Aleksandr Bukharov
Bukharov with Rubin Kazan in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Evgenyevich Bukharov
Date of birth (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Brezhnev, Soviet Union
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–2002 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
2002 Krasnodar-2000
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Krasnodar-2000 11 (3)
2003 Chernomorets Novorossiysk 0 (0)
2005–2010 Rubin Kazan 71 (33)
2004Rubin-2 Kazan 31 (10)
2010–2014 Zenit Saint Petersburg 54 (11)
2014Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 10 (2)
2014–2018 Rostov 82 (15)
2018–2019 Rubin Kazan 21 (0)
International career
2005 Russia U-21 2 (0)
2011 Russia-2 1 (0)
2009–2017 Russia 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bukharov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Бухаров; born 12 March 1985) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

With Rubin Kazan Bukharov won the Russian Premier League 2008. At that season he broke the record for the fastest goal in the Russian Premier League, scoring after 26 seconds.[2] On 19 July 2010, he signed four-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3]

On 22 February 2018, he was released from his Rostov contract by mutual consent.[4]

On 25 July 2018, he returned to Rubin Kazan, signing a one-year contract.[5] He left Rubin upon the expiration of his contract on 17 June 2019.[6]

International career

Bukharov made his debut for the Russia national team in October 2009 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan. After six years without call-ups, he returned to the national team for two friendly games in March 2017.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rubin Kazan 2005 8 2 1 0 9 2
2006 8 5 1 0 9 5
2007 0 0
2008 20 6 2 0 22 6
2009 23 16 4 0 27 16
2010 12 4 4 2 1[a] 1 17 7
Total 71 33 4 0 8 2 1 1 84 36
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2010 10 4 0 0 7 3 17 7
2011–12 31 6 4 2 6 0 41 8
2012–13 9 1 3 0 1 0 1[b] 0 14 1
2013–14 4 0 1 0 2 1 1[c] 0 8 1
Total 54 11 8 2 16 4 2 0 80 17
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 2013–14 10 2 4 0 14 2
Rostov 2014–15 26 4 1 0 2 0 3[d] 1 32 5
2015–16 25 3 25 3
2016–17 18 6 9 1 27 7
2017–18 13 2 2 1 15 3
Total 82 15 3 1 11 1 3 1 99 18
Career total 217 61 15 3 39 7 6 2 277 73
  1. ^ One appearance and one goal in Russian Super Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in Russian Super Cup
  3. ^ One appearance in Russian Super Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in Russian Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in Relegation play-offs

International

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2017 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia  Belgium 3–3 3–3 Friendly

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