Aleksandr Belenov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Belenov.

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Belenov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Беленов; born 13 September 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ufa.

Aleksandr Belenov

Belenov with FC Ufa in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Vasilyevich Belenov
Date of birth	(1986-09-13) 13 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Belgorod, Russian SFSR
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ufa
Number	31
Youth career
	Salyut Belgorod
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2010	Salyut Belgorod	89	(0)
2010–2011	Spartak Moscow	1	(0)
2011–2016	Kuban Krasnodar	143	(0)
2016	Anzhi Makhachkala	17	(0)
2017–2022	Ufa	151	(0)
2022–2023	Rubin Kazan	3	(0)
2023–2025	Fakel Voronezh	36	(0)
2025–	Ufa	0	(0)
International career‡
2004	Russia U-18	8	(1)
2012	Russia-2	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2012

Career

Salyut Belgorod

He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2004 for FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod.^[1] There he played for seven years.

Spartak Moscow

In 2010, he joined FC Spartak Moscow.^[2] Due to little playing time he chose to leave the team in 2011.

Kuban Krasnodar

He joined FC Kuban Krasnodar for €350k. He quickly established himself as #1 goalkeeper.

Fakel Voronezh

On 28 June 2023, Belenov signed with Fakel Voronezh.^[3] On 28 May 2024, his contract with Fakel was extended.^[4]

International

He was called up to the Russian national football team for the first time for a friendly game against the United States on 15 November 2012.^[5]

Individual honours

• List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #3 (2013/14).

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2025^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salyut Belgorod	2004	Russian Football National League 2	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	2005	Russian Football National League 2	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
	2006	Russian First League	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
	2007	Russian First League	6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	2008	Russian First League	26	0	2	0	–		–		28	0
	2009	Russian First League	20	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
	2010	Russian First League	19	0	0	0	–		–		19	0
	Total		89	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	96	0
Spartak Moscow	2010	Russian Premier League	1	0	–		0	0	–		1	0
	2011–12	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kuban Krasnodar	2011–12	Russian Premier League	24	0	0	0	–		–		24	0
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	30	0	3	0	–		–		33	0
	2013–14	Russian Premier League	30	0	0	0	10[a]	0	–		40	0
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	30	0	4	0	–		–		34	0
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	29	0	2	0	–		2[b]	0	33	0
	Total		143	0	9	0	10	0	2	0	164	0
Anzhi Makhachkala	2016–17	Russian Premier League	17	0	0	0	–		–		17	0
Ufa	2016–17	Russian Premier League	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	30	0	0	0	–		–		30	0
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	29	0	0	0	6[a]	0	2[b]	0	37	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	26	0	2	0	–		–		28	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	29	0	3	0	–		–		32	0
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	27	0	0	0	–		–		27	0
	Total		151	0	6	0	6	0	2	0	165	0
Rubin Kazan	2022–23	Russian First League	3	0	1	0	–		–		4	0
Fakel	2023–24	Russian Premier League	24	0	1	0	–		–		25	0
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		36	0	2	0	—		—		38	0
Career total			440	0	25	0	16	0	4	0	485	0

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the relegation play-offs