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.
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Zhirov with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| 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 | 114 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2020 | |||
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]
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]
SV Sandhausen – current squad | |
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