Sergei Andreyevich Petrov (russian: Сергей Андреевич Петров; born 2 January 1991) is a Russian
football player. He plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the R ...
.
Career
He made his debut for the main
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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squad on 13 March 2011 in a
Russian Premier League
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game against
FC Terek Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...
.
On 11 December 2014, Petrov extended his Krasnodar contract until the end of the
2015–16 season.
International career
He was called up to the senior
Russia
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squad in August 2016 for matches against
Turkey
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and
Ghana
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. He made his debut against Ghana on 6 September 2016. On 13 October 2019, he played his first competitive international game against
Cyprus
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in the
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier, but was injured by Costas Laifis and left the field at the end of the first half.
On 19 November 2019, he scored his first national team goal in another qualifier against
San Marino
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.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
:''Scores and results Russia's goal tally first.''
References
External links
Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
1991 births
People from Tosnensky District
Sportspeople from Leningrad Oblast
Living people
Russian footballers
Russia youth international footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
Association football defenders
Association football midfielders
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
FC Krasnodar players
Russian Premier League players
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