Ruslan Aleksandrovich Kambolov (russian: Руслан Александрович Камболов; born 1 January 1990) is a Russian footballer who plays as a

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Club career

On 1 February 2014, he signed with

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 ...

. On 10 June 2019, he signed a 2-year contract with

FC Krasnodar FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the ...

. On 7 September 2021, he joined

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 14 January 2022, his contract with Arsenal was terminated by mutual consent. On 5 March 2022, Kambolov signed with

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe ( kk, Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Fo ...

in Kazakhstan.

International

Kambolov made his debut for the

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on 31 March 2015 in a friendly game against

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. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended

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squad. Due to injury, he was replaced by Sergei Ignashevich on 14 May.

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* * * 1990 births Footballers from Vladikavkaz Russian people of Ossetian descent Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Nizhny Novgorod (2007) players FC Volgar Astrakhan players FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Krasnodar players FC Krasnodar-2 players FC Arsenal Tula players FC Aktobe players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Kazakhstan Premier League players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan {{Russia-footy-defender-1990-stub