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 SV Sandhausen.
.jpg.webp) Zhirov with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SV Sandhausen | ||
| 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– | SV Sandhausen | 66 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2020 | |||
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]
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.[5]
References
- «Анжи» арендовал Жирова у «Краснодара» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 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.
- "Sandhausen nimmt Zhirov unter Vertrag" (in German). SV Sandhausen. 12 June 2018.
- "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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