Aleksandr Zuyev (footballer)

Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Zuyev (Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Зуев; born 26 June 1996) is a footballer playing for FK IMT in Serbian SuperLiga. Born in Kazakhstan, he moved to Russia at a young age and represented the country on junior levels before switching allegiance to Kazakhstan for senior level in 2023. For the most of his career he played as a left winger and in other attacking positions, and he was also deployed as a right-back.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dmitriyevich and the family name is Zuyev.
Aleksandr Zuyev
Zuyev with Khimki in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Zuyev
Date of birth (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996
Place of birth Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back/
Left winger
Team information
Current team
 IMT Beograd
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2005 FC Tobol
0000–2010 Akademiya Futbola Chelyabinsk
2010–2013 Chertanovo Education Center
2013–2016 FC Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 FC Spartak-2 Moscow 59 (12)
2014–2018 FC Spartak Moscow 22 (0)
2017 → PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 → FC Rostov (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2020 FC Rostov 29 (2)
2019–2020 → FC Rubin Kazan (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2022 FC Rubin Kazan 40 (0)
2022 FC Khimki 14 (0)
2023 PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara 10 (0)
2023– FK IMT Beograd 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Russia U16 15 (4)
2012–2013 Russia U17 21 (3)
2014 Russia U18 9 (4)
2014–2015 Russia U19 10 (1)
2016–2018 Russia U21 14 (4)
2023– Kazakhstan 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023

Career

Club

Zuyev made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 9 April 2014 in a game against FC Tambov,[1] with his debut for FC Spartak Moscow coming on 23 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Zuyev's Russian Premier League debut came on 19 October 2014 in a game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[2]

On 17 February 2017, Zuyev joined FC Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[3]

On 23 June 2017, he agreed on a season-long loan with FC Rostov.[4]

On 27 May 2018, he moved to FC Rostov on a permanent basis, signing a 4-year contract.[5] On 30 September 2018, he scored the only goal of the game 12 minutes after coming off the bench in the second half to help Rostov defeat his former club FC Spartak Moscow in an away game.[6]

On 2 September 2019, he joined FC Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2019–20 season.[7] On 10 August 2020, Rubin bought out his rights on a permanent basis.[8]

On 14 July 2022, Zuyev signed a two-year contract with FC Khimki.[9]

On 21 February 2023, Zuyev returned to PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the 2022–23 season.[10] He left Krylia Sovetov at the end of the season.[11]

On 14 September 2023, he signed with Serbian club FK IMT. He was the IMT last day reinforcement of the 2023 summer transfer window of the SuperLiga newly promoted club.[12]

International

Zuyev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, with which he also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[13][14]

Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place.[15]

In June 2023, Zuyev acquired citizenship of Kazakhstan, where he was born, and was called up to the Kazakhstan national football team.[16][17] He could not join the team at the time due to an injury.

Career statistics
As of match played 21 May 2022[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak-2 Moscow 2013–14 PFL 82––82
2014–15 254––254
2015–16 FNL 226––226
2016–17 40––40
Total 591200005912
Spartak Moscow 2014–15 RPL 2000–20
2015–16 14020–160
2016–17 60101[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 2203010260
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2016–17 RPL 110––110
Rostov 2017–18 25121–272
2018–19 22140–261
2019–20 71––71
Total 5436100604
Rubin Kazan 2019–20 RPL 17010–180
2020–21 23020–250
2021–22 170201[lower-alpha 2]0200
Total 5705010630
Khimki 2022–23 RPL 14020–160
Career total 217151612023516
  1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Career Summary". Sportbox. 11 September 2014.
  2. "Game Report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 19 October 2014.
  3. До конца сезона Александр Зуев будет выступать за "Крылья" (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 17 February 2017.
  4. «Ростов» арендовал Александра Зуева (in Russian). FC Rostov. 23 June 2017.
  5. "Александр Зуев — игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 27 May 2018.
  6. "Spartak - Rostov game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 September 2018.
  7. "АЛЕКСАНДР ЗУЕВ – ИГРОК "РУБИНА"" [Aleksandr Zuyev is a Rubin player] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 2 September 2019.
  8. ""РУБИН" ВЫКУПИЛ ПРАВА НА АЛЕКСАНДРА ЗУЕВА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 10 August 2020.
  9. "АЛЕКСАНДР ЗУЕВ — НОВЫЙ ПОЛУЗАЩИТНИК КРАСНО-ЧЁРНЫХ" (in Russian). Khimki. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. "Александр Зуев – игрок "Крыльев Советов"" (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  11. "С Днем рождения Александра Зуева!" (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 26 June 2023.
  12. Pojačanje koje obećava: IMT doveo krilo sa 168 nastupa u Premijer ligi Rusije at mozzartsport.com, retrieved 14-9-2023
  13. "Italy U-17 v Russia U-17 game report". UEFA. 17 May 2013.
  14. "Venezuela U-17 v Russia U-17 game report". FIFA. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. "Spain U-19 v Russia U-19 game report". UEFA. 19 July 2015.
  16. "Чемпион Европы по футболу принял гражданство Казахстана и сделал заявление" (in Russian). Vesti.kz. 7 June 2023.
  17. "Адиев: «Зуев может добавить вариативности сборной Казахстана, участвуя в конкурентоспособном чемпионате»" (in Russian). Sport24. 7 June 2023.
  18. Aleksandr Zuyev at Soccerway
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