Ilya Zhigulyov
Russian footballer
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Ilya Konstantinovich Zhigulyov (Russian: Илья Константинович Жигулёв; born 1 February 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Arsenal Tula.
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Zhigulyov with Tosno in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Konstantinovich Zhigulyov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Severskaya, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal Tula | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Krasnodar Krai Football Academy | |||
| 2013–2016 | Krasnodar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2021 | Krasnodar-2 | 88 | (8) |
| 2016 | → Milsami Orhei (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2021 | Krasnodar | 17 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tosno (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Zagłębie Lubin | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Pari NN | 25 | (0) |
| 2025 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 9 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 30 | (1) |
| 2026– | Arsenal Tula | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Russia U21 | 17 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 1 November 2013 in a game against FC Druzhba Maykop.[2]
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 28 February 2017 in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 5 March 2017 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.
On 9 February 2018, he joined FC Tosno on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] He played as FC Tosno won the 2017–18 Russian Cup final against FC Avangard Kursk on 9 May 2018 in the Volgograd Arena.[5]
On 30 August 2018, he signed with FC Ural Yekaterinburg for another season-long loan, reuniting with his former Tosno coach Dmytro Parfenov.[6]
On 4 August 2020, he joined FC Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 20 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with the Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.[8] On 20 April 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[9]
On 1 September 2022, Zhigulyov moved to Russian Premier League club Pari NN on a two-year contract.[10] On 23 January 2025, Zhigulyov left Pari NN by mutual consent.[11]
Honours
Club
- Tosno
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Krasnodar-2 | 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 17 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Russian Second League | 24 | 2 | – | – | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Russian First League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 8 | ||
| Milsami Orhei (loan) | 2016–17 | Divizia Națională | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Krasnodar | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tosno (loan) | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| KAMAZ | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Chernomorets | 2025–26 | Russian First League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 263 | 13 | ||
