Zakhar Vladimirovich Volkov (Belarusian: Захар Уладзіміравіч Волкаў; Russian: Захар Владимирович Волков; born 12 August 1997) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian club Arsenal Tula on loan from Khimki, and for the Belarus national team.[2]
 Volkov with Khimki in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zakhar Vladimirovich Volkov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal Tula | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Vitebsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Vitebsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Vitebsk-2 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Orsha (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Naftan Novopolotsk (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2018–2023 | BATE Borisov | 74 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Khimki (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | Khimki | 23 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Belarus U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | Belarus B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Belarus | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 6 August 2020, the BFF banned Volkov from Belarusian football for 2 years for his involvement in the match fixing during his time in Naftan.[3] The ban was later extended to all FIFA-approved competitions. In September 2021, the reminder 1 year of his suspension was indefinitely delayed by BFF and he was able to return on pitch in domestic competitions.[4]
On 20 January 2022, he joined Russian Premier League club Khimki on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
Honours
editBATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League champion: 2018
- Belarusian Cup winner: 2019–20
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 18 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitebsk | 2014 | Belarusian First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Orsha | 2016 | Belarusian First League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| BATE Borisov | 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Belarusian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Khimki | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Belarusian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
References
edit- ^ Zakhar Volkov at Russian Premier League
- ^ Player's profile at pressball.by
- ^ Волков дисквалифицирован на 2 года за участие в договорном матче (in Russian)
- ^ К дисквалификации Захара Волкова применена временная отсрочка исполнения (in Russian)
- ^ ""ХИМКИ" АРЕНДОВАЛИ ЗАХАРА ВОЛКОВА" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 20 January 2022.
External links
edit- Zakhar Volkov at Soccerway
- Zakhar Volkov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Zakhar Volkov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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