Anton Zabolotny

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

Anton Konstantinovich Zabolotny (Russian: Антон Константинович Заболотный; born 13 June 1991) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for Spartak Moscow.

Anton Zabolotny

Zabolotny with CSKA Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Anton Konstantinovich Zabolotny
Date of birth	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Aizpute, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Spartak Moscow
Number	91
Youth career
1998–2004	Metallurg Lipetsk
2004–2008	CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	CSKA Moscow	0	(0)
2010	→ Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (loan)	16	(6)
2011	→ Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (loan)	21	(6)
2012	→ Dynamo Bryansk (loan)	13	(2)
2013–2014	Ufa	30	(5)
2014–2016	Fakel Voronezh	37	(11)
2016	→ Tosno (loan)	10	(4)
2016–2017	Tosno	51	(20)
2018–2019	Zenit St. Petersburg	26	(1)
2019	→ Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	3	(1)
2019–2021	Sochi	48	(14)
2021–2024	CSKA Moscow	77	(17)
2024–2025	Khimki	29	(6)
2025–	Spartak Moscow	4	(0)
International career‡
2009–2010	Russia U-19	5	(3)
2011–2012	Russia U-21	5	(2)
2017–	Russia	19	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2021

Club career

On 12 December 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.^[3]

Before the 2019–20 season, he was demoted to the PFL squad Zenit-2.^{[citation needed]}

On 8 August 2019, he moved to PFC Sochi.^[4] On 31 May 2021, he returned to CSKA Moscow on a 3-year contract.^[5] He left CSKA in June 2024 after his contract expired.^[6]

On 19 June 2024, Zabolotny signed with Khimki.^[7]

On 1 July 2025, Zabolotny joined Spartak Moscow on a one-season contract.^[8]

International career

He made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.^[9]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.^[10] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.^[11]

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 16 August 2025

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
CSKA Moscow	2008	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2009	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2010	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan	2010	Russian First League	16	6	1	0	—		—		17	6
Ural Yekaterinburg	2011–12	Russian First League	21	6	1	0	—		—		22	6
Dynamo Bryansk	2011–12	Russian First League	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
CSKA Moscow	2012–13	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ufa	2012–13	Russian First League	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	2013–14	Russian First League	25	4	1	0	—		3[a]	1	29	5
	Total		30	5	1	0	0	0	3	1	34	6
Fakel Voronezh	2014–15	Russian Second League	19	10	0	0	—		—		19	10
	2015–16	Russian First League	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
	Total		37	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	11
Tosno	2015–16	Russian First League	10	4	—		—		—		10	4
	2016–17	Russian First League	32	16	2	0	—		—		34	16
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	19	4	0	0	—		—		19	4
	Total		61	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	63	24
Zenit	2017–18	Russian Premier League	10	1	—		4[b]	0	—		14	1
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	16	0	2	1	12[b]	2	—		30	3
	Total		26	1	2	1	16	2	0	0	44	4
Zenit-2	2019–20	Russian Second League	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Sochi	2019–20	Russian Premier League	21	5	1	0	—		—		22	5
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	27	9	3	1	—		—		30	10
	Total		48	14	4	1	0	0	0	0	52	15
CSKA Moscow	2021–22	Russian Premier League	24	5	3	1	—		—		27	6
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	24	3	11	1	—		—		35	4
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	29	9	12	3	—		1[c]	0	42	12
	Total		77	17	26	5	0	0	1	0	104	22
Khimki	2024–25	Russian Premier League	29	6	2	0	—		—		31	6
Spartak Moscow	2025–26	Russian Premier League	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			365	93	42	7	16	2	4	1	427	103

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 14 November 2021^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2017	3	0
	2018	6	1
	2020	2	0
	2021	8	1
Total		19	1

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

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

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2018–19^[18][19]

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2022–23^[20]