| Viktor Fayzulin | |
| Fullname: | Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Nakhodka, Soviet Union |
| Position: | Winger |
| Years1: | 2004 |
| Clubs1: | Okean Nakhodka |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2004–2006 |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | Spartak Nalchik |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2007–2018 |
| Caps4: | 157 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Russia-2 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (Russian: link=no|Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a Russian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he started his professional career with Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for SKA-Energiya and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In February 2012 he extended his contract till 2016.In April 2018, it was reported that Fayzulin was nearing a comeback after being sidelined with a knee injury since September 2015.[1] After his contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg expired at the end of the 2017–18 season, he announced his retirement after missing 2.5 years due to injury.[2]
He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. He scored his first goal for the national team in his next game, a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2012. He scored once again in his next game, another World Cup qualifier against Israel on 11 September 2012.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Okean Nakhodka | 2004 | Russian Second League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 2004 | Russian First League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 6 | |||
| 2005 | Russian First League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | Russian First League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | |||
| Spartak Nalchik | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2009 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 245 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 35 | |||
Scores and goals list Russia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2012 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier | ||
| 2. | 11 September 2012 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier | ||
| 3. | 25 March 2013 | Stamford Bridge, London | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 4. | 11 October 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |