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Zenit St. Petersburg

Zenit St. Petersburg

Russia · Premier Liga · Premier Liga
Squad size26
Avg age27.6
Nations9
Latest season2023
Squad value €186.30m

About Zenit St. Petersburg

Football Club Zenit, also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925, the club plays in the Russian Premier League and are the reigning champions. They won the 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2025–26 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team plays its home matches at the Gazprom Arena. On 24 May 2023, Zenit became the first Russian sports club with 10 million followers on social media.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size26active players
Avg age27.6years
Domestic14Russia
Foreigners1246% of squad
EU passport3non-EU: 23
Nationalities9different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
2
18–22
9
23–26
10
27–30
5
31+

Position breakdown

GK
5 (19%)
DEF
8 (31%)
MID
5 (19%)
FWD
8 (31%)
50% foreign players
13 of 26
28.1y avg squad age
5 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
5 Midfielders
8 Attackers
41 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
158 players ever
€9.00m biggest signing ever
€835k biggest sale ever
23 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Gerson Midfield - Central Midfield 29 Brazil left 184.00m 2030-06-30 €25.00m
Luiz Henrique Attack - Right Winger 25 Brazil left 182.00m 2028-12-31 €25.00m
Wendel Midfield - Central Midfield 28 Brazil right 180.00m 2028-06-30 €18.00m
Maksim Glushenkov Attack - Second Striker 26 Russia left 179.00m 2028-06-30 €14.00m
Luciano Gondou Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Argentina Italy left 189.00m 2028-06-30 €12.00m
Nino Defender - Centre-Back 29 Brazil right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €11.00m
Mateo Cassierra Attack - Centre-Forward 29 Colombia right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €10.00m
Pedro Attack - Left Winger 20 Brazil right 170.00m 2028-12-31 €10.00m
Douglas Santos Defender - Left-Back 32 Brazil Russia left 176.00m 2027-06-30 €9.00m
Strahinja Erakovic Defender - Centre-Back 25 Serbia Australia right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €9.00m
Wilmar Barrios Midfield - Defensive Midfield 32 Colombia right 178.00m 2027-06-30 €8.00m
Aleksandr Sobolev Attack - Centre-Forward 29 Russia right 195.00m 2027-06-30 €6.00m
Andrey Mostovoy Attack - Left Winger 28 Russia right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €4.00m
Evgeniy Latyshonok Goalkeeper 27 Russia right 189.00m 2028-06-30 €4.00m
Vanja Drkusic Defender - Centre-Back 26 Slovenia right 186.00m 2029-06-30 €4.00m
Gustavo Mantuan Attack - Right Winger 24 Brazil Italy right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €3.50m
Vyacheslav Karavaev Defender - Right-Back 31 Russia right 175.00m 2026-06-30 €3.50m
Nuraly Alip Defender - Centre-Back 26 Kazakhstan left 188.00m 2028-06-30 €3.00m
Arsen Adamov Defender - Right-Back 26 Russia right 180.00m 2026-06-30 €2.00m
Yuriy Gorshkov Defender - Left-Back 27 Russia left 174.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Denis Adamov Goalkeeper 28 Russia right 196.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Bogdan Moskvichev Goalkeeper 22 Russia right 193.00m 2029-06-30 €800k
Yaroslav Mikhailov Midfield - Central Midfield 23 Russia left 182.00m 2027-06-30 €800k
Aleksandr Erokhin Midfield - Attacking Midfield 36 Russia right 195.00m 2026-06-30 €250k
Nikita Goylo Goalkeeper 27 Russia right 189.00m 2027-06-30 €250k
Mikhail Kerzhakov Goalkeeper 39 Russia right 190.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
21/22 2021-09-02 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Gil Vicente Transfer €2.00m
17/18 2017-07-01 Dmitriy Poloz Attack - Left Winger Rostov Transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Dmitriy Poloz Attack - Left Winger Rubin Kazan Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-01 Artur Yusupov Midfield - Central Midfield Dinamo Moscow Transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Artur Yusupov Midfield - Central Midfield Rostov Return from loan
22/23 2023-01-10 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Corinthians Transfer
24/25 2024-09-01 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Internacional Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Al-Shabab Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Vasco da Gama Return from loan
06/07 2006-08-11 Fernando Ricksen Defender - Right-Back Rangers Loan
06/07 2007-01-01 Fernando Ricksen Defender - Right-Back Rangers Transfer €1.25m
00/01 2000-07-01 Kairat Almaty Transfer
16/17 2016-07-01 Robert Mak Attack - Left Winger PAOK Salonika Transfer €3.50m
17/18 2018-06-30 Robert Mak Attack - Left Winger PAOK Salonika Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Corinthians Transfer
24/25 2024-12-31 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Grêmio Return from loan
25/26 2025-08-18 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Sport Recife Return from loan
25/26 2026-06-30 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Orenburg Return from loan
18/19 2019-01-28 Yaroslav Rakitskyi Defender - Centre-Back Shakhtar D. Transfer €10.00m
15/16 2016-01-31 Aleksandr Kokorin Attack - Second Striker Dinamo Moscow Transfer €2.00m
20/21 2020-07-31 Aleksandr Kokorin Attack - Second Striker FK Sochi Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-03 Argentinos Jrs. Transfer €7.70m
24/25 2024-08-27 Luciano Gondou Attack - Centre-Forward Argentinos Jrs. Transfer €12.00m
17/18 2017-07-01 Aleksandr Erokhin Midfield - Attacking Midfield Rostov Transfer
22/23 2022-07-19 Gustavo Mantuan Attack - Right Winger Corinthians Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Gustavo Mantuan Attack - Right Winger Corinthians Transfer €2.00m
23/24 2023-07-01 Aleksandr Kovalenko Midfield - Central Midfield FK Sochi Transfer €2.00m
12/13 2012-09-03 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward FC Porto Transfer €40.00m
13/14 2014-01-31 Salomón Rondón Attack - Centre-Forward Rubin Kazan Transfer €18.00m
24/25 2025-01-20 Luiz Henrique Attack - Right Winger Botafogo Transfer €33.00m
15/16 2015-07-01 Denis Tkachuk Midfield - Left Midfield KS Samara Transfer
13/14 2014-01-01 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Rubin Kazan Transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Ural Return from loan
17/18 2018-06-30 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Amkar Perm Return from loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Bogdan Moskvichev Goalkeeper Zenit 2 S-Pb Transfer
24/25 2025-06-30 Bogdan Moskvichev Goalkeeper Orenburg Return from loan
23/24 2023-09-13 Yaroslav Mikhailov Midfield - Central Midfield Pari NN Transfer €830k
24/25 2025-06-30 Yaroslav Mikhailov Midfield - Central Midfield Orenburg Return from loan
17/18 2018-01-01 Anton Zabolotnyi Attack - Centre-Forward Tosno Transfer €1.50m
06/07 2006-08-04 Fatih Tekke Attack - Centre-Forward Trabzonspor Transfer €7.50m
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
22/23 2022-07-01 Stanislav Kritsyuk Goalkeeper Gil Vicente Transfer
18/19 2018-07-26 Dmitriy Poloz Attack - Left Winger Rubin Kazan Loan
19/20 2019-07-04 Dmitriy Poloz Attack - Left Winger FK Sochi Transfer €3.00m
17/18 2017-07-01 Artur Yusupov Midfield - Central Midfield Rostov Loan
18/19 2018-07-25 Artur Yusupov Midfield - Central Midfield Rostov Transfer
23/24 2024-01-11 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Internacional Loan
24/25 2024-09-02 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Al-Shabab Loan
25/26 2025-08-25 Robert Renan Defender - Centre-Back Vasco da Gama Loan
06/07 2006-12-31 Fernando Ricksen Defender - Right-Back Rangers Return from loan
08/09 2009-08-28 Fernando Ricksen Defender - Right-Back Without Club Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Sokol Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 Robert Mak Attack - Left Winger PAOK Salonika Loan
19/20 2020-01-30 Robert Mak Attack - Left Winger Konyaspor Transfer
23/24 2024-02-12 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Grêmio Loan
24/25 2025-02-26 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Sport Recife Loan
25/26 2025-08-19 Du Queiroz Midfield - Central Midfield Orenburg Loan
21/22 2022-03-02 Yaroslav Rakitskyi Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
19/20 2020-02-17 Aleksandr Kokorin Attack - Second Striker FK Sochi Loan
20/21 2020-08-02 Aleksandr Kokorin Attack - Second Striker Spartak Moscow Transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Gustavo Mantuan Attack - Right Winger Corinthians Return from loan
24/25 2024-08-16 Aleksandr Kovalenko Midfield - Central Midfield Orenburg Transfer €2.00m
16/17 2016-07-01 Hulk Attack - Centre-Forward SH SIPG Transfer €56.00m
15/16 2015-08-10 Salomón Rondón Attack - Centre-Forward West Brom Transfer €17.00m
15/16 2016-01-01 Denis Tkachuk Midfield - Left Midfield Rubin Kazan Transfer
15/16 2016-01-01 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Ural Loan
17/18 2017-07-01 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Amkar Perm Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 Aleksandr Ryazantsev Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
24/25 2024-07-02 Bogdan Moskvichev Goalkeeper Orenburg Loan
23/24 2023-09-14 Yaroslav Mikhailov Midfield - Central Midfield Orenburg Loan
19/20 2019-08-08 Anton Zabolotnyi Attack - Centre-Forward FK Sochi Transfer
09/10 2010-01-01 Fatih Tekke Attack - Centre-Forward Rubin Kazan Transfer €2.00m
95/96 1995-07-20 Yuriy Okroshidze Goalkeeper Smena-Saturn Transfer
96/97 1997-01-01 Yuriy Okroshidze Goalkeeper Sokol-PZD Transfer
25/26 2025-07-09 Dmitriy Vasiljev Midfield - Defensive Midfield FK Sochi Loan
14/15 2014-08-29 Dinamo Moscow Transfer €8.00m
02/03 2003-01-01 Tor-Met Moscow Transfer
95/96 1996-01-01 SH Shenhua Transfer
21/22 2022-02-10 Kirill Kravtsov Midfield - Defensive Midfield Nizhny Novgorod Loan
22/23 2022-07-22 Kirill Kravtsov Midfield - Defensive Midfield FK Sochi Transfer €835k
17/18 2017-08-31 Yohan Mollo Attack - Right Winger Fulham Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Russia 13 50%
Brazil 5 19.2%
Colombia 2 7.7%
Argentina Italy 1 3.8%
Brazil Russia 1 3.8%
Serbia Australia 1 3.8%
Slovenia 1 3.8%
Brazil Italy 1 3.8%
Kazakhstan 1 3.8%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Premier Liga
99/00Russian Cup
99/00UEFA Cup
98/99Premier Liga
98/99Russian Cup
97/98Premier Liga
97/98Russian Cup
96/97Premier Liga
96/97Russian Cup
95/96Premier Liga
95/96Russian Cup
94/951.League
94/95Russian Cup
93/941.League
93/94Russian Cup
92/931.League
92/93Russian Cup
91/92Abst.-Playoff
91/92Premier Liga
91/92Soviet Cup (- 1992)
90/91Soviet Cup (- 1992)
89/90Soviet Cup (- 1992)
89/90UEFA Cup
88/89Soviet Cup (- 1992)
25/26Premier Liga
25/26Russian Cup
24/25Premier Liga
24/25Russian Cup
24/25Russian Super Cup
23/24Premier Liga
23/24Russian Cup
23/24Russian Super Cup
22/23Premier Liga
22/23Russian Cup
22/23Russian Super Cup
21/22Champions League
21/22Europa League
21/22Premier Liga
21/22Russian Cup
21/22Russian Super Cup
20/21Champions League
20/21Premier Liga
20/21Russian Cup
20/21Russian Super Cup
1991Pervaya Liga
1990Pervaya Liga
1989Vyschaya Liga (- 1991)
19/20Champions League
19/20Premier Liga
19/20Russian Cup
30 matches this season · 240 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2025-05-24 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 3–0 Akhmat Grozny W
2025-05-18 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Rostov 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2025-05-10 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2025-05-04 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W
2025-04-26 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Dinamo Moskva 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg D
2025-04-20 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 FK Khimki W
2025-04-13 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 4–1 FK Krasnodar W
2025-04-05 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Lokomotiv Moskva 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg D
2025-03-30 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 4–0 Rubin Kazan W
2025-03-16 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Spartak Moskva 2–1 Zenit St. Petersburg L
2025-03-08 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Fakel Voronezh 0–2 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2025-03-01 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 0–0 CSKA Moskva D
2024-12-07 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 1–2 Akron Tolyatti L
2024-12-01 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 2–3 Krylia Sovetov L
2024-11-23 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Orenburg 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-11-10 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Akhmat Grozny 1–2 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-11-02 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 FK Dinamo Makhachkala W
2024-10-27 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 1–1 Lokomotiv Moskva D
2024-10-18 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Akron Tolyatti 0–5 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-10-05 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 FK Orenburg W
2024-09-28 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Krasnodar 2–0 Zenit St. Petersburg L
2024-09-21 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1 Fakel Voronezh W
2024-09-14 RU1 REGULAR SEASON CSKA Moskva 0–1 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-08-31 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-08-24 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 0–0 Spartak Moskva D
2024-08-18 RU1 REGULAR SEASON FK Khimki 1–1 Zenit St. Petersburg D
2024-08-10 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Dinamo Moskva W
2024-08-03 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Zenit St. Petersburg 5–0 FK Rostov W
2024-07-27 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Rubin Kazan 0–4 Zenit St. Petersburg W
2024-07-20 RU1 REGULAR SEASON Krylia Sovetov 0–4 Zenit St. Petersburg W

Aggregated from 30 completed matches across all competitions in season 2024.

Record 20W-6D-4L 2.20 pts/game
Goals scored 58 1.93 per match
Goals conceded 18 0.60 per match
Goal difference +40
Clean sheets 17 57% of matches
Failed to score 3 10% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 10W-3D-2L 30-10 goals
Away record 10W-3D-2L 28-8 goals

Highlights

3 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Roman Berezovskiy Goalkeeper Armenia Russia 14 1,260 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Andrey Arshavin Attack - Left Winger Russia 10 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aleksandr Makarov Goalkeeper Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Zenit St. Petersburg

What is Zenit St. Petersburg?

Zenit St. Petersburg is a professional football club based in Russia, competing in Premier Liga.

How many players are in Zenit St. Petersburg's squad?

Zenit St. Petersburg currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Zenit St. Petersburg play in?

Zenit St. Petersburg plays in Premier Liga.

When was Zenit St. Petersburg founded?

Zenit St. Petersburg was founded in 1925.