Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Черников; born 1 February 2000) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Krasnodar and Russia national team.
 Chernikov with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vyselki, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DYuSSh Vyselki | |||
| –2019 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Krasnoda-3 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Krasnodar-2 | 57 | (4) |
| 2019– | Krasnodar | 120 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Russia U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Russia U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Russia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Russia U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Russia | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editHe made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 22 July 2018 in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk.[citation needed]
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Ufa, he started the game and was substituted at half-time.[3]
International career
editHe was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in October 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Croatia. He was included in the extended 41-players list of candidates.[4]
Chernikov made his debut on 20 November 2023 in a friendly against Cuba.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Russian First League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Krasnodar-3 | 2018–19 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 120 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 151 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 180 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the FNL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Russian Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 12 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2024 | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia |  Brunei | 9–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editKrasnodar
References
edit- ↑ "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 17 March 2018.
- ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod v Krasnodar game report". Russian Premier League. 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Krasnodar v Ufa game report". Russian Premier League. 1 March 2020.
- ↑ Расширенный состав на Кипр и Хорватию [Expanded squad for Cyprus and Croatia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 25 October 2021.
- ↑ "Russia v Cuba game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
edit- Aleksandr Chernikov at Soccerway
- Aleksandr Chernikov at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
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