Aleksandr Chernikov (footballer, born 2000) explained

Aleksandr Chernikov
Full Name:Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov
Birth Date:1 February 2000
Birth Place:Vyselki, Russia
Height:1.84 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:FC Krasnodar
Clubnumber:53
Youthclubs1:DYuSSh Vyselki
Youthyears2:–2019
Youthclubs2:Krasnodar
Years1:2018–2019
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–2022
Caps2:57
Goals2:4
Years3:2019–
Caps3:74
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2018–2019
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2021
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2023–
Nationalteam6:Russia
Nationalcaps6:1
Nationalgoals6:0
Pcupdate:10 August 2024
Ntupdate:20 November 2023

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.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-22017–18Russian Second League301040
2018–19Russian First League212212
2019–20Russian First League152152
2020–21Russian First League160160
2021–22Russian First League2020
Total574000010584
Krasnodar-32018–19Russian Second League1010
2019–20Russian Second League2020
Total3000000030
Krasnodar2018–19Russian Premier League00000000
2019–20Russian Premier League60100070
2020–21Russian Premier League10000010
2021–22Russian Premier League23221253
2022–23Russian Premier League13060190
2023–24Russian Premier League27170341
2024–25Russian Premier League40201070
Total7431810010934
Career total134718100201548

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia202310
Total10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Russian Professional Football League. Game Report by PFL. 17 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Russian Premier League. Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar game report. 25 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Russian Premier League. Krasnodar v Ufa game report. 1 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://rfs.ru/news/214724. ru:Расширенный состав на Кипр и Хорватию. Expanded squad for Cyprus and Croatia. ru. 25 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Russian Football Union. Russia v Cuba game report. 20 November 2023. ru.