‪Aleksandr Kerzhakov‬
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Personal information
Full name:
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov
Date of birth:
27 November 1982
Place of birth:
Kingisepp, Russian SFSR
Height:
1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position:
Striker

Club information
Current club:
Zenit St. Petersburg
Number:
11

Senior career*

Zenit St. Petersburg:
2001-2006
156x apps / 64x goals

Sevilla: 
2007-2008
26x apps / 8x goals

Dynamo Moscow: 
2008-2010
51x apps / 20x goals

Zenit St. Petersburg:
2010-
101x apps / 52x goals

National team

Russia: 
2002-
82x apps / 26x goals

*  (caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2014)

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov, born 27 November 1982 in Kingisepp) is a Russian international association football striker currently playing for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national football team.

He is the most prolific goalscorer in the history of Russian football, with the number of goals scored in competitive games standing at 209 as of 15 October 2013.

He is described as a forward who likes to "drop deep to link with the midfield, expecting players to break beyond him" for whom he creates space.

A full international since 2002, Kerzhakov has earned over 80 caps for Russia and played at two World Cups and two European Championships. In 2014, he scored his 26th goal for Russia, equaling the record held by Vladimir Beschastnykh.