Roman Sergeyevich Zobnin (Russian: Роман Сергеевич Зобнин, IPA: [rɐˈman sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ ˈzobnʲɪn]; born 11 February 1994) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Spartak Moscow. He also plays as a right midfielder.

Roman Zobnin
Zobnin playing for Spartak Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Roman Sergeyevich Zobnin
Date of birth (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Irkutsk, Russia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spartak Moscow
Number 47
Youth career
Zvezda Irkutsk
2004–2010 Konoplyov football academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Akademiya Tolyatti 23 (0)
2013–2016 Dynamo Moscow 48 (2)
2016– Spartak Moscow 205 (15)
International career
2009–2010 Russia U16 11 (0)
2010–2011 Russia U17 15 (0)
2012 Russia U18 8 (1)
2012–2013 Russia U19 13 (0)
2015–2016 Russia U21 4 (0)
2015–2021 Russia 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Club career

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He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Akademiya Tolyatti on 30 April 2011 in a game against FC Ufa.[3]

His Russian Premier League debut came on 19 July 2013, while playing for Dynamo Moscow in a match against Anzhi Makhachkala.[4]

On 15 June 2016, following Dynamo's shock relegation from the Premier League, he moved to Spartak Moscow.[5]

He won the Premier League with his team in 2017, as well as the Super Cup. In 2022, he won the Russian Cup.

International career

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On 31 March 2015, Zobnin made his debut for the Russia national football team in a friendly game against Kazakhstan.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2018, he was named in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad,[6] also being included in the finalized World Cup squad.[7] He played every minute of every game for the squad as Russia was eventually eliminated in a quarter-final penalty shoot-out by Croatia.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[8] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[9] He started Russia's opening game against Belgium on 12 June 2021 and was substituted in the 63rd minute as Russia lost 0–3.[10] He played a full match in both Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June in a 1–0 victory and on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.[11][12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 October 2024
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
Akademiya Tolyatti 2010 Russian Second League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Russian Second League 13 0 0 0 13 0
2012–13 Russian Second League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 23 0 0 0 23 0
Dynamo Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 4 0 1 0 5 0
2014–15 Russian Premier League 15 1 0 0 1[a] 0 16 1
2015–16 Russian Premier League 29 1 3 0 32 1
Total 48 2 4 0 1 0 53 2
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 29 2 1 0 2[a] 0 32 2
2017–18 Russian Premier League 14 0 2 0 4[b] 0 20 0
2018–19 Russian Premier League 26 1 1 0 6[c] 0 33 1
2019–20 Russian Premier League 25 2 3 0 4[a] 0 32 2
2020–21 Russian Premier League 28 1 2 1 30 2
2021–22 Russian Premier League 25 3 2 0 6[d] 0 33 3
2022–23 Russian Premier League 29 4 11 1 1[e] 0 41 5
2023–24 Russian Premier League 22 2 7 1 29 3
2024–25 Russian Premier League 7 0 3 1 10 1
Total 205 15 32 4 22 0 1 0 260 19
Career total 276 17 36 4 23 0 1 0 334 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, four appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in the Russian Super Cup

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 14 November 2021.[13]
Russia
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
2016 5 0
2017 3 0
2018 12 0
2019 6 0
2020 6 0
2021 8 0
Total 41 0

Honours

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Spartak Moscow

Personal life

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His older brother Aleksandr Zobnin also played football professionally.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Roman Zobnin". FC Spartak Moscow. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Game report". Russian Premier League. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013.
  5. ^ Роман Зобнин перешел в «Спартак» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Belgium v Russia game report". UEFA. 12 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ Roman Zobnin at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
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