Kulikov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow on 19 July 2017 in a game against Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.

[1] He made his debut for the main squad of Lokomotiv Moscow on 31 October 2018 in a Russian Cup game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, as a 64th-minute substitute for Anton Miranchuk.

[2] Kulikov made his Russian Premier League debut on 18 October 2019 in a game against Akhmat Grozny, substituting Luka Đorđević in the 32nd minute.

[3] He made his first appearance in the starting lineup on 1 December 2019 in a game against Dynamo Moscow.

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