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.
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Yerokhin with Zenit in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 191 | (34) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Russia U-19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Russia | 32 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2021 | |||
Career
editClub
editHe grew up in the youth team of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, and played a few matches for the team that season. By the 2009 season he had become a first-team player and became its playmaker.

On 28 June 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[2] On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored 4 goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.[3]
On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit until the end of the 2023–24 season.[4]
On 1 July 2024, Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for one season.[5]
International
editHe was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein.[6] He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.[7]
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[8] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[9] He didn't make any group-stage appearances for the team, before he became the first player to be a fourth substitute in the extra time of the match after coming on to the field in the round of 16 match against Spain. He also appeared as a substitute in the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2007–08 | Divizia Națională | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Divizia Națională | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2009–10 | Divizia Națională | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Divizia Națională | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 3 | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| Total | 80 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| SKA-Khabarovsk (loan) | 2012–13 | Russian Football National League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Ural (loan) | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Ural | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | ||
| Rostov | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13[e] | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Zenit St.Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12[f] | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9[f] | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8[h] | 0 | 1[g] | 1 | 39 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| Total | 191 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 272 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 397 | 85 | 46 | 11 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 523 | 104 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ↑ Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Russian Super Cup
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
editInternational goals
edit- As of 11 November 2021 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 4 September 2021 | GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 11 November 2021 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4. | 6–0 |
Honors
editClub
editFC Sheriff Tiraspol
- Moldovan National Division:
- 2008, 2009, 2010
- Moldovan Cup:
- 2008, 2009
- CIS Cup:
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Individual
editReferences
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Полоз и Ерохин переходят в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 28 June 2017.
- ↑ "Zenit-SKA-Khabarovsk game report". Russian Premier League. 13 May 2018.
- ↑ "Сине-бело-голубые продлили соглашение с Александром Ерохиным" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ ""Зенит" продлил контракт с Александром Ерохиным" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 1 July 2024.
- ↑ Состав на Швецию и Лихтенштейн (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Turkey v Russia game report". Soccerway. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Russia v Croatia game report". Soccerway. 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Aleksandr Yerokhin at Soccerway
- 1 2 Aleksandr Yerokhin at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.