Artur Eduardovich Nigmatullin (russian: Артур Эдуардович Нигматуллин; born 17 May 1991) is a Russian
football
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goalkeeper
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who plays for
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod.
Club career
In 2010, he was suspended for 10 months after he failed a
drug test
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. He made his professional debut for
FC Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk (russian: ФК Мордовия Саранск) is a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merge of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovia ...
on 4 April 2011 in a
Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...
game against
FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk
Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk (russian: Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск) is a Russian professional association football club based in Khabarovsk which plays in the second-tier Russian First League. They played in the Russi ...
.
On 16 June 2018, he signed with
FC Arsenal Tula
FC Arsenal Tula (russian: ФК Арсенал Тула) is a Russian professional football club from Tula playing in the second-tier Russian First League.
Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League ...
.
On 8 July 2021, he joined
FC Nizhny Novgorod
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (russian: ФК «Пари Нижний Новгород») or FC Pari NN for short is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 2015. It made its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2021–22 seaso ...
. On 31 August 2023, Nigmatullin extended his contract with Pari Nizhny Novgorod to June 2027.
International career
Nigmatullin was called up to the
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team (russian: Сборная России по футболу, Sbornaya Rossii po futbolu) represents the Russia, Russian Federation in men's international association football. It is controlled by the Russian Footb ...
for the first time in November 2023 for a friendly against Cuba.
Career statistics
Club
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1991 births
Footballers from Vladivostok
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's youth international footballers
Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Doping cases in association football
Men's association football goalkeepers
PFC CSKA Moscow players
FC Mordovia Saransk players
FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
FC Khimki players
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players
FC Tosno players
FC Amkar Perm players
FC Arsenal Tula players
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
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