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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Season
The 2017–18 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 93rd season in the club's history and its 22nd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. Season Events Prior to the start of the season, 1 June 2017, Roberto Mancini replaced Mircea Lucescu as manager of Zenit. Squad Out on loan Transfers Summer In: Out: Winter In: Out: Competitions Russian Premier League Results by round Results League table Russian Cup UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds Group stage Knockout phase Squad Statistics Appearances and goals , - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Zenit St.Petersburg during the season:'' Goalscorers Disciplinary record References {{D ...
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FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are 2021–22 Russian Premier League, the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the 2007 Russian Premier League, 2007, 2010 Russian Premier League, 2010, 2011–12 Russian Premier League, 2011–12, 2014–15 Russian Premier League, 2014–15, 2018–19 Russian Premier League, 2018–19, 2019–20 Russian Premier League, 2019–20 and the 2020–21 Russian Premier League, 2020–21 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the Kresto ...
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Dmitry Poloz
Dmitry Dmitriyevich Poloz (russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич По́лоз; born 12 July 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger or second striker for FC Rostov. Club career Poloz was born in Stavropol. He began to play football for his hometown club Dynamo Stavropol and joined the youth ranks of Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008. On 15 July 2009, he made his professional debut for Lokomotiv Moscow in a 1-2 away loss to SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in the Russian Cup. Rostov On 10 January 2012, Poloz signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rostov. On 17 March 2012, he made his debut for a new club in a league game against Terek Grozny. On 7 December 2012, he scored his first league goal in a 2–3 home loss to Krasnodar. Zenit St Petersburg On 28 June 2017, Poloz signed a three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Loan to Rubin Kazan On 26 July 2018, he joined FC Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2018–19 season. Sochi ...
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Emanuel Mammana
Emanuel Hernán Mammana (; born 10 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield. Club career River Plate Mammana made his debut for River Plate on 3 December, in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana Final 1st leg. He scored his first senior goal on 14 March 2016, in a 4–1 loss to Colón. Lyon On 7 July 2016, he signed a five-year contract with French club Lyon. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Bordeaux. Zenit Saint Petersburg On 31 July 2017, Mammana signed a five-year contract with the Russian club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 11 March 2018 in a game against FC Rostov he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which forced him to miss almost six months of games, that time period included the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Upon his recovery, he could not get back into the lineup in the 2018–19 season. On 6 October 2019, he suffered another ligament injury in a gam ...
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Anton Zabolotny
Anton Konstantinovich Zabolotny (russian: Антон Константинович Заболотный; born 13 June 1991) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for CSKA Moscow. Club career On 12 December 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. Before the 2019–20 season, he was demoted to the PFL squad Zenit-2. On 8 August 2019, he moved to PFC Sochi. On 31 May 2021, he returned to CSKA Moscow on a 3-year contract. International career He made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage. Career statistics ...
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Magomed Ozdoyev
Magomed Mustafayevich Ozdoyev (russian: Магомед Мустафаевич Оздоев; born 5 November 1992) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük. Personal life Magomed Ozdoyev was born in Grozny, into an Ingush family, during the year of 1992, but had been forced to abandon Chechnya as for the result of the First Chechen War, which Russian military engaged against Chechen separatists supporting the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, during these times, his football passion was cherished and tutored under his father, Mustafa. It was considered as the hardest experience for Magomed himself, in an appearance on Russia-1's program in 2017, prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup. Magomed himself is the grandnephew of the late Ingush World War II ace who served in the Red Army, Murad Ozdoev. Club career He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for FC Lokomotiv Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow in a game against F ...
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Miha Mevlja
Miha Mevlja (born 12 June 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Mevlja began his career with Gorica, where he eventually spent four years with the first-team. In the summer of 2013 Mevlja joined Lausanne-Sport on a free transfer, his first club abroad, and competed in the Swiss Super League after signing a two-year contract. On 31 August 2017, Mevlja signed a four-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. On 21 February 2019, he returned to Rostov on loan. On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with PFC Sochi. On 19 July 2021, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on a three-year contract. On 8 September 2022, Mevlja returned to Russia and signed with Spartak Moscow for one season, with an option to extend for one more. On 18 January 2023, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent. International career During his spell with Dinamo București, he received his first call-up for the Slovenia national t ...
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Aleksandr Yerokhin
Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (russian: Александр Юрьевич Ерохин, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈroxʲɪn; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national football team as an attacking 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. On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit until the end of the 2023–24 season. 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 d ...
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Viktor Fayzulin
Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (russian: link=no, Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a former Russian Association football, footballer, who played as a midfielder. Career Club A graduate of Sports school, CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he started his professional career with FC Okean Nakhodka, Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk, SKA-Energiya and PFC Spartak Nalchik, Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In February 2012 he extended his contract till 2016. In April 2018, it was reported that Fayzulin was nearing a comeback after being sidelined with a knee injury since September 2015. After his contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg expired at the end of the 2017–18 season, he announced his retirement after missing 2.5 years due to injury. International He made his Russia national football team, national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory C ...
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Igor Smolnikov
Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (russian: Игорь Александрович Смольников, p=ˈiɡərʲ ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈsmolʲnʲɪkəf; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Lokomotiv Moscow. Club career On 29 July 2020, he returned to Krasnodar, signing a 2-year contract with a 1-year extension option. On 8 June 2021, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated by mutual consent. On 23 July 2021, he joined Arsenal Tula. On 8 February 2023, Smolnikov returned to Lokomotiv Moscow on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. International career Smolnikov was called up by Fabio Capello to the Russia squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan. He made his debut for the national team on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against South Korea. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 J ...
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Yuriy Zhirkov
Yuri Valentinovich Zhirkov ( rus, Ю́рий Валенти́нович Жирко́в, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj vəlʲɪnˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrˈkof; born 20 August 1983) is a Russian footballer. A left-sided player who can play full-back or winger, Zhirkov began his career at local club Spartak Tambov before joining top-flight CSKA Moscow in 2004. Domestic and European success followed, and in 2009 he moved to English Premier League club Chelsea for £18 million. After two seasons, he returned to Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala, who sold him to Dynamo Moscow in 2013. He then signed for Zenit in January 2016. Zhirkov has earned over 100 international caps since 2005. His performance at UEFA Euro 2008, in which Russia reached the semi-finals, was recognised with his inclusion in the Team of the Tournament and award as well as ''Futbol''s Russian Footballer of the Year. He was also selected to the Russian squads for Euro 2012, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where R ...
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Elmir Nabiullin
Elmir Ramilevich Nabiullin (russian: Эльмир Рамилевич Набиуллин, tt-Cyrl, Әлмир Рамил улы Набиуллин; born 8 March 1995) is a Russian professional footballer of Tatar descent. He plays as a left-back for Pari NN. Club career Nabiullin made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 9 March 2014 for FC Rubin Kazan in a game against FC Anzhi Makhachkala. His first coach was Renat Rashidovich Ibragimov. On 15 February 2018, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg. On 8 July 2019, he moved to the Russian Premier League newcomer PFC Sochi. On 6 July 2021, he signed with Khimki. On 16 July 2022, Nabiullin's contract with Khimki was terminated by mutual consent. On 15 August 2022, Nabiullin joined Pari NN on a two-year contract. International Nabiullin made his debut for the Russia national football team on 31 March 2015 in a friendly game against Kazakhstan. Honours ;Zenit Saint Petersburg *Russian Premier League ...
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Daler Kuzyayev
Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev (russian: Далер Адьямович Кузяев, ; tt-Cyrl, Дәлир Адәм улы Хуҗаев; born 15 January 1993) is a Russian professional association football, footballer who plays for the French club Le Havre AC, Le Havre and Russia national football team, Russia national team. He mostly plays as a central midfielder or a right midfielder. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Karelia Petrozavodsk, Karelia Petrozavodsk on 23 July 2012 in a game against FC Spartak Kostroma, Spartak Kostroma. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Akhmat Grozny, FC Terek Grozny on 15 May 2014 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan. On 14 June 2017, he signed a three-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg. On his Zenit debut on 16 July 2017, he scored the first goal of his professional career, opening scoring in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk, SKA-Khabarovsk seven mi ...
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