Mikhail Sergeyi Markosov (russian: Михаил Серге́евич Маркосов; born 29 June 1985) is an

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n former football player who played as a striker.

Club career

Markosov has played for several Russian clubs in the

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and

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. His professional career began in 2004 in

FC Zhemchuzhina Budyonnovsk FC Zhemchuzhina Budyonnovsk (russian: «Жемчужина» (Будённовск)) was a Russian football team from Budyonnovsk. It played professionally from 1991 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2004. Their best result was 6th place in Zone 1 of the R ...

. He then moved to FC Kavkaztransgaz Ryzdvyany. In 2007, he made his debut in the Russian First Division in

FC SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (russian: ФК СКА Ростов-на-Дону) is a Russian association football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club's history includes becoming runners-up of the Soviet Top League in 1966 and winning the Soviet Cup in 1 ...

. Markosov began the 2008 season in

FC Dynamo Stavropol PFC Dynamo Stavropol (russian: link=no, «Динамо» (Ставрополь)) is an association football club from Stavropol, south Russia, best known for winning the 1949 RSFSR championship in one of the 9 zones. In recent years it played m ...

. He was the top goalscorer in the

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South Zone, scoring 27 goals, a feat no one in the entire Second Division surpassed. In the 2010 season, he played for

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

and came back to FC Dynamo Stavropol the next season. Scoring 10 goals in his first 10 matches for Dynamo, Markosov was transferred in the summer transfer window of the 2011-12 season to

FC Ufa FC Ufa (russian: ФК «Уфа», ba, Өфө, Öfö) is a Russian football club based in Ufa that will play in the second-tier Russian First League in the 2022–23 season. History During the summer of 2010, Rustem Khamitov, the second Pres ...

. From April until June 2019 Markosov played for

FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the R ...

, scored 7 goals in 11 matches.

International career

Markosov was called up to the

Armenia national football team The Armenia national football team ( hy, Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, ''Hayastani futboli azgayin havak'akan'') represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of ...

for a friendly match against

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on 5 February 2013 in

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, France. However, he did not make an appearance for the team.

Personal life

Mikhail is married to his wife Nastya.

Honours

Club

Zone South Top Goalscorer:

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(27 goals)

FC Khimki FC Khimki (russian: ФК Химки) is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. The club returned to the Russian Premier League in the 2020–21 season. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki ...

/ FC Solyaris Moscow *

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Zone West Top Goalscorer and Best Player: 2015–16 (13 goals).

References

External links

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sports.ru
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sportbox.ru
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fcufa.pro
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Markosov, Mikhail 1985 births People from Budyonnovsk Living people Armenian men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players PFC Dynamo Stavropol players FC Rotor Volgograd players FC Ufa players FC Sibir Novosibirsk players FC Khimki players FC Solyaris Moscow players FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Kuban Krasnodar (2018) players Footballers from Stavropol Krai