Grigori Chirkin

Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin (Russian: Григорий Александрович Чиркин; born 26 February 1986) is a Russian professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Chirkin.
Grigori Chirkin
Chirkin with FC Tosno in 2015
Personal information
Full name Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin
Date of birth (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986
Place of birth Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current team
 FC Dynamo Bryansk
Number 86
Youth career
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2006 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 18 (2)
2007 FC Sibir Novosibirsk 11 (0)
2008 FK Rīga 19 (6)
2008 FC Dynamo Barnaul 5 (0)
2009–2011 FK Ventspils 40 (13)
2011 SK Dynamo České Budějovice 27 (3)
2012–2014 FC Baltika Kaliningrad 72 (3)
2014–2015 FC Anzhi Makhachkala 26 (0)
2015–2017 FC Tosno 45 (2)
2017–2019 FC Orenburg 44 (5)
2019–2020 FC Avangard Kursk 22 (0)
2020– FC Dynamo Bryansk 0 (0)
National team
2005 Russia U-19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020

Career

He made his debut for the main squad of FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 12 November 2005 in the Russian Cup game against FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.

He appeared in every game in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage for the Latvian club FK Ventspils which was making its debut in the group stages of European competitions.

On 2 July 2014, Chirkin signed a two-year contract with Anzhi Makhachkala.[1]

After spending the first 12 seasons of his career mostly in the second-tier Russian Football National League (other than portions of two seasons spent in Czech top division), he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Orenburg on 28 July 2018 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow. He returned to the FNL after one season on the top level.

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References
  1. «Анжи» подписал контракты с семью игроками (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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