Aleksandr Chernikov (footballer, born 2000)
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 Chernikov with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vyselki, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DYuSSh Vyselki | |||
| –2019 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Krasnoda-3 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Krasnodar-2 | 57 | (4) |
| 2019– | Krasnodar | 117 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Russia U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Russia U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Russia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Russia U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Russia | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||
Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Черников; born 1 February 2000) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Krasnodar and Russia national team.
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk.[1] He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 22 July 2018 in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk.[citation needed]
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Ufa, he started the game and was substituted at half-time.[3]
International career
He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in October 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Croatia. He was included in the extended 41-players list of candidates.[4]
Chernikov made his debut on 20 November 2023 in a friendly against Cuba.[5]
