Ilya Zhigulyov Explained

Ilya Zhigulyov
Fullname:Ilya Konstantinovich Zhigulyov
Birth Date:1 February 1996
Birth Place:Severskaya, Russia
Height:1.76 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Krasnodar Krai Football Academy
Youthyears2:2013–2016
Youthclubs2:Krasnodar
Years1:2013–2021
Clubs1:Krasnodar-2
Caps1:88
Goals1:8
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Milsami Orhei (loan)
Caps2:12
Goals2:3
Years3:2017–2021
Clubs3:Krasnodar
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Tosno (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Rotor Volgograd (loan)
Caps6:26
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Zagłębie Lubin
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–2024
Clubs8:Pari NN
Caps8:25
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:9 December 2023
Ntupdate:16 October 2018

Ilya Konstantinovich Zhigulyov (Russian: Илья Константинович Жигулёв; born 1 February 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 1 November 2013 in a game against FC Druzhba Maykop.

He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 28 February 2017 in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 5 March 2017 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.

On 9 February 2018, he joined FC Tosno on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[3] He played as FC Tosno won the 2017–18 Russian Cup final against FC Avangard Kursk on 9 May 2018 in the Volgograd Arena.[4]

On 30 August 2018, he signed with FC Ural Yekaterinburg for another season-long loan, reuniting with his former Tosno coach Dmytro Parfenov.[5]

On 4 August 2020, he joined FC Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]

On 20 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.[7] On 20 April 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[8]

On 1 September 2022, Zhigulyov moved to Russian Premier League club Pari NN on a two-year contract.[9]

Honours

Club

Tosno

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Krasnodar-22013–14Russian Second League121121
2014–15Russian Second League173173
2015–16Russian Second League24240282
2016–17Russian Second League2020
2017–18Russian Second League4141
2018–19Russian First League1010
2019–20Russian First League241241
2020–21Russian First League1010
2021–22Russian First League3030
Total888000040928
Milsami Orhei (loan)2016–17Divizia Națională123123
Krasnodar2016–17Russian Premier League70101090
2017–18Russian Premier League800040120
2018–19Russian Premier League2020
2019–20Russian Premier League00000000
Total170105000230
Tosno (loan)2017–18Russian Premier League10030130
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)2018–19Russian Premier League50212091
Rotor Volgograd (loan)2020–21Russian Premier League26000260
Zagłębie Lubin2021–22Ekstraklasa13020150
Nizhny Novgorod2022–23Russian Premier League1203020170
2023–24Russian Premier League13030160
Total25060330
Career total19911141508022312

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilya Zhigulyov . ru . FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod . 20 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Russian Premier League. Ural-Krasnodar game report. 28 February 2017. Russian.
  3. Web site: FC Krasnodar. https://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=130835. ru:ИЛЬЯ ЖИГУЛЁВ ПРОВЕДЕТ ОСТАТОК СЕЗОНА В «ТОСНО». 9 February 2018. Russian.
  4. Web site: Russian Premier League. Tosno-Avangard game report. 9 May 2018. Russian.
  5. Web site: FC Ural Yekaterinburg. "Урал" арендовал Илью Жигулёва. 30 August 2018. Russian.
  6. Web site: FC Rotor Volgograd. Полузащитник Илья Жигулёв пополнил ряды СК "Ротор". 4 August 2020. Russian.
  7. Web site: Zagłębie Lubin. ILYA ZHIGULEV WZMACNIA KGHM ZAGŁĘBIE LUBIN!. 20 September 2021. pl.
  8. Web site: Ilya Zhigulev odchodzi z KGHM Zagłębia Lubin . . 20 April 2022 . pl . 20 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Zagłębie Lubin. Илья Жигулев – в "Пари НН". 1 September 2022. 2 September 2022. ru.