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Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Akhmat Grozny.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov | ||
Date of birth | 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 | Akhmat Grozny | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Dynamo Barnaul | 75 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Volgar Astrakhan | 73 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 34 | (1) |
2016 | Tom Tomsk | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Krasnodar | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2017 | → Krasnodar-2 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 12 | (0) |
2018–2023 | SV Sandhausen | 146 | (7) |
2023–2024 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 19 | (0) |
2024– | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 |
On 12 January 2017, Zhirov signed a 3.5-year contract with Krasnodar and was immediately loaned to 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 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]
On 26 June 2024, Zhirov joined Akhmat Grozny for the 2024–25 season, with an option for the 2025–26 season.[6]
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.[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
Akhmat Grozny | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Career total | 396 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 427 | 16 |
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