Artur Rimovich Yusupov (russian: Артур Римович Юсупов, tt-Cyrl, Артур Рим улы Йосыпов; born 1 September 1989) is a Russian professional

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origin. He plays as a

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for

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Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 2006 for FC Akademiya Tolyatti. He made his

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debut on 8 November 2009 for

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in a game against

PFC Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак Нальчик") is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the third-tier FNL 2. They played in the Russian ...

. He was released from his FC Zenit Saint Petersburg contract by mutual consent on 25 July 2018 and signed with

FC Rostov FC Rostov (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are members of the Russian Premier League, and play at the Rostov Arena. After the ...

on the same day. On 11 January 2019, his

contract was dissolved by mutual consent. On 14 January he returned to

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

. On 7 September 2020, he joined

International

He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015 in a friendly game against

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Honours

Individual

*Russian Premier League best goal of the month: August 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Notes

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* 1989 births Sportspeople from Samara, Russia Tatar people of Russia Tatar sportspeople Living people Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia national football B team footballers Russia international footballers FC Tolyatti players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Khimki players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Rostov players PFC Sochi players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players UEFA Euro 2016 players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1989-stub