| Artur Paporotnyi | |
| Fullname: | Artur Sergeyevich Paporotnyi |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Mirny, Soviet Union |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Kristall |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs1: | City |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | Mayna Vira |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Strogino |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2013– |
| Clubs4: | Kristall |
| Caps4: | 294 |
| Goals4: | 181 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011– |
| Nationalteam1: | Russia national beach soccer team |
| Nationalcaps1: | 129 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 84 |
| Club-Update: | 11:48, 28 July 2019 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:48, 28 July 2019 (UTC) |
Artur Sergeyevich Paporotnyi (ru|Артур Сергеевич Папоротный; born 28 November 1985) is a Russian beach soccer player. Paporotnyi debuted in the Russian national beach soccer team in 2011. Since 2013, he is playing for BSC Kristall.
Paporotnyi was born 28 November 1985 in Mirny, Bryansk Oblast. As a child he played basketball; as a reminder he often performs a basketball shot hand movement on the pitch. Then he started playing association football, he also tried himself in futsal.[1] In 2009, he switched to beach soccer, debuting for City. His first coach was S. Stepanov.[2] [3]
He debuted for the Russia national beach soccer team in 2011. His first match was against Romania at the 2011 Euro Beach Soccer League. After that he was chosen for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which Russia won.
In 2019, Artur Paporotnyi, Anton Shkarin, Maxim Chuzhkov and Yuri Krashennikov scored a goal each at the qualification tournament for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, bringing the score 7–1 against Italy.[4]