Viktor Fayzulin

Viktor Fayzulin

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin
Date of birth	(1986-04-22) 22 April 1986
Place of birth	Nahodka, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Zenit
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004	Okean Nakhodka	9	(0)
2004–2006	SKA-Energia Khabarovsk	51	(8)
2007	Spartak Nalchik	28	(3)
2008–	Zenit Saint Petersburg	111	(18)
National team‡
2004	Russia U17
2006	Russia Olympic
2007–2008	Russia U-21
2011	Russia-2	2	(0)
2012–	Russia	7	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2013

Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (Russian: Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986 in Nahodka) is a Russian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nahodka, he started his professional career with Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for SKA-Energiya and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In Februay 2012 he extended his contract till 2016.

International career

He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire. He scored his first goal for the national team in his next game, a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2012. He scored once again in his next game, another World Cup qualifier against Israel on 11 September 2012.

International goals

Scores and goals list Russia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2012	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–0	2014 World Cup qualifier
2.	11 September 2012	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	Israel	4–0	4–0	2014 World Cup qualifier
3.	25 March 2013	Stamford Bridge, London	Brazil	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Career statistics

Fayzulin warming up before a 0–1 away win against Saturn on 2 May 2010

As of 26 March 2013

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Okean Nakhodka	D3	2004	9	0	2	0	—		11	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
SKA-Energia Khabarovsk	D2	2004	17	6	2	0	—		19	6
		2005	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
		2006	20	1	1	0	—		21	1
	Total		51	8	3	0	0	0	54	8
Spartak Nalchik	D1	2007	28	3	0	0	—		28	3
	Total		28	3	0	0	0	0	28	3
Zenit Saint Petersburg	D1	2008	24	6	1	0	11	1	36	7
		2009	16	0	2	0	4	1	22	1
		2010	14	2	1	0	5	0	20	2
		2011–12	34	4	2	1	10	1	46	6
		2012–13	18	4	2	0	8	1	28	5
	Total		106	16	8	1	38	4	152	21
Career total			194	27	13	1	38	4	245	32

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• UEFA Cup: 2008
• Russian Premier League: 2010, 2011–12
• Russian Cup (1): 2010

External links

• (English) Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
• (Russian) Profile at the official Russian Premier League website