Oleg Aleksandrovich Shatov (russian: Олег Александрович Шатов; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian professional

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who plays as an

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for Ural Yekaterinburg. Earlier in his career, he mostly played as a

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Early life

Shatov was born and grew up in

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, where the winter conditions made playing outdoor sports very difficult. As a result, Shatov began playing

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from the age of 14, before committing fully to

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two years later.

Club career

Ural

Shatov made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for

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. He was named Ural's Player of the Year after the 2010 season.

Anzhi

Although Shatov was scouted by

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, he accepted an offer to join

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

during the 2011-12 winter transfer window. Upon joining Anzhi, Shatov was teammates with

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and

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. Shatov earned his first call-up to the Russian men's national team while playing at Anzhi. At the end of Shatov's first season, the team finished in fifth place in the Russian Premier League and suffered several changes of coaches.

Zenit

Shatov was signed by

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in the summer of 2013. During the 2015-16 season, Shatov was a regular in Zenit's Champions League campaign that season, scoring the winning goal against

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in the group stage. Zenit was eventually eliminated by Benfica in the final 16. Shatov left Zenit on 29 July 2020, when his contract with the club expired.

Krasnodar

On 6 February 2018, he joined

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on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.

Rubin Kazan

On 29 July 2020, he signed a contract with

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

for a term of 2 years with an additional 1-year extension option. On 18 November 2021, his contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent. He explained that he decided to pause his playing career due to repeating injuries and that he will reassess his situation in January 2022.

Return to Ural

Shatov resumed playing when he rejoined his first club Ural Yekaterinburg in January 2022 for the pre-season camp. On 1 February 2022, he signed a contract with Ural until the end of the 2021–22 season. Shatov extended his contract for the 2022–23 season on 16 June 2022.

International career

After receiving a call up by coach Fabio Capello, Shatov scored a goal in his debut for

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, in a friendly match against

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which Russia won 2-0. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Anzhi * Russian Cup:

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Runner Up ;Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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: 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20 * Russian Cup:

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, 2019–20 *

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: 2015,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shatov, Oleg 1990 births People from Nizhny Tagil Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast Living people Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Association football midfielders FC Ural Yekaterinburg players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Krasnodar players FC Rubin Kazan players Russian First League players Russian Premier League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2016 players