.jpg) Zhirov with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 33) | ||
| 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 | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 | |||
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.
Club career
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.
He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018, signing with the second-tier Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day.
On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen.
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.
On 26 June 2024, Zhirov joined Akhmat Grozny for the 2024–25 season, with an option for the 2025–26 season.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 403 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 435 | 17 | ||
- Includes Russian Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in promotion/relegation playoffs
References
- «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.
- 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. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, АЛЕКСАНДР!" (in Russian). FC Baltika Kaliningrad. 18 June 2023.
- ""Ахмат" заключил контракт с Александром Жировым" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 26 June 2024.
- "Состав на Швецию, Турцию и Венгрию" [Line-up for Sweden, Turkey and Hungary]. RFU (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 September 2020.
External links
- Aleksandr Zhirov at WorldFootball.net
- Aleksandr Zhirov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
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