Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SKA-Khabarovsk.
Club career On 12 January 2017, Zhirov signed a 3.5-year contract with Krasnodar and was immediately loaned to Anzhi Makhachkala for the rest of the 2016–17 season.
He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018, signing with the second-tier Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day.
On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen.
On 18 June 2023, Zhirov signed a one-year contract with Russian Premier League club Baltika Kaliningrad, with an option to extend for the second year.
On 26 June 2024, Zhirov joined Akhmat Grozny for the 2024–25 season, with an option for the 2025–26 season. Zhirov left Akhmat on 14 June 2025.
International career In September 2020, he was called up to the Russia national team for the first time for UEFA Nations League games against Turkey and Hungary and a friendly against Sweden.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo Barnaul2009Russian Second Division28100——28120100030——302011–1230110——3112012–1317120——191Total75360——813Volgar Astrakhan2012–13Russian First League100———1002013–14Russian Second League313———3132014–15Russian First League321———321Total734———734Anzhi Makhachkala2015–16Russian Premier League3012000203412016–1715010——160Total451300020501Tom Tomsk (loan)2016–17Russian Premier League110———110Krasnodar2017–18Russian Premier League0000000000Krasnodar-22017–18Russian Second League30———30Yenisey Krasnoyarsk2017–18Russian First League120——20140Sandhausen II2018–19Verbandsliga Nordbaden40———40SV Sandhausen2018–192. Bundesliga18200——1822019–2033110——3412020–2129100——2912021–2233110——3412022–2333230——362Total146750——1517Baltika Kaliningrad2023–24Russian Premier League19090——280Akhmat Grozny2024–25Russian Premier League21270——282Career total40917300004044317
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