Ilya Kirsch

Following his move to Nizhny Novgorod, Kirsch's current-season form is up 350% on last season (Season 2→9), while his Rating held around 29. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nizhny NovgorodLoan · 15th	10	0	6.74	29	9
2024/25	Dinamo Makhachkala · 11th	3	0	6.5	28	2
2023/24	FC RostovLoan	3	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Zenit 2	6	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Zenit 2	19	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Zenit 2	4	1	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

I. Kirsch is a 21-year-old central defender at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 28.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 131st of 274 on scout potential in the Premier League and 2579th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kirsch.

Judged on this season alone, Kirsch graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 48 of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 1 clean sheet and 4.618 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 9).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, top 36% of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 21 Kirsch is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential17th of 48 centre-backs · Premier League · 10 apps Current season44th of 48 centre-backs · Premier League · 10 apps44th-best centre-back in the Premier League131st in the Premier League · potential17th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League2579th-highest potential U-23 tracked

28.5

Ratingi

17th of 48 centre-backs

8.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.1%

Minutes

limited game time

4.62

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

4.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.5, Kirsch carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 48 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.1%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.618

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %74

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.539

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 21, Kirsch sits on 2.8, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kirsch's projected Rating — 28.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions17

Blocks12

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Baltika2026/27 – now

Nizhny Novgorod2026/27 – 2026/27

Zenit(back from loan)2026/27 – 2026/27

Nizhny Novgoroduntil 2026/27

Chernomorets(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Tomori Beratuntil 2025/26

Zenit(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Dinamo Makhachkalauntil 2025/26

Zenit(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Chernomorets(on loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Nizhny Novgorod(on loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Makhachkala(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

FC Rostov(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Zenituntil 2023/24

About I. Kirsch

Ilya Kirsch is a 21-year-old centre-back who plays for Nizhny Novgorod, born on September 21, 2004 in Vladivostok, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Russia. Nizhny Novgorod currently sit 15th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, I. Kirsch has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 760 minutes, averaging a 6.74 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When I. Kirsch plays, Nizhny Novgorod's record this season is 2W-2D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.65 at home against 6.88 on the road.

Recent matches

May 11, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs CSKA Moscow (45 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Akhmat (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Spartak Moscow (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Orenburg (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Baltika (25 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs FC Rostov (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-5 loss away at FC Krasnodar (61 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 15, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Krylia Sovetov (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs FC Sochi (90 minutes, 6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Kirsch at 28.5 with a Season form score of 8.9, ranking 131st of 274 centre-backs in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, I. Kirsch has totalled 54 club appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 19 appearances for Zenit 2.

I. Kirsch's career has also included time at Baltika, Zenit, Chernomorets, Tomori Berat, Dinamo Makhachkala, Makhachkala and FC Rostov.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points