Aleksandr Vladimirovich Zotov (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Зо́тов, born 27 August 1990) is an association football player who plays as

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for

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

Club career

Zotov made his debut for Spartak in the

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on 16 November 2008 in a game against

FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok (russian: Футбольный клуб "Луч" Владивосток) was an association football club based in Vladivostok, Russia. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 2006 t ...

. In November and December 2008, he participated in

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games against

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, and

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. His second league appearance, however, came only on 21 July 2010.

Career statistics

External links

Player page on the official FC Spartak Moscow website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zotov, Aleksandr 1990 births Sportspeople from Khakassia Living people Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers FC Spartak Moscow players FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk players FC Rubin Kazan players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players