| Rifat Zhemaletdinov | |
| Fullname: | Rifat Maratovich Zhemaletdinov |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Currentclub: | CSKA Moscow |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2016 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Rubin Kazan |
| Caps2: | 44 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2024 |
| Caps3: | 113 |
| Goals3: | 20 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam5: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps5: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 October 2021 |
Rifat Maratovich Zhemaletdinov (Russian: Рифат Маратович Жемалетдинов, Tatar: Рифат Марат улы Җамалетдинов; born 20 September 1996) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar origin who plays as a attacking midfielder for CSKA Moscow.
He was first called up to FC Lokomotiv Moscow senior squad in September 2015 for a Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Lokomotiv on 30 April 2016 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.
On 21 May 2021, he extended his contract with Lokomotiv until 2024.[1]
On 29 May 2024, Lokomotiv announced that Zhemaletdinov left the club as his contract expired.[2]
On 9 July 2024, Zhemaletdinov signed a one-season contract (with an option for another year) with CSKA Moscow.[3]
He won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, scoring a goal in the first group game against Ukraine. He also participated in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with that team. Later he represented the Russia national under-19 football team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up to Spain.
He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus, on 10 and 13 October 2019.[4]
He made his debut for the senior team on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[5]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[6] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[7] He appeared in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory.[8] He again appeared as a substitute for the last half-hour of the match on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.[9]
He scored his first international goal on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, establishing the final score in a 2–0 away victory.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 113 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 21 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 26 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
Russia U17