Aleksei Ionov
Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Ионов; born 18 February 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rostov and the Russia national team.
 Ionov with Rostov in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingisepp, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 46 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Kuban Krasnodar | 37 | (3) |
| 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Dynamo Moscow | 81 | (18) |
| 2016–2017 | → CSKA Moscow (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2017– | Rostov | 73 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Russia U-17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Russia U-19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Russia U-21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Russia-2 | 5 | (4) |
| 2011– | Russia | 26 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Club career
He started playing football at the age of six. Later he graduated from SCYSSOR Zenit, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007.
On 3 June 2013, Ionov moved to Anzhi Makhachkala for 5 million euros.[1]
In June 2016, Ionov moved to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan.[2]
On 31 August 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Rostov.[3]
International career
Ionov was a part of the Russia U-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[4]
He made his senior national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Qatar. He played his first competitive national team game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 6 September 2013.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[5]
After a two-year break, he was called up for games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018.[6] He scored his first two goals for the national squad on 10 September 2018 in a friendly against the Czech Republic which was played at his club's home stadium, Rostov Arena.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 9 | ||
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | – | 44 | 13 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 4 | ||||
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2016–17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total (2 spells) | 81 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 22 | ||
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 16 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 71 | 16 | ||||
| Career total | 259 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 310 | 53 | ||
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- One appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 19 November 2019[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | |
International goals
- As of match played 19 November 2019. Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ionov goal.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 13 |  | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 11 June 2019 | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 20 |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 19 November 2019 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 26 |  | 4–0 | 5–0 |
Honours
Zenit St. Petersburg
References
- "Anzhi Snap Up Winger Ionov from FC Kuban". en.rsport.ru/. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ПФК ЦСКА арендовал Алексея Ионова. PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 June 2016.
- Алексей Ионов – игрок "Ростова" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 31 August 2017.
- "Russia U-21'2009". Rusteam.permian.ru. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
- Состав сборной России на Турцию и Чехию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 August 2018.
- "Aleksey Ionov". Russian Football Union. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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