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 Avangard Kursk.
.jpg) Chirkin with FC Tosno in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin | ||
| Date of birth | 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 Avangard Kursk | ||
| 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– | FC Avangard Kursk | 22 | (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.
References
- «Анжи» подписал контракты с семью игроками (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Retrieved 2 July 2014.