| Aleksandr Zhirov | |
| Fullname: | Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Currentclub: | Akhmat Grozny |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Dynamo Barnaul |
| Caps1: | 75 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Volgar Astrakhan |
| Caps2: | 73 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Tom Tomsk |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | Krasnodar |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Krasnodar-2 |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs9: | SV Sandhausen |
| Caps9: | 146 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps10: | 19 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Akhmat Grozny |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 August 2024 |
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Akhmat Grozny.
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.[1]
He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018,[2] signing with the second-tier Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day.[3]
On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen.[4]
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.[5]
On 26 June 2024, Zhirov joined Akhmat Grozny for the 2024–25 season, with an option for the 2025–26 season.[6]
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.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dynamo Barnaul | 2009 | Russian Second Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 3 | |||||
| Volgar Astrakhan | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Russian First League | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 4 | — | — | — | 73 | 4 | ||||||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |||
| Tom Tomsk (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Krasnodar | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2017–18 | Russian First League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Sandhausen II | 2018–19 | Verbandsliga Nordbaden | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 146 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 151 | 7 | |||||
| Baltika Kaliningrad | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 389 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 15 | |||