Anton Zabolotny

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Konstantinovich and the family name is Zabolotny.
Anton Zabolotny
Zabolotny with CSKA Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Full name Anton Konstantinovich Zabolotny
Date of birth (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Aizpute, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Khimki
Number 91
Youth career
1998–2004 Metallurg Lipetsk
2004–2008 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 CSKA Moscow 0 (0)
2010 → Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (loan) 16 (6)
2011 → Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (loan) 21 (6)
2012 → Dynamo Bryansk (loan) 13 (2)
2013–2014 Ufa 30 (5)
2014–2016 Fakel Voronezh 37 (11)
2016 → Tosno (loan) 10 (4)
2016–2017 Tosno 51 (20)
2018–2019 Zenit St. Petersburg 26 (1)
2019 → Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 3 (1)
2019–2021 Sochi 48 (14)
2021–2024 CSKA Moscow 77 (17)
2024– Khimki 17 (3)
International career‡
2009–2010 Russia U-19 5 (3)
2011–2012 Russia U-21 5 (2)
2017– Russia 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Anton Konstantinovich Zabolotny (Russian: Антон Константинович Заболотный; born 13 June 1991) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for Khimki.

Club career

On 12 December 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.[3]

Before the 2019–20 season, he was demoted to the PFL squad Zenit-2.[citation needed]

On 8 August 2019, he moved to PFC Sochi.[4] On 31 May 2021, he returned to CSKA Moscow on a 3-year contract.[5] He left CSKA in June 2024 after his contract expired.[6]

On 19 June 2024, Zabolotny signed with Khimki.[7]

International career

He made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[8]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.[9] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[10]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[11] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[12] He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[13][14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Moscow 2008 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2009 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 2010 Russian First League 16 6 1 0 — — 17 6
Ural Yekaterinburg 2011–12 Russian First League 21 6 1 0 — — 22 6
Dynamo Bryansk 2011–12 Russian First League 13 2 — — — 13 2
CSKA Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ufa 2012–13 Russian First League 5 1 — — — 5 1
2013–14 Russian First League 25 4 1 0 — 3[a] 1 29 5
Total 30 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 34 6
Fakel Voronezh 2014–15 Russian Second League 19 10 0 0 — — 19 10
2015–16 Russian First League 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Total 37 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 11
Tosno 2015–16 Russian First League 10 4 — — — 10 4
2016–17 Russian First League 32 16 2 0 — — 34 16
2017–18 Russian Premier League 19 4 0 0 — — 19 4
Total 61 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 63 24
Zenit 2017–18 Russian Premier League 10 1 — 4[b] 0 — 14 1
2018–19 Russian Premier League 16 0 2 1 12[b] 2 — 30 3
Total 26 1 2 1 16 2 0 0 44 4
Zenit-2 2019–20 Russian Second League 3 1 — — — 3 1
Sochi 2019–20 Russian Premier League 21 5 1 0 — — 22 5
2020–21 Russian Premier League 27 9 3 1 — — 30 10
Total 48 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 52 15
CSKA Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 24 5 3 1 — — 27 6
2022–23 Russian Premier League 24 3 11 1 — — 35 4
2023–24 Russian Premier League 29 9 12 3 — 1[c] 0 42 12
Total 77 17 26 5 0 0 1 0 104 22
Khimki 2024–25 Russian Premier League 17 3 2 0 — — 19 3
Career total 349 90 40 7 16 2 4 1 409 100
  1. ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 14 November 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2017 3 0
2018 6 1
2020 2 0
2021 8 1
Total 19 1
As of 11 November 2021 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zabolotny goal)
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  Czech Republic 2–0 5–1 Friendly
2. 11 November 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Cyprus 5–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg
CSKA Moscow

References

  1. ^ Антон Заболотный: «Первую зарплату спустил на бутсы — бело-черные, как у Роберто Карлоса»
  2. ^ "Антон Заболотный нападающий ФК Зенит, биография, фото, видео, голы, интервью".
  3. ^ Антон Заболотный продолжит карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Антон Заболотный переходит в "Сочи"" [Anton Zabolotny moves to Sochi] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Антон Заболотный вернулся в армейский клуб!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Заба, спасибо за все!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Антон Заболотный перешел в "Химки"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ Уверенно победили Корею (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  10. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  11. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Belgium v Russia game report". UEFA. 12 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Zabolotny, Anton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  18. ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.


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