 Fayzulin playing for Russia in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nakhodka, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Okean Nakhodka | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 51 | (8) |
| 2007 | Spartak Nalchik | 28 | (3) |
| 2007–2018 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 157 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Russia U-21 | 11 | (3) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Russia | 20 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2014 | |||
Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (Russian: Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a Russian former footballer, who played as a midfielder.
A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he started his professional career with Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for SKA-Energiya and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In February 2012 he extended his contract till 2016.[citation needed] In April 2018, it was reported that Fayzulin was nearing a comeback after being sidelined with a knee injury since September 2015.[1] After his contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg expired at the end of the 2017–18 season, he announced his retirement after missing 2.5 years due to injury.[2]
He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. He scored his first goal for the national team in his next game, a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2012. He scored once again in his next game, another World Cup qualifier against Israel on 11 September 2012.
| Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Okean Nakhodka | D3 | 2004 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | D2 | 2004 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | ||
| Spartak Nalchik | D1 | 2007 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | D1 | 2008 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 157 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 225 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 245 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 318 | 37 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2012 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |  Northern Ireland
|
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 11 September 2012 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Israel
|
4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 25 March 2013 | Stamford Bridge, London |  Brazil
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 11 October 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg
|
2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
