Sergei Andreyevich Petrov (; born 2 January 1991) is a Russian

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player who plays as a

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for

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Career

He made his debut for the main

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squad on 13 March 2011 in a

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game against

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. On 11 December 2014, Petrov extended his Krasnodar contract until the end of the 2015–16 season. On 26 April 2024, Petrov extended his contract with Krasnodar for the 2024–25 season. On 26 May 2025, he signed another one-season extension.

International career

He was called up to the senior

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squad in August 2016 for matches against

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and

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. He made his debut against Ghana on 6 September 2016. On 13 October 2019, he played his first competitive international game against

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in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier, but was injured by Costas Laifis and left the field at the end of the first half. On 19 November 2019, he scored his first national team goal in another qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Krasnodar *

: 2024–25

References

External links

Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
1991 births People from Tosnensky District Footballers from Leningrad Oblast 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 Men's association football midfielders FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Krasnodar players Russian Premier League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1991-stub