Aleksandr Yerokhin

For footballer born 1985, see Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin. For footballer born 1994, see Aleksandr Yerokhin (footballer, born 1994).

Aleksandr Yerokhin

Yerokhin playing for Russia at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin
Date of birth	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989
Place of birth	Barnaul, Soviet Union
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zenit St. Petersburg
Number	21
Youth career
1997–2004	Dynamo Barnaul
2004–2007	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Sheriff Tiraspol	80	(30)
2011–2012	Krasnodar	19	(1)
2013	→ SKA-Energiya (loan)	9	(2)
2013–2014	SKA-Energiya	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)	25	(2)
2014–2016	Ural Yekaterinburg	37	(10)
2016–2017	Rostov	36	(6)
2017–	Zenit St. Petersburg	35	(11)
International career‡
2008	Russia U-19	9	(3)
2011	Russia-2	2	(0)
2016–	Russia	21	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2018

Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Ерохин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈroxʲɪn]; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg as a central midfielder.

Career

Club

He grew up in the youth team of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, and played a few matches for the team that season. By the 2009 season he had become a first-team player and became its playmaker.

On 28 June 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored 4 goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.

International

He was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein. He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.

In the round of sixteen match of the 2018 World Cup against Spain he became the first player as fourth substituted in the extra time of the match.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheriff Tiraspol	2007–08	Divizia Națională	7	2			0	0	0	0	7	2
	2008–09		27	11			4	1	-		31	12
	2009–10		28	11			8	0	-		36	11
	2010–11		18	6			11	3	-		29	9
	Total		80	30			23	4	0	0	103	34
Krasnodar	2011–12	RPL	17	1	2	1	–		–		17	2
	2012–13		2	0	1	1	–		–		3	1
	Total		19	1	3	2	-	-	-	-	20	3
SKA-Khabarovsk (loan)	2012–13	RFNL	9	2	0	0	–		2	0	11	2
Ural	2013–14	RPL	25	2	1	0	–		–		26	2
	2014–15		25	6	1	0	–		0	0	26	6
	2015–16		12	4	2	0	–		–		14	4
	Total		62	12	4	0	-	-	0	0	66	12
Rostov	2015–16	RPL	11	2	0	0	–		–		11	2
	2016–17		25	4	0	0	13	1	–		38	5
	Total		36	6	0	0	13	1	-	-	49	7
Zenit St.Petersburg	2017–18	RPL	27	7	0	0	12	1	–		39	8
Career total			233	58	7	2	48	6	2	0	288	66

International

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	4	0
2017	11	0
2018	6	1
Total	21	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2018

International goals

As of 10 September 2018 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Czech Republic	4–1	5–1	Friendly

Honors

Club

FC Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division:
  • 2008, 2009, 2010
• Moldovan Cup:
  • 2008, 2009
• CIS Cup:
  • 2009

Individual

• CIS Cup top scorer:
  • 2009 (shared)

External links

• Player page at the official Sheriff Tiraspol web-site (Russian)