Rifat Maratovich Zhemaletdinov (, ; born 20 September 1996) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar origin who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Club career He was first called up to FC Lokomotiv Moscow senior squad in September 2015 for a Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Lokomotiv on 30 April 2016 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.
On 21 May 2021, he extended his contract with Lokomotiv until 2024.
On 29 May 2024, Lokomotiv announced that Zhemaletdinov left the club as his contract expired.
On 9 July 2024, Zhemaletdinov signed a one-season contract (with an option for another year) with CSKA Moscow. On 25 June 2025, Zhemaletdinov left CSKA.
On 4 September 2025, Zhemaletdinov joined Akhmat Grozny. He left Akhmat in June 2026.
International career He won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, scoring a goal in the first group game against Ukraine. He also participated in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with that team. Later he represented the Russia national under-19 football team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up to Spain.
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.
He made his debut for the senior team on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He appeared in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory. He again appeared as a substitute for the last half-hour of the match on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.
He scored his first international goal on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, establishing the final score in a 2–0 away victory.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLokomotiv Moscow2015–16Russian Premier League5200100062Rubin Kazan2016–17Russian Premier League23030——2602017–18Russian Premier League21221——233Total442510000493Lokomotiv Moscow2018–19Russian Premier League1316120102222019–20Russian Premier League2320050102922020–21Russian Premier League2234030103032021–22Russian Premier League2491040103092022–23Russian Premier League11010——1202023–24Russian Premier League20560——265Total113201811504015021CSKA Moscow2024–25Russian Premier League24250——292Akhmat Grozny2025–26Russian Premier League13031——161Career total199263131504024929
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRussia202191Total91
International goals
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 4 September 2021 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Club Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21 Russian Super Cup: 2019
CSKA Moscow Russian Cup: 2024–25
National Russia U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2013 Russia U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2015
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