 He is product of Sports School #5 Sevastopol and FC Illichivets Mariupol sports schools.In 2014, after the annexation of Kerch, Crimea, by Russia, which is home to the player, Kalinin received a Russian passport.He made his début for FC Illichivets Mariupol in game against FC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League on 27 April 2014 .