Ilya Konstantinovich Zhigulyov (; born 1 February 1996) is a Russian

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who plays as a

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for Chernomorets Novorossiysk.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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for

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on 1 November 2013 in a game against

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. He made his debut for the main squad of

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on 28 February 2017 in a Russian Cup game against

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. He made his

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debut for Krasnodar on 5 March 2017 in a game against

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. On 9 February 2018, he joined

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on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. He played as

won the

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final against

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on 9 May 2018 in the

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. On 30 August 2018, he signed with

for another season-long loan, reuniting with his former Tosno coach

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. On 4 August 2020, he joined

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on loan for the 2020–21 season. On 20 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the Polish club

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. On 20 April 2022, he left the club by mutual consent. On 1 September 2022, Zhigulyov moved to

club Pari NN on a two-year contract. On 23 January 2025, Zhigulyov left Pari NN by mutual consent.

Honours

Club

;Tosno * Russian Cup: 2017–18

Career statistics

References

External links

* * * 1996 births Footballers from Krasnodar Krai Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Krasnodar-2 players FC Milsami Orhei players FC Krasnodar players FC Tosno players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players FC Rotor Volgograd players Zagłębie Lubin players FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players Russian Second League players Moldovan Super Liga players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Ekstraklasa players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Russian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Russian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1996-stub