Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a

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for Baltika Kaliningrad.

Club career

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. He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018, signing with the second-tier FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day. On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club

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. On 18 June 2023, Zhirov signed a one-year contract with Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad, with an option to extend for the second year.

International career

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.

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* * Living people 1991 births Footballers from Barnaul Russian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Dynamo Barnaul players FC Volgar Astrakhan players FC Krasnodar-2 players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Krasnodar players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players SV Sandhausen players FC Baltika Kaliningrad players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players 2. Bundesliga players Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Russia-footy-defender-1991-stub