Nikolay Kalinskiy
ratings updated 14 Sept 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nizhny Novgorod.
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All First League standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the First League: on the pitch for 53% of Nizhny Novgorod's available minutes this season, up from 16% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
N. Kalinskiy is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Nizhny Novgorod, rated 7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kalinskiy.
On the season, Kalinskiy graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.871 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 33 Kalinskiy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nizhny Novgorod finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side
1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.
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