Viktor Fayzulin

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Igorevich and the family name is Fayzulin.

Viktor Fayzulin

280px Fayzulin playing for Russia in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin
Date of birth	(1986-04-22) 22 April 1986
Place of birth	Nahodka, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Okean Nakhodka	9	(0)
2004–2006	SKA-Energia Khabarovsk	51	(8)
2007	Spartak Nalchik	28	(3)
2008–	Zenit Saint Petersburg	157	(21)
International career‡
2004	Russia U17
2006	Russia Olympic
2007–2008	Russia U-21
2011	Russia-2	2	(0)
2012–	Russia	20	(4)
*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 in Nahodka) is a Russian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nahodka, 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.

International career

He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire. 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.

International goals

Scores and goals list Russia's goal tally first.

#	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

Career statistics

File:FayzulinWarmingUp.jpg

Fayzulin warming up before a 0–1 away win against Saturn on 2 May 2010

As of 3 July 2014

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
	Total		138	21	11	1	47	4	196	26
Career total			226	32	16	1	47	4	289	37

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• UEFA Cup: 2008
• Russian Premier League: 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15
• Russian Cup: 2010

External links

• Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
• Profile at the official Russian Premier League website (Russian)