Nikita Vailupau (Belarusian: Nікіта Юр’евіч Вайлупаў, born 30 July 1995) is a Belarusian handball player for ONE Veszprém and the Belarusian national team.

Nikita Vailupau
Personal information
Born (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 (age 29)
Vitebsk, Belarus
Nationality Belarusian
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club ONE Veszprém
Number 55
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2014
Dinamo Minsk
2014–2019
SKA Minsk
2019–2022
HC Meshkov Brest
2022–
ONE Veszprém
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–
Belarus 51 (230)

Club career

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Vailupau started to play handball in Vitebsk. He played for SKA Minsk in 2014-2019. In 2019, Vailupau signed 3-year contract with HC Meshkov Brest.[1]

On 3 October 2019 Vailupau scored 20 goals in SEHA League match against RK Metaloplastika. It's a record for the goals in one match of SEHA League.[2]

On 5 November Vailupau scored 14 goals in the away match of SEHA League against RK Eurofarm Pelister from North Macedonia (35:32). On 23 November Mikita scored 12 goals after 12 shots in a match in the EHF Champions League against RK Vardar (31:22), becoming the best goalscorer of the match.

International career

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On 25 October 2018 Mikita scored game high 6 goals in Euro 2020 qualification match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Minsk (29:30).

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Гандбол. Чемпионат Беларуси. Никита Вайлупов перешел в БГК". Pressball. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Record-breaking match for youngster Mikita Vailupau". SEHA League. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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