Aleksandr Yerokhin

Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (, ; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg.

Career Club

Yerokhin grew up in the youth system of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, playing a few matches for the club that season. By the 2009 season, he had become a first‑team player and took on the role of playmaker.

On 28 June 2017, he signed a three‑year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.

On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2023–24 season.

On 1 July 2024, Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for one season. He extended his Zenit contract for the 2026–27 season on 2 June 2026.

International Yerokhin was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and Liechtenstein. He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was named in the final World Cup squad. He did not make any appearances in the group stage but became the first player to be used as a fourth substitute during extra time when he came on in the round‑of‑16 match against Spain. He also appeared as a substitute in the quarter‑final shoot‑out loss to Croatia.

Career statistics Club

International goals (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 September 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia 4–1 5–1 Friendly 2. 4 September 2021 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 11 November 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1–0 6–0 4. 6–0

Honors Club FC Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2008, 2009, 2010 Moldovan Cup: 2008, 2009 CIS Cup: 2009

Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 Russian Cup: 2019–20, 2023–24 Russian Super Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 , 2026

Individual CIS Cup top scorer: 2009 (shared)