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2024–25 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Season
The 2024–25 season was the 100th season in the history of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the Russian top division. In addition to the domestic league, the team is participating in the Russian Cup and won the Russian Super Cup. Season events On 20 January, Zenit and Botafogo announced that Luiz Henrique had signed for Zenit on a four-year contract with the option of a fifth year, with Artur moving in the opposite direction and Wendel agreeing to join Botafogo at the end of the season. On 22 January, Zenit announced that Claudinho had left the club to sign for Al Sadd. On 12 February, Zenit announced the signing of Ognjen Mimović on loan for the remainder of the season from Fenerbahçe. On 21 February, Zenit announced the signing of Saša Zdjelar from CSKA Moscow on a contract until the summer of 2026. On 28 February, Zenit announced that Rodrigão had left the club after his contract was terminated early. On 21 May, Wendel's prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Medvedev
Alexander Ivanovich Medvedev (, ; born 14 August 1955) is the current Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Russian energy company Gazprom and since February 2019 he is the director general and president of the football club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit, Saint Petersburg. Medvedev also served as Director-General of Gazprom's export arm Gazprom Export from 2006 until 2014. He is a member of the Coordination Committee of RosUkrEnergo and a member of the shareholders' committee of Nord Stream AG, and was the first president of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), serving from 2008 until his resignation in 2014. Background In 1978, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. From 1978 to 1989 he worked at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. In 1989–1991 he was a director of the Soviet owned Donau Bank AG in Vienna and a managing director of bank's subsidiary company Inter Trade Consult GmbH. There are speculations that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Sadd SC
Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname ''"Al Zaeem"'', which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for Team handball, handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships. The origin of Al Sadd's conception began with Al-Attiyah family members who excelled in football but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting the minister of Youth and Sports, the family, led by Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, decided to found the club on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Chistyakov
Dmitri Yuryevich Chistyakov (; born 13 January 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Rostov. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 15 July 2013 in a game against FC Tosno. On 7 June 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with FC Rostov. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Rostov on 13 July 2019 in a game against FC Orenburg. On 15 October 2020 he returned to Zenit St. Petersburg on loan. On 3 June 2021, he moved to Zenit on a permanent basis and signed a 4-year contract with the club. On 14 January 2024, Chistyakov moved to Sochi on loan until the end of the season. On 22 June 2025, Chistyakov returned to Rostov. International career He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus, on 10 and 13 October 2019. On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Goylo
Nikita Sergeyevich Goylo (; born 10 August 1998) is a Russian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit Saint Petersburg. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg on 17 July 2018 in a game against Tambov. On 4 February 2022, Goylo joined Russian Premier League club Nizhny Novgorod on loan. He made his RPL debut for Nizhny Novgorod on 2 May 2022 against Arsenal Tula and saved a penalty kick on his debut in a 2–2 draw. On 11 May 2023, Zenit announced that Goylo will return to the club for the 2023–24 season and the contract with him was extended until June 2027. On 25 July 2023, Goylo joined Sochi Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ... on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 20 August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional Association football, football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2. In January 2011, Anzhi Makhachkala was purchased by billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, and subsequently made numerous high-profile signings, including those of striker Samuel Eto'o and defender Roberto Carlos. Following severe budget cuts ahead of the 2013–14 Russian Premier League season, the club lost most of its key players and went on to finish bottom of the table, which resulted in relegation to the Russian National Football League at the end of the season. History The club was founded in 1991 by former Dinamo Makhachkala player Aleksandr Markarov with the head of Dagnefteprodukt – Magomed-Sultan Magomedov and took part in its first season in the Dagestan League the same year. The club's name Anzhi means ''pearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Kerzhakov
Mikhail Anatolyevich Kerzhakov (; born 28 January 1987) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit St. Petersburg. He is the younger brother of striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov. Club career On 10 February 2017, he joined Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 15 June 2022, Kerzhakov extended his contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for the 2022–23 season. On 3 June 2023, he extended it for the 2023–24 season. On 3 June 2024, Kerzhakov extended his contract for the 2024–25 season. On 17 June 2025, he extended his contract for the 2025–26 season. International career Kerzhakov was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022. Career statistics ;Notes Honours ;Zenit Saint Petersburg *Russian Premier League: 2007, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 * Russian Cup: 2015–16, 2019–20, 2023–24 *Russian Super Cup: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC Sochi
Football Club Sochi (), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium. History FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city. On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history. On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge. On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a -year contract. On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10–1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Adamov
Denis Andreyevich Adamov (; born 20 February 1998) is a Russian football goalkeeper who plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg. Club career Adamov made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasnodar-2 on 17 May 2016 in a game against MITOS Novocherkassk. He made his debut for the main squad of Krasnodar on 20 September 2017 in a Russian Cup game against Tom Tomsk. Adamov made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 8 September 2018 in a game against Avangard Kursk. On 4 October 2019, in a PFL game of Krasnodar-3 against Inter Cherkessk Adamov scored a winning goal with a header after a corner kick, deep into added time to establish the final score of 3–2. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 19 July 2020 in a game against Dynamo Moscow, as a substitute in the 20th minute after Matvei Safonov was sent off. On 25 January 2021, Adamov signed with Sochi. On 25 July 2023, Adamov signed a four-year contract with Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Baltika Kaliningrad
FC Baltika () is a professional association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. The club will return to the Russian Premier League in the 2025–26 season. History The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as ''Pishchevik Kaliningrad''. In 1958 the club was renamed ''Baltika''. The team entered the Soviet League in 1957 and played in Class B (1957–1965), Class A, Group 2 (1966–1970), and Second League (1971–1991). The best result was achieved in 1984, when Baltika won the regional group tournament. In 1992 Baltika entered the Russian Second Division and won the regional tournament and promotion to the First Division. After a fourth-place finish in 1993 and third position in 1994 Baltika won the division in 1995. In 1996 Baltika achieved the best result in club's history, finishing 7th in the Top Division, the Russian Premier League. Baltika were relegated in 1998, spending a total of three seasons in the top flight. In 1998 Baltika participated in the Intertoto Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeni Latyshonok
Yevgeni Igorevich Latyshonok (; born 21 June 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team. Club career Latyshonok made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasnodar-2 on 5 April 2017 in a game against Chayka Peschanokopskoye. On 23 July 2019, he joined Baltika Kaliningrad. He made his Russian Football National League debut for Baltika on 10 August 2019 in a game against Mordovia Saransk. Latyshonok made his Russian Premier League debut for Baltika Kaliningrad on 23 July 2023 in a game against Sochi. On 14 June 2024, Latyshonok signed a contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for four seasons, with an optional fifth season. International career Latyshonok was first called up to the Russia national team for 2024 LPBank Cup in September 2024. He made his debut on 5 September 2024 in a game against Vietnam. Career statistics International Honours ;Zenit Saint Petersburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodrigão (footballer, Born 1995)
Rodrigo de Souza Prado (born 11 September 1995), simply known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serbian SuperLiga club Red Star Belgrade. Club career A graduate of the Atlético Mineiro club, he signed his first professional contract with the same club. Early in his adult career, he played on loan for the clubs Caldense, Coimbra, Boa Esporte, and Ferroviária in the lower leagues of Brazil and at the state championship level. In 2017, he played 3 incomplete matches for the main squad of Atlético Mineiro in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He played his debut match in the top division on August 8, 2017, against Avaí. In the summer of 2019, he moved to the Primeira Liga club in Portugal, Gil Vicente, where he spent two seasons, playing 47 matches and scoring 3 goals in the league, as well as participating in 6 cup matches. On 1 July 2021, he signed with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi. He scored a goal in his debut official match fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PFC CSKA Moscow
Professional Football Club CSKA (, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English language, English: ''Central Sports Club of the Army''), commonly referred to as CSKA Moscow or ''CSKA Moskva'' outside of Russia, or simply as CSKA (), is a Russian professional association football, football club. It is based in Moscow, playing its home matches at the 30,000-capacity VEB Arena. It plays in red and blue colours, with various plain and striped patterns having been used. Founded in 1911, CSKA is one of the oldest football clubs in Russia and it had its most successful period after World War II with five titles in six seasons. It won a total of 7 Soviet Top League championships and 5 Soviet Cups, including the Double (association football), double in the last season in 1991 Soviet Top League, 1991. The club has also won 6 Russian Premier League titles as well as 8 Russian Cup (football), Russian Cups. CSKA Moscow became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
