Evgeny Ketov is a well-known Russian hockey player playing as an extreme striker. He began his career with the teams of the lower divisions, gradually making his way into the composition of the leading Russian clubs. Currently, he is a player of the St. Petersburg SKA, often drafted into the national team of Russia.
Eugene Ketov is a pupil of the Perm hockey school. The future forward was born on January 17, 1986 in a small town in the Perm region called Gubakha. Since childhood, the boy showed interest in playing sports, especially he liked hockey. Classes in the sports section have borne fruit. The child gradually grew, gained physical strength and experience, and was able to start his career not only on an amateur, but also on a professional level.
Club career of Evgeny Ketov
The first known team in which Evgeny Ketov began his career was the Omsk “Vanguard”. True, the Russian striker played for the Omsk farm club - Vanguard - 2. The season 2002 - 2003, Eugene spent in the First League of domestic hockey. In 2004, Ketov moved to Samara, where he began to defend the colors of the local “CSKA - Air Force”. At that time, the team played in the Higher League of Russian Hockey.
In 2005, Ketov made his debut in the elite division of the Russian Championship. Forward from Samara moved to Togliatti, where he began performances in the Super League for the local “Lada”. In the 2005-2006 season, he played 49 matches, gaining 14 points (six goals and eight assists). In “Lada” Ketov spent four seasons.
The debut of the striker in the Continental Hockey League took place in the season 2008 - 2009. This game year was the last for Ketov in the team of the Togliatti “Lada”. Hard work in training, playing creativity and thinking contributed to the transition of Eugene to Kazan “Ak Bars”. However, Evgeny was not able to fully show all his skills in a team from the capital of Tatarstan. For thirty-three matches in the KHL season 2009 - 2010 in the composition of “Ak Bars” Ketov did not score abandoned goals. We can say that the club from the capital of Tatarstan “did not fit” the extreme striker. Not playing the season to the end, he changed the club.
The heyday of Ketov's career in the KHL
From 2009 to 2013, Evgeny Ketov played for Cherepovets Severstal. Ketov’s performance statistics for this team got better. He was able to score 56 goals in 165 games.
In 2013, Evgeny Ketov moved to SKA (St. Petersburg). In this team, the striker gradually entrenched in the first team and became one of the leaders. For the “army” from the banks of the Neva, the forward stands at the present time. After the great Pavel Datsyuk announced his retirement at SKA, the coaching staff entrusted Yevgeny Ketov with the captain's patch on a sweater.
With the SKA team, Ketov twice became the owner of the Gagarin Cup (in 2015 and 2017).
