Aleksandr Yerokhin

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

Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (Russian: Александр Юрьевич Ерохин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ jɪˈroxʲɪn]; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg.

Aleksandr Yerokhin

Yerokhin with Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin
Date of birth	(1989-10-13) 13 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Barnaul, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zenit St. Petersburg
Number	21
Youth career
1997–2004	Dynamo Barnaul
2004–2007	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Sheriff Tiraspol	80	(30)
2011–2013	Krasnodar	19	(1)
2013	→ SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (loan)	9	(2)
2013–2014	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Ural Yekaterinburg (loan)	25	(2)
2014–2016	Ural Yekaterinburg	37	(10)
2016–2017	Rostov	36	(6)
2017–	Zenit Saint Petersburg	178	(33)
International career‡
2008	Russia U-19	9	(3)
2011	Russia-2	2	(0)
2016–2021	Russia	32	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2021

Career

Club

He grew up in the youth team of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, and played a few matches for the team that season. By the 2009 season he had become a first-team player and became its playmaker.

Yerokhin with Zenit in 2022

On 28 June 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.^[2] On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored 4 goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.^[3]

On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit until the end of the 2023–24 season.^[4]

On 1 July 2024, Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for one season.^[5]

International

He was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein.^[6] He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.^[7]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.^[8] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.^[9] He didn't make any group-stage appearances for the team, before he became the first player to be a fourth substitute in the extra time of the match after coming on to the field in the round of 16 match against Spain. He also appeared as a substitute in the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 August 2025^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheriff Tiraspol	2007–08	Divizia Națională	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
	2008–09	Divizia Națională	27	11	0	0	4[a]	1	—		31	12
	2009–10	Divizia Națională	28	11	0	0	8[b]	0	—		36	11
	2010–11	Divizia Națională	18	6	0	0	11[c]	3	—		29	9
	Total		80	30	0	0	23	4	0	0	103	34
Krasnodar	2011–12	Russian Premier League	17	1	2	1	—		—		19	2
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	2	0	1	1	—		—		3	1
	Total		19	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	22	3
SKA-Khabarovsk (loan)	2012–13	Russian Football National League	9	2	0	0	—		2[d]	0	11	2
Ural (loan)	2013–14	Russian Premier League	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2
Ural	2014–15	Russian Premier League	25	6	1	0	—		0	0	26	6
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	12	4	2	0	—		—		14	4
	Total		62	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	66	12
Rostov	2015–16	Russian Premier League	11	2	0	0	—		—		11	2
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	25	4	0	0	13[e]	1	—		38	5
	Total		36	6	0	0	13	1	0	0	49	7
Zenit St.Petersburg	2017–18	Russian Premier League	27	7	0	0	12[f]	1	—		39	8
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	16	6	1	0	9[f]	0	—		26	6
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	23	2	2	1	4[a]	0	1[g]	0	30	3
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	25	7	1	0	5[a]	1	1[g]	0	32	8
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	28	7	2	1	8[h]	0	1[g]	1	39	9
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	20	2	6	0	—		1[g]	0	27	2
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	18	0	9	1	—		0	0	27	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	20	2	10	3	—		0	0	30	5
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		178	33	32	6	38	2	4	1	252	42
Career total			384	84	39	8	74	7	6	1	503	100

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
3. Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in promotion play-offs
5. Nine appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearances in Russian Super Cup
8. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	4	0
2017	11	0
2018	8	1
2019	1	0
2020	2	0
2021	6	3
Total	32	4

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2021^[12]

International goals

As of 11 November 2021 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2018	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Czech Republic	4–1	5–1	Friendly
2.	4 September 2021	GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	11 November 2021	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Cyprus	1–0	6–0
4.				6–0

Honors

Club

FC Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division:
  • 2008, 2009, 2010
• Moldovan Cup:
  • 2008, 2009
• CIS Cup:
  • 2009

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2018–19,^[13][14] 2019–20,^[15] 2020–21,^[16] 2021–22,^[17] 2022–23,^[18] 2023–24^[19]
• Russian Cup: 2019–20,^[20] 2023–24^[21]
• Russian Super Cup: 2020,^[22] 2021,^[23] 2022,^[24] 2023, 2024^[25]

Individual

• CIS Cup top scorer:
  • 2009 (shared)