Aleksandr Chernikov (footballer, born 2000)

Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Черников; born 1 February 2000) is a Russian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar-2.

Aleksandr Chernikov
Chernikov with FC Krasnodar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000
Place of birth Vyselki, Russia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Krasnodar/FC Krasnodar-2
Number 53
Youth career
DYuSSh Vyselki
0000–2019 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Krasnodar-3 3 (0)
2018– FC Krasnodar-2 56 (4)
2019– FC Krasnodar 20 (1)
National team‡
2016 Russia U-16 3 (0)
2018 Russia U-18 3 (1)
2018–2019 Russia U-19 5 (0)
2019 Russia U-20 2 (0)
2021– Russia U-21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2021

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 22 July 2018 in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk.

He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Ufa, he started the game and was substituted at half-time.[3]

International career

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in October 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Croatia. He was included in the extended 41-players list of candidates.[4]

References
  1. "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 17 March 2018.
  2. "Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar game report". Russian Premier League. 25 September 2019.
  3. "Krasnodar v Ufa game report". Russian Premier League. 1 March 2020.
  4. Расширенный состав на Кипр и Хорватию [Expanded squad for Cyprus and Croatia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 25 October 2021.


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