Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ryazantsev (, born 5 September 1986) is a Russian former

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er. He scored the first goal for

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on 20 October 2009, a thunderous 30-yard strike in their shock 2–1 away victory at the

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against

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in a Champions League group stage match. The goal against Barcelona was described as a "heavenly thunderbolt" by many of his teammates and was remembered as one of the goals of the tournament.

Club career

Moscow

From January 2003 to December 2005, Ryazantsev played for

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, formerly known as FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moscow, of the

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. He made his professional debut on 19 April 2004 in a 2–1 home wins against

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. He appeared in 2 matches for the team.

Rubin Kazan

Ryazantsev signed for

before the start of the 2006 Premier League season. His first appearance was as a substitute in a match against Spartak Moscow. He appeared in the starting lineup in the home match against

and managed to score a goal. He was also a starter when the team won the

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. In

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Ryazantsev brought his team into champions Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League in 2008, he appeared 22 times and scored 1 goal and 3 assists. 2009–10 season In Match Day Fourth UEFA Champions League 2009

in Nou Camp. Barcelona immediately initiating the attack but Barcelona made ??shock as long-range shot Ryazantsev and now GOAL. He scored the first goal for

on October 20, 2009, a thunderous 30-yard strike in their shock 2–1 away victory at the

against

in a Champions League group stage match. The goal against Barcelona was described as a "heavenly thunderbolt" by many of his teammates and was remembered as one of the goals of the tournament. 2012–13 season In Match Day One UEFA Europa League 2012-2013

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Ryazantsev scored, a penalty when Nacho pushed over Handanovic and the ball rebounds immediately struck Ryazantsev and goals, but the outcome of the match ended 2-2. In match day three UEFA Europa League 2012-2013

vs Partizan in Central Stadium. Ryazantsev scored, when receiving feedback Karadeniz, and Rubin was a 2-0 Win in the match. 2013–14 season In Match Day One UEFA Europa League 2013-2014

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Ryazantsev scored in minute 90 +4, capitalize on mistakes by the defense Ryazantsev directs the ball straight shot to the right corner of the goal. The goal was his third goal in the Europa League stage. Rubin was 5-2 win over Maribor. In match day three UEFA Europa League 2013-2014

vs Zulte Waregem in Central Stadium. Ryazantsev scored, receiving feedback breakthrough from Nacho, Ryazantsev calmly directed the ball straight shot into the left corner of the goal. The goal was his fourth goal in the Europa League stage. Rubin was 4-0 win over Zulte Waregem.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Aleksandr Ryazantsev took little persuading to join

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on a free transfer from

, saying the league leaders' offer "was the most interesting one". Players who have this terrible cannonball said he was happy to be joining with Zenit. Ryazantsev signed for

. On 30 January 2014 Ryazantsev played a friendly match

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, he scored with a penalty kick and brought Rubin Kazan Win 1-0 at Donbas Arena. 2014–15 season In Quarter-finals UEFA Europa League 2014-2015 The First Leg

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in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Ryazantsev struck just before the half-hour, He scored with a way to get a pass from teammate towards the left side and then he dribbled quickly and kicked the ball hard toward the goal keeper Sergio Rico then pushed over easily and the ball rebounds that led to her quickly struck by Ryazantsev himself and succeed becoming Goal. This match was won by Sevilla 2-1, For Ryazantsev own, this is the second Goal of the goal he scored to Spanish club.

Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast

On 24 February 2016, he was loaned to

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until the end of the 2015-16 season.

Amkar Perm

On 11 July 2017, he was loaned to

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until the end of the 2017-18 season. On 10 June 2018, Ryazantsev announced that his Zenit contract that expired at the end of the 2017–18 season will not be extended.

Khimki

On 14 September 2018, he joined the

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club

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Torpedo Moscow

On 11 June 2019, he signed a one-year contract with

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. On 30 May 2023, Ryazantsev extended his contract with Torpedo for the 2023–24 season.

Attributes

Mainly a winger, he can also appear as a

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International career

Ryazantsev was originally called up for Russian national team for an friendly against

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on 17 November 2010. He was not included in the final squad preparing for the game. On 7 June 2011, he made his debut for

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in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Rubin Kazan *

(2):

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Runner-up (1):

(2):

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

* Russian Cup Runner-up (1):

* Russian Cup (1):

;Zenit Saint Petersburg *

(1): 2014–15 *

(1):

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

;Torpedo Moscow *

(1) : 2021-22

References

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