Aleksandr Vladimirovich Zotov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Зо́тов, born 27 August 1990) is an association football player who plays as central midfielder or defensive midfielder for FC Rubin Kazan.

Aleksandr Zotov

Zotov with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Zotov
Date of birth	(1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Askiz, Khakas AO, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Rubin Kazan
Number	21
Youth career
	FC Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2016	FC Spartak Moscow	32	(0)
2011	→ FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (loan)	16	(1)
2012–2013	→ FC Tom Tomsk (loan)	15	(0)
2013	→ FC Spartak-2 Moscow	2	(0)
2013–2014	→ FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan)	26	(2)
2014–2015	→ FC Arsenal Tula (loan)	21	(2)
2016–2019	FC Dynamo Moscow	44	(5)
2018–2019	→ FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (loan)	25	(1)
2019–2022	FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk	81	(8)
2022–	FC Rubin Kazan	0	(0)
National team‡
2008–2009	Russia U-19	9	(2)
2010–2013	Russia U-21	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2013

Club career

Zotov made his debut for Spartak in the Russian Premier League on 16 November 2008 in a game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. In November and December 2008, he participated in UEFA Cup games against Dinamo Zagreb, N.E.C., and Tottenham Hotspur. His second league appearance, however, came only on 21 July 2010.

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2018

External links

• (in Russian) Player page on the official FC Spartak Moscow website
• Aleksandr Zotov at Russian Premier League

На других языках

[it] Aleksandr Zotov

[ru] Зотов, Александр Владимирович