Aleksandr Chernikov (footballer, born 2000)

Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Черников; born 1 February 2000) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Krasnodar and Russia national team.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Chernikov.
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
Team information
Current team
 FC Krasnodar
Number 53
Youth career
DYuSSh Vyselki
0000–2019 Krasnodar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Krasnodar-3 3 (0)
2018–2022 FC Krasnodar-2 57 (4)
2019– FC Krasnodar 70 (3)
International career‡
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)
2023– Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

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]

Chernikov made his debut on 20 November 2023 in a friendly against Cuba.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-2 2017–18 Russian Second League 30––1[lower-alpha 1]040
2018–19 Russian First League 212–––212
2019–20 Russian First League 152–––152
2020–21 Russian First League 160–––160
2021–22 Russian First League 20–––20
Total 574000010584
Krasnodar-3 2018–19 Russian Second League 10–––10
2019–20 Russian Second League 20–––20
Total 3000000030
Krasnodar 2018–19 Russian Premier League 000000–00
2019–20 Russian Premier League 601000–70
2020–21 Russian Premier League 100000–10
2021–22 Russian Premier League 23221––253
2022–23 Russian Premier League 13060––190
2023–24 Russian Premier League 27170––341
Total 7031610000864
Career total 130716100101478
  1. Appearances in the FNL Cup

International
As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202310
Total10

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.
  5. "Russia v Cuba game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 November 2023.
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