Ilya Olegovich Kutepov (; born 29 July 1993) is a Russian professional football player who plays as centre-back for Veles Moscow.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 10 December 2012 for FC Spartak Moscow in a game against FC Rubin Kazan. During his time at the club, he won the 2016-17 Russian Premier League, 2017 Russian Super Cup and 2021-22 Russian Cup. He left Spartak upon the expiration of his contract on 2 June 2022.
On 1 July 2022, Kutepov signed a contract with Torpedo Moscow for one season with an option for the second year.
International career
He was called up to the senior Russia squad in August 2016 for matches against Turkey and Ghana. He made his debut on 9 October 2016 in a friendly against Costa Rica.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He started and played every minute of every game as Russia was eliminated in the quarterfinal shoot-out by Croatia.
Career statistics
Club
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 8 October 2020.