Arsen Adamov

Arsen Adamov
Adamov with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Arsen Ruslanovich Adamov
Date of birth (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Akhmat Grozny
Number 95
Youth career
Kislovodsk Sport School
2010–2020 Akhmat Grozny
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Akhmat Grozny 4 (0)
2021–2022 Ural Yekaterinburg 25 (1)
2022–2026 Zenit Saint Petersburg 17 (0)
2023–2024 → Orenburg (loan) 24 (1)
2024–2025 → Akhmat Grozny (loan) 30 (1)
2026– Akhmat Grozny 10 (0)
International career‡
2020–2021 Russia U20 4 (0)
2023– Russia 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2026

Arsen Ruslanovich Adamov (Russian: Арсен Русланович Адамов; born 20 October 1999) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Akhmat Grozny and the Russia national team. He is of Chechen descent.

Club career

Adamov was first included in the senior team of Akhmat Grozny in July 2017 for a game against Dynamo Moscow and remained on the bench in that game.

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Akhmat Grozny three years later, on 22 July 2020 in a game against Krasnodar, as a starter.

On 15 January 2021, Adamov signed with Ural Yekaterinburg.

On 25 January 2022, Zenit St.Petersburg announced the signing of Adamov from Ural Yekaterinburg on a contract until the end of 2025–26 season.

On 1 August 2023, Adamov joined Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 20 June 2024, Adamov returned on loan to Akhmat Grozny for the 2024–25 season.

In May 2026, Adamov's contract with Zenit St.Petersburg expired, and it was not renewed.

On 9 June 2026, Adamov returned to Akhmat Grozny and signed a three-year contract.

International career

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Slovenia in October 2021. He made his debut on 16 October 2023 in a friendly against Kenya.

Personal life

Adamov is a grandson of Chechen football coach and politician Khaydar Alkhanov.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akhmat Grozny 2017–18 Russian Premier League 0000——00
2019–20 Russian Premier League 1000——10
2020–21 Russian Premier League 3020——50
Total 402000—60
Ural Yekaterinburg 2020–21 Russian Premier League 8010——90
2021–22 Russian Premier League 17120——191
Total 2513000—281
Zenit St. Petersburg 2021–22 Russian Premier League 402000—60
2022–23 Russian Premier League 9050——140
2023–24 Russian Premier League 1000—0010
2025–26 Russian Premier League 3061——91
Total 1701310000301
Orenburg (loan) 2023–24 Russian Premier League 24110——251
Akhmat Grozny (loan) 2024–25 Russian Premier League 30140—20361
Akhmat Grozny 2026–27 Russian Premier League 10000——100
Club total 441600020521
Career total 110323100201354
  1. ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 3 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202310
202431
202531
202610
Total82

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2024Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia Brunei11–011–0Friendly
2.19 March 2025VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia Grenada2–05–0

Honours

Club

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

  1. ↑ https://fc-akhmat.ru/team/players/adamov-arsen
  2. ↑ "Akhmat v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 29 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Krasnodar v Akhmat game report". Russian Premier League. 22 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Арсен Адамов пополнил состав ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 15 January 2021.
  5. ↑ ""Зенит" и "Урал" достигли соглашения о переходе Арсена Адамова". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Арсен Адамов продолжит сезон в "Оренбурге"" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 1 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Арсен Адамов вернулся в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 20 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Арсен Адамов покидает «Зенит» - новости на официальном сайте ФК Зенит". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Арсен Адамов возвращается в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Арсен Адамов вызван в сборную России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union.
  11. ↑ "Kenya v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "ДЕД ЗАЩИТНИКА "ЗЕНИТА" АДАМОВА ЗАЯВИЛ, ЧТО ПО ПОВОДУ АРЕНДЫ ИГРОКА НИКТО НЕ ОБРАЩАЛСЯ" (in Russian). Match TV.
  13. ↑ "'Zenith' defender Adamov's grandfather says no one asked for the player's loan". athletistic.com.
  14. ↑ "Alkhanov: no one called about renting Adamov. He will punch a place in the "Zenith"". gamingdeputy.com.
  15. ↑ "Adamov, Arsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  16. ↑ ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
  17. ↑ ""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.
  18. ↑ ""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.
  19. ↑ ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.