Aleksei Ionov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Ионов; born 18 February 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He could play on the left flank or the right.

Aleksei Ionov

Ionov with Russia in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov
Date of birth	(1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kingisepp, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2007	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Zenit Saint Petersburg	46	(3)
2012–2013	Kuban Krasnodar	37	(3)
2013	Anzhi Makhachkala	6	(0)
2013–2017	Dynamo Moscow	81	(18)
2016–2017	→ CSKA Moscow (loan)	24	(3)
2017–2020	Rostov	80	(18)
2020–2023	Krasnodar	70	(13)
2023	Rostov	14	(0)
2024	Ural Yekaterinburg	30	(5)
International career
2006	Russia U-17	11	(4)
2007–2008	Russia U-19	9	(2)
2009–2010	Russia U-21	12	(1)
2011–2012	Russia-2	5	(4)
2011–2021	Russia	39	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Ionov with Anzhi in 2013

He started playing football at the age of six. Later he graduated from SCYSSOR Zenit, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

On 3 June 2013, Ionov moved to Anzhi Makhachkala for 5 million euros.^[1]

In June 2016, Ionov moved to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan.^[2]

On 31 August 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with Rostov.^[3]

On 15 October 2020, he moved to Krasnodar and signed a 2.5-year contract with the club.^[4] Ionov left Krasnodar in June 2023.^[5]

On 20 June 2023, Ionov returned to Rostov on a two-year deal.^[6] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 14 December 2023.^[7]

On 22 February 2024, Ionov signed with Ural Yekaterinburg.^[8]

International career

Ionov was a part of the Russia U-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.^[9]

He made his senior national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Qatar. He played his first competitive national team game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 6 September 2013.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.^[10]

After a two-year break, he was called up for games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018.^[11] He scored his first two goals for the national squad on 10 September 2018 in a friendly against the Czech Republic which was played at his club's home stadium, Rostov Arena.^{[citation needed]}

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.^[12] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.^[13] He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.^[14][15][16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 July 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Russian Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2007	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	3	2	—		4	2
	2008	Russian Premier League	5	0	1	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2009	Russian Premier League	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2010	Russian Premier League	11	0	1	0	5	2	—		17	2
	2011–12	Russian Premier League	20	3	2	1	4	0	1[a]	1	27	5
	Total		46	3	6	1	13	4	1	1	66	9
Kuban Krasnodar	2011–12	Russian Premier League	7	1	0	0	—		—		7	1
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	30	2	2	0	—		—		32	2
	Total		37	3	2	0	—		—		39	3
Anzhi Makhachkala	2013–14	Russian Premier League	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Dynamo Moscow	2013–14	Russian Premier League	18	5	0	0	—		—		18	5
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	29	9	1	0	14	4	—		44	13
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	29	4	3	0	—		—		32	4
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		81	18	4	0	14	4	0	0	99	22
CSKA Moscow (loan)	2016–17	Russian Premier League	24	3	1	0	3	0	1[a]	0	29	3
Rostov	2017–18	Russian Premier League	21	5	1	0	—		—		22	5
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	25	6	5	0	—		—		30	6
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	25	6	0	0	—		—		25	6
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	9	1	—		1	0	—		10	1
	Total		80	18	6	0	1	0	0	0	87	18
Krasnodar	2020–21	Russian Premier League	19	4	1	0	2	0	—		22	4
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	24	2	1	0	—		—		25	2
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	27	7	11	0	—		—		38	7
	Total		70	13	13	0	2	0	0	0	85	13
Rostov	2023–24	Russian Premier League	14	0	3	0	–		–		17	0
Ural		Russian Premier League	12	3	3	0	–		2[b]	0	17	3
	2024–25	Russian First League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		13	3	3	0	—		2	0	18	3
Career total			371	61	38	1	33	8	4	1	446	71

1. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
2. Appearances in the relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2019^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	5	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	6	2
	2019	9	2
Total		26	4

International goals

As of match played 19 November 2019. Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ionov goal.^[17]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	13	Czech Republic	1–0	5–1	Friendly
2					3–0
3	11 June 2019	Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia	20	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4	19 November 2019	San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	26	San Marino	4–0	5–0

Honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• UEFA Cup: 2007–08
• Russian Super Cup: 2008, 2011
• Russian Cup: 2009–10
• Russian Premier League: 2010