 However, the following season, Soloņicins was part of the Liepājas Metalurgs team that finally broke Skonto's 14-year reign in Latvian football when they became Virslīga champions in October 2005.In December, he was named the Virslīgas best Midfielder of the 2005 season.In summer 2009 he joined Simurq Zaqatala playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League.