2024 | Group stage | Runners-up | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 046.15 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 030.23 |
Last updated: 2 June 2024 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 31 | |
| 13 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod (O) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Ural Yekaterinburg (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Baltika Kaliningrad (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 26 | Relegation to First League |
| 16 | Sochi (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 24 | Relegation to First League |
* 1 2 Pari NN is ahead of Ural on head-to-head points: Pari NN 4, Ural 1.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2024. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21$^1$ | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 24 June 2023.

### Russian Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 2 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (RPL path) |
| 3 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | Qualification to the Knockout phase (regions path) |
| 4 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |

#### Knockout stage
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 2 June 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Yevgeni Latyshonok | 34 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Zhirov | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Kirill Malyarov | 28 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Nathan Gassama | 22 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Osipov | 27 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Maksim Kuzmin | 36 | 3 | 14+12 | 2 | 5+5 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | BOL | Roberto Fernández | 40 | 2 | 27+2 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | BLR | Kirill Kaplenko | 16 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Gedeon Guzina | 24 | 3 | 16+2 | 2 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | GHA | Joel Fameyeh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BLR | Yury Kavalyow | 17 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | VEN | Diego Luna | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | COL | Kevin Andrade | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | CRO | Kristijan Bistrović | 31 | 3 | 22+1 | 2 | 7+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | CHI | Ángelo Henríquez | 38 | 9 | 15+11 | 6 | 7+5 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | RUS | Sergei Pryakhin | 24 | 1 | 7+11 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SRB | Ivan Ostojić | 21 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Rybchinsky | 17 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Alex Fernandes | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | SRB | Nikola Radmanovac | 30 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | RUS | Soslan Dzhanayev | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | ARM | Tigran Avanesyan | 19 | 2 | 0+7 | 0 | 8+4 | 2 |
| 67 | GK | RUS | Maksim Borisko | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | RUS | Danila Kozlov | 15 | 3 | 9+1 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 88 | FW | BLR | Vitaly Lisakovich | 18 | 4 | 10+2 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Lazarev | 12 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 66 | MF | POR | João Lameira | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Baltika Kaliningrad but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | DF | RUS | Aslan Dudiyev | 18 | 0 | 0+13 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Yan Kazayev | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | RUS | Dmitry Barkov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | CHI | Guillermo Soto | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARM | Artur Galoyan | 23 | 1 | 9+7 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | RUS | Tamerlan Musayev | 25 | 4 | 7+11 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Putsko | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 18 | Ángelo Henríquez | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | | 25 | Alex Fernandes | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | | 88 | Vitaly Lisakovich | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | | 22 | Tamerlan Musayev | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 9 | Gedeon Guzina | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 6 | Maksim Kuzmin | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 77 | Danila Kozlov | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | 17 | Kristijan Bistrović | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | | | Own goal | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | 8 | Kirill Kaplenko | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | 7 | Roberto Fernández | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | 59 | Tigran Avanesyan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | | 19 | Sergei Pryakhin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | 10 | Joel Fameyeh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 11 | Yury Kavalyow | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 24 | Dmitri Rybchinsky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | | 11 | Dmitry Barkov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | | 20 | Artur Galoyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | 4 | Nathan Gassama | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | 16 | Kevin Andrade | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 18 | 51 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Yevgeni Latyshonok | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | | 67 | Maksim Borisko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | GK | | 35 | Soslan Dzhanayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 4 | 10 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Yevgeni Latyshonok | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | Aleksandr Zhirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Kirill Malyarov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Nathan Gassama | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Aleksandr Osipov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Maksim Kuzmin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | DF | Roberto Fernández | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Kirill Kaplenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Gedeon Guzina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Diego Luna | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Kevin Andrade | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Kristijan Bistrović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Ángelo Henríquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Sergei Pryakhin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | Ivan Ostojić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | | MF | Dmitri Rybchinsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | | FW | Alex Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | | DF | Nikola Radmanovac | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | Danila Kozlov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | | FW | Vitaly Lisakovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 66 | | MF | João Lameira | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Baltika Kaliningrad during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | | DF | Aslan Dudiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | DF | Guillermo Soto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Tamerlan Musayev | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 70 | 0 |