Aleksandr Yerokhin

Aleksandr Yerokhin
Yerokhin with Zenit in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin
Date of birth (1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zenit St. Petersburg
Number 21
Youth career
1997–2004 Dynamo Barnaul
2004–2007 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Sheriff Tiraspol 80 (30)
2011–2013 Krasnodar 19 (1)
2013 → SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (loan) 9 (2)
2013–2014 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 25 (2)
2014–2016 Ural Yekaterinburg 37 (10)
2016–2017 Rostov 36 (6)
2017– Zenit Saint Petersburg 194 (34)
International career‡
2008 Russia U-19 9 (3)
2011 Russia-2 2 (0)
2016–2021 Russia 32 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2021

Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Ерохин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈroxʲɪn]; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg.

Career

Club

Yerokhin with Zenit in 2022

Yerokhin grew up in the youth system of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, playing a few matches for the club that season. By the 2009 season, he had become a first‑team player and took on the role of playmaker.

On 28 June 2017, he signed a three‑year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.

On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 1 July 2024, Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for one season. He extended his Zenit contract for the 2026–27 season on 2 June 2026.

International

Yerokhin was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and Liechtenstein. He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was named in the final World Cup squad. He did not make any appearances in the group stage but became the first player to be used as a fourth substitute during extra time when he came on in the round‑of‑16 match against Spain. He also appeared as a substitute in the quarter‑final shoot‑out loss to Croatia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheriff Tiraspol 2007–08 Divizia Națională 7200000072
2008–09 Divizia Națională 27110041—3112
2009–10 Divizia Națională 28110080—3611
2010–11 Divizia Națională 18600113—299
Total 8030002340010334
Krasnodar 2011–12 Russian Premier League 17121——192
2012–13 Russian Premier League 2011——31
Total 191320000223
SKA-Khabarovsk (loan) 2012–13 Russian Football National League 9200—20112
Ural (loan) 2013–14 Russian Premier League 25210——262
Ural 2014–15 Russian Premier League 25610—00266
2015–16 Russian Premier League 12420——144
Total 62124000006612
Rostov 2015–16 Russian Premier League 11200——112
2016–17 Russian Premier League 25400131—385
Total 3660013100497
Zenit St.Petersburg 2017–18 Russian Premier League 27700121—398
2018–19 Russian Premier League 1661090—266
2019–20 Russian Premier League 232214010303
2020–21 Russian Premier League 257105110328
2021–22 Russian Premier League 287218011399
2022–23 Russian Premier League 20260—10272
2023–24 Russian Premier League 18091—00271
2024–25 Russian Premier League 202103—00305
2025–26 Russian Premier League 14183——224
2026–27 Russian Premier League 3041——71
Total 1943443103824127947
Career total 40085501274761530105
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  5. ↑ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Russian Super Cup
  8. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Russia
YearAppsGoals
201640
2017110
201881
201910
202020
202163
Total324

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2021

International goals

As of 11 November 2021 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2018Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia Czech Republic4–15–1Friendly
2.4 September 2021GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus Cyprus1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.11 November 2021Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Cyprus1–06–0
4.6–0

Honors

Club

FC Sheriff Tiraspol

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Полоз и Ерохин переходят в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zenit-SKA-Khabarovsk game report". Russian Premier League. 13 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Сине-бело-голубые продлили соглашение с Александром Ерохиным" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ↑ ""Зенит" продлил контракт с Александром Ерохиным" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 1 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Александр Ерохин остался в «Зените» на сезон 2026/27" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Состав на Швецию и Лихтенштейн (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Turkey v Russia game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Russia v Croatia game report". Soccerway. 7 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Aleksandr Yerokhin at Soccerway
  13. 1 2 Aleksandr Yerokhin at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ↑ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  18. ↑ ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  19. ↑ ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  20. ↑ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  21. ↑ ""Зенит" стал 11-кратным чемпионом России и обновил рекорд по количеству титулов" [Zenit became Russian champion for 11th time and updated the record for number of trophies] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  23. ↑ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
  24. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
  26. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  27. ↑ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.