Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Retired
👕500+ Apps
⚽200+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴100+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.4
goals / match
Zenit St. Petersburg
top club · 386 apps
Position rank · 16/17
#2239
goals rank
#943
assists rank
203
season goals
83
season assists
Among 2,774 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€14.00m
peak value · 2012
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
28
best season · 10/11
105 / 39
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1982-11-27 · 4 players total
511Appearances
203Goals
83Assists
42Yellow cards
0Red cards
79Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Кержаков Александр Анатольевич |
| Date of birth | 1982-11-27 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kingissepp, Leningrad Oblast, Russia |
| Citizenship |  Russia |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | prosm |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2017
Transfer: Zenit S-Pb → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Zenit St. Petersburg
18 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: FC Zürich → Zenit S-Pb
15/16 · Return from loan
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2016
Transfer: Zenit S-Pb → FC Zürich
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Zürich
19 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Zenit St. Petersburg
21 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Zenit St. Petersburg
31 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Zenit St. Petersburg
33 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2011
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Zenit St. Petersburg
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Feb 2011
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Zenit St. Petersburg
41 matches · 28 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Dinamo Moscow → Zenit S-Pb
09/10 · Transfer · €6.50m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Dinamo Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg
35 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Dinamo Moscow
28 matches · 15 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2008
Transfer: Sevilla FC → Dinamo Moscow
07/08 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sevilla FC, Dinamo Moscow
46 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Zenit S-Pb → Sevilla FC
06/07 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sevilla FC, Zenit St. Petersburg
30 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Zenit St. Petersburg
40 matches · 18 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Zenit St. Petersburg
38 matches · 19 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Zenit St. Petersburg
32 matches · 21 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Zenit St. Petersburg
31 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Zenit St. Petersburg
34 matches · 16 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2001
Transfer: Svetogorets → Zenit S-Pb
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Zenit St. Petersburg
28 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2000
Transfer: SShOR Zenit U17 → Svetogorets
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €14.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1024 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 16/17. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.46/90
Assists3 total · 0.69/90
G+A5 total · 1.14/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Zenit St. Petersburg
73.2%
FC Zürich
5.6%
Dinamo Moscow
11.4%
Sevilla FC
9.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | 00/01 | 16/17 | 386 | 162 | 70 | 5,178 |
| FC Zürich | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 393 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 805 |
| Sevilla FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 693 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Europa League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 16/17 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| 16/17 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup | FC Zürich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 15/16 | Super League | FC Zürich | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 304 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Champions League Qu. | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 |
| 14/15 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 |
| 13/14 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187 |
| 13/14 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 12/13 | Europa League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 170 |
| 12/13 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Russian Super Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League Qu. | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Zenit St. Petersburg | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 10/11 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 117 |
| 10/11 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Champions League Qu. | Dinamo Moscow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Dinamo Moscow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 09/10 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 163 |
| 09/10 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Premier Liga | Dinamo Moscow | 24 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 180 |
| 08/09 | Russian Cup | Dinamo Moscow | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 07/08 | Champions League | Sevilla FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Sevilla FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 07/08 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 07/08 | Premier Liga | Dinamo Moscow | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 336 |
| 07/08 | Supercopa | Sevilla FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Super Cup | Sevilla FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Copa del Rey | Sevilla FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | LaLiga | Sevilla FC | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 154 |
| 06/07 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | Sevilla FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 266 |
| 05/06 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 252 |
| 05/06 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 05/06 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 04/05 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 299 |
| 04/05 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 04/05 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 03/04 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| 03/04 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 02/03 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 182 |
| 02/03 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 01/02 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183 |
| 01/02 | Russian Cup | Zenit St. Petersburg | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 255 |
| 00/01 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 335 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | SShOR Zenit U17 | Svetogorets | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-01 | Svetogorets | Zenit S-Pb | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Zenit S-Pb | Sevilla FC | Transfer | 7500000 | €5.00m |
| 07/08 | 2008-02-26 | Sevilla FC | Dinamo Moscow | Transfer | 7000000 | €8.00m |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-16 | Dinamo Moscow | Zenit S-Pb | Transfer | 8500000 | €6.50m |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | Zenit S-Pb | FC Zürich | Loan | 2800000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | FC Zürich | Zenit S-Pb | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Zenit S-Pb | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | cold | 2011-02-21 | 2011-03-08 | 16 | 3 |
| 10/11 | Metacarpal fracture | 2011-03-26 | 2011-04-16 | 22 | 7 |
| 11/12 | Foot injury | 2011-10-02 | 2011-12-02 | 62 | 19 |
| 12/13 | Patellar tendon problems | 2013-04-22 | 2013-05-06 | 15 | 3 |
| 15/16 | Muscle injury | 2016-03-20 | 2016-04-01 | 13 | 2 |
Current—
Peak€14.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€4.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #33397 | #11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23138 | #11 | 8 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11945 | #11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3448 | #11 | 91 | 30 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axel Witsel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 23 | 32 |
| 03/04 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 18 | 29 |
| 01/02 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 10 | 32 |
| 04/05 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 8 | 25 |
| 03/04 | Premier Liga | Zenit St. Petersburg | 7 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | FC Zürich | Zenit S-Pb | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | Zenit S-Pb | FC Zürich | Loan | — | €2.80m |
Teams faced most often by Aleksandr Kerzhakov's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal CF | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 42% |
| Valencia CF | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 42% |
| Málaga CF | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 33% |
| Atlético Madrid | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 8% |
| Espanyol Barcelona | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 70% |
| Real Sociedad | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 30% |
| FC Barcelona | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 10% |
| Granada CF | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 50% |
| RC Celta | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 40% |
| Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 40% |
| Real Madrid | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 40% |
| Levante UD | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 06/07 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 10/11 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 15/16 | Goal #200 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 19 | 393 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 14/15 | 21 | 287 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 13/14 | 31 | 580 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 12/13 | 33 | 620 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 10/11 | 41 | 512 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 09/10 | 35 | 343 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 |
| 08/09 | 28 | 289 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 |
| 07/08 | 46 | 609 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 06/07 | 30 | 420 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| 05/06 | 40 | 702 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 04/05 | 38 | 659 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 03/04 | 32 | 232 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 02/03 | 31 | 256 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.11 |
| 01/02 | 34 | 438 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 00/01 | 28 | 335 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier Liga
340 apps
139 G
65 A
Russian Cup
35 apps
19 G
5 A
UEFA Cup
27 apps
15 G
3 A
LaLiga
26 apps
8 G
2 A
Europa League
11 apps
5 G
1 A
Super League
17 apps
5 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
12 apps
4 G
2 A
Champions League
22 apps
3 G
2 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Schweizer Cup
2 apps
2 G
0 A
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Who is Aleksandr Kerzhakov?
Aleksandr Kerzhakov is a Russia professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Aleksandr Kerzhakov?
Aleksandr Kerzhakov is 43 years old. He was born on November 27, 1982 in Kingissepp, Leningrad Oblast.
What position does Aleksandr Kerzhakov play?
Aleksandr Kerzhakov plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Aleksandr Kerzhakov play for?
Aleksandr Kerzhakov currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Aleksandr Kerzhakov scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Aleksandr Kerzhakov has scored 203 goals in 511 appearances.