Aleksandr Zhirov (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.

For Soviet alpine skier, see Aleksandr Zhirov (alpine skier).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Zhirov.

Aleksandr Zhirov
Zhirov with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov
Date of birth (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991
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 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References
  1. «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.
  2. АЛЕКСАНДР ЖИРОВ ПОКИНУЛ «КРАСНОДАР» (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 12 February 2018.
  3. ЖИРОВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С "ЕНИСЕЕМ" (in Russian). FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. 13 February 2018.
  4. "Sandhausen nimmt Zhirov unter Vertrag" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, АЛЕКСАНДР!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 18 June 2023.
  6. "Состав на Швецию, Турцию и Венгрию" [Line-up for Sweden, Turkey and Hungary]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 September 2020.


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