Aleksei Ionov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Ионов; born 18 February 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rostov and the Russia national team. He can play on the left flank or the right.

Aleksei Ionov
Ionov with Russia national team in 2020
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov
Date of birth (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989
Place of birth Kingisepp, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rostov
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2007 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Zenit Saint Petersburg 46 (3)
2012–2013 Kuban Krasnodar 37 (3)
2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 6 (0)
2013–2017 Dynamo Moscow 81 (18)
2016–2017 → CSKA Moscow (loan) 24 (3)
2017–2020 Rostov 80 (18)
2020–2023 Krasnodar 70 (13)
2023– Rostov 11 (0)
International career‡
2006 Russia U-17 11 (4)
2007–2008 Russia U-19 9 (2)
2009–2010 Russia U-21 12 (1)
2011–2012 Russia-2 5 (4)
2011– Russia 39 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Ionov.

Club career
Ionov with Anzhi in 2013

He started playing football at the age of six. Later he graduated from SCYSSOR Zenit, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007.

On 3 June 2013, Ionov moved to Anzhi Makhachkala for 5 million euros.[1]

In June 2016, Ionov moved to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan.[2]

On 31 August 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with Rostov.[3]

On 15 October 2020, he moved to Krasnodar and signed a 2.5-year contract with the club.[4] Ionov left Krasnodar in June 2023.[5]

On 20 June 2023, Ionov returned to Rostov on a two-year deal.[6]

International career

Ionov was a part of the Russia U-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[7]

He made his senior national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Qatar. He played his first competitive national team game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 6 September 2013.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[8]

After a two-year break, he was called up for games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018.[9] He scored his first two goals for the national squad on 10 September 2018 in a friendly against the Czech Republic which was played at his club's home stadium, Rostov Arena.

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[10] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[11] He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[12][13][14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Russian Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2007 Russian Premier League 001032–42
2008 Russian Premier League 501010–70
2009 Russian Premier League 1001000–110
2010 Russian Premier League 1101052–172
2011–12 Russian Premier League 20321401[lower-alpha 1]1275
Total 4636113411669
Kuban Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 7100––71
2012–13 Russian Premier League 30220––322
Total 37320––393
Anzhi Makhachkala 2013–14 Russian Premier League 6000––60
Dynamo Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 18500––185
2014–15 Russian Premier League 29910144–4413
2015–16 Russian Premier League 29430––324
2017–18 Russian Premier League 5000––50
Total 811840144009922
CSKA Moscow (loan) 2016–17 Russian Premier League 24310301[lower-alpha 1]0293
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 21510––225
2018–19 Russian Premier League 25650––306
2019–20 Russian Premier League 25600––256
2020–21 Russian Premier League 91–10–101
Total 80186010008718
Krasnodar 2020–21 Russian Premier League 1941020–224
2021–22 Russian Premier League 24210––252
2022–23 Russian Premier League 277110––387
Total 701313020008513
Rostov 2023–24 Russian Premier League 10020––120
Career total 354583413382142368
  1. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International
As of match played 19 November 2019[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 201110
201200
201320
201450
201520
201610
201700
201862
201992
Total264

International goals
As of match played 19 November 2019. Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ionov goal.[15]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2018Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia13 Czech Republic1–05–1Friendly
2 3–0
3 11 June 2019Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia20 Cyprus1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 19 November 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino26 San Marino4–05–0

Honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

References
  1. "Anzhi Snap Up Winger Ionov from FC Kuban". en.rsport.ru/. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ПФК ЦСКА арендовал Алексея Ионова. PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 June 2016.
  3. Алексей Ионов – игрок "Ростова" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. "АЛЕКСЕЙ ИОНОВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 15 October 2020.
  5. "«КРАСНОДАР» ПОПРОЩАЛСЯ С АЛЕКСЕЕМ ИОНОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 11 June 2023.
  6. "АЛЕКСЕЙ ИОНОВ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В «РОСТОВ»!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 20 June 2023.
  7. "Russia U-21'2009". Rusteam.permian.ru. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  8. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  9. Состав сборной России на Турцию и Чехию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 August 2018.
  10. Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  11. "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  12. "Belgium v Russia game report". UEFA. 12 June 2021.
  13. "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  14. "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  15. "Aleksey Ionov". Russian Football Union. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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