Aleksandr_Zhirov_(footballer)
Aleksandr Zhirov (footballer)
Russian footballer
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Baltika Kaliningrad.
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Zhirov with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Baltika Kaliningrad | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Dynamo Barnaul | 75 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Volgar Astrakhan | 73 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 34 | (1) |
| 2016 | Tom Tomsk | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | FC Krasnodar | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | → FC Krasnodar-2 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | SV Sandhausen | 146 | (7) |
| 2023– | Baltika Kaliningrad | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 | |||
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On 12 January 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Krasnodar and was immediately loaned to FC Anzhi Makhachkala for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[1]
He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018,[2] signing with the second-tier FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day.[3]
On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen.[4]
On 18 June 2023, Zhirov signed a one-year contract with Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad, with an option to extend for the second year.[5]
In September 2020, he was called up to the Russia national team for the first time for UEFA Nations League games against Turkey and Hungary and a friendly against Sweden.[6]
- As of match played 24 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Barnaul | 2009 | Russian Second Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 3 | ||||
| Volgar Astrakhan | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Russian First League | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 4 | — | — | — | 73 | 4 | |||||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Tom Tomsk (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Krasnodar | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sandhausen II | 2018–19 | Verbandsliga Nordbaden | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| SV Sandhausen | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 146 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 151 | 7 | ||||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 383 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 15 | ||
- Includes Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- «Анжи» арендовал Жирова у «Краснодара» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- АЛЕКСАНДР ЖИРОВ ПОКИНУЛ «КРАСНОДАР» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 12 February 2018.
- ЖИРОВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С "ЕНИСЕЕМ" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 13 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- "Sandhausen nimmt Zhirov unter Vertrag" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, АЛЕКСАНДР!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 18 June 2023.
- "Состав на Швецию, Турцию и Венгрию" [Line-up for Sweden, Turkey and Hungary]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 September 2020.
- Aleksandr Zhirov at WorldFootball.net
- Aleksandr Zhirov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
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