| Aleksandr Saplinov | |
| Full Name: | Aleksandr Yuryevich Saplinov |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Stary Oskol, Russia |
| Height: | 1.95 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | FC Spartak Kostroma |
| Clubnumber: | 55 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Metallurg Stary Oskol |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Energomash Belgorod |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | FC Sokol Saratov |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs4: | FC Rostov |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → FC Rotor Volgograd (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Ufa (loan) |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | → FC Rubin Kazan (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 8 June 2024 |
Aleksandr Yuryevich Saplinov (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Саплинов; born 12 August 1997) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Spartak Kostroma. His main position is winger, and he also plays attacking midfielder and centre-forward.
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Energomash Belgorod on 20 July 2016 in a game against FC Avangard Kursk.
On 11 June 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with FC Rostov.[1] He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Rostov on 20 July 2019 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow, as an 80th-minute substitute for Ivelin Popov.[2] In his first start for Rostov against FC Rubin Kazan on 25 August 2019, he scored a goal in the 87th minute, giving his club a 2–1 victory.[3]
On 20 August 2020, he joined FC Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[4] On 13 January 2021, the loan was terminated early.[5]
On 24 June 2021, he moved to FC Ufa on loan with an option to buy.[6] On 14 July 2022, Saplinov was loaned to FC Rubin Kazan.[7] He suffered a Jones fracture in August 2022.[8] He did not appear for Rubin after that and officially left the club on 6 June 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Energomash Belgorod | 2016–17 | PFL | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |||
| Sokol Saratov | 2018–19 | PFL | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 7 | ||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2018–19 | FNL | 13 | 6 | – | – | 13 | 6 | |||
| Rostov | 2019–20 | RPL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020–21 | RPL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ufa (loan) | 2021–22 | RPL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 24 | |||