Aleksandr Prudnikov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Prudnikov.
Aleksandr Prudnikov
Prudnikov with Amkar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Prudnikov
Date of birth (1989-02-24) 24 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Smolensk, USSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2005–2007 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Spartak Moscow 33 (4)
2009 → Terek Grozny (loan) 7 (0)
2009 → Sparta Prague (loan) 8 (0)
2010 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 19 (3)
2012 Kuban Krasnodar 2 (0)
2013 Alania Vladikavkaz 3 (0)
2013–2014 Rubin Kazan 17 (3)
2014 Dynamo Moscow 6 (0)
2015–2016 Amkar Perm 41 (6)
2016 Orenburg 4 (0)
2017–2018 Anzhi Makhachkala 29 (4)
2018 Spartaks Jūrmala 9 (4)
2019 Alashkert 12 (3)
2019 Vitebsk 8 (1)
International career
2005–2006 Russia U17 10 (7)
2007 Russia U19 9 (6)
2007–2010 Russia U21 18 (6)
2011–2012 Russia-2 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Prudnikov (Russian: Александр Александрович Прудников; born 24 February 1989) is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Club

On 8 April 2007, he made his debut for Spartak first team, scoring a winning goal in the game against Luch Vladivostok.

On 22 April 2007, Chelsea FC sporting director Frank Arnesen while visiting Moscow told the Russian sports newspaper Sovietskiy sport after the match against FC Krylya Sovetov Samara, that he liked the way Prudnikov performed in the game. FC Spartak Moscow sold on loan the striker, already with Russia's national team moves to FC Terek Grozny.

On 15 July 2009, Prudnikov agreed to join Czech giants Sparta Prague on a one-year-long loan deal. However, the contract was terminated after half a year.[1]

On 31 March 2010, Prudnikov was loaned to FC Tom Tomsk.[2]

As of 21 June 2013, it was confirmed that Prudnikov was on trial with FC Rubin Kazan in order to try and win a contract. He travelled with the club to their pre-season tour of Austria and started up front in a pre-season friendly against FC Steaua București on 22 June 2013. He signed for the club not long after, and scored on his debut away to FK Jagodina in the UEFA Europa League.

On 16 July 2014, FC Dynamo Moscow announced signing Prudnikov on a 1-year deal.[3]

On 20 February 2019, Prudnikov signed for FC Alashkert,[4] being released by the club on 5 June 2019.[5]

On 18 January 2020, Prudnikov joined Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Kaisar on trial in Turkey.[6]

International

Prudnikov was one of the stars of the Russian U-17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA U-17 Championship.[7] He was a part of the Russia U-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[8]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2007 12 2 3 1 2 0 – 17 3
2008 21 2 2 1 6 0 – 29 3
Terek Grozny 2009 7 0 – – – 7 0
Sparta Prague 2009–10 Czech First League 8 0 0 0 6 0 – 14 0
Tom Tomsk 2010 Russian Premier League 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Spartak Moscow 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total (2 spells) 33 4 5 2 8 0 0 0 46 3
Anzhi Makhachkala 2011–12 Russian Premier League 19 3 2 0 – – 21 3
Kuban Krasnodar 2012–13 2 0 2 1 – – 4 1
Alania Vladikavkaz 3 0 – – – 3 0
Rubin Kazan 2013–14 17 3 1 0 10 3 – 28 6
Dynamo Moscow 2014–15 6 0 1 0 4 0 – 11 0
Amkar Perm 13 4 – – – 13 4
2015–16 29 2 3 1 – – 32 3
Total 42 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 45 7
Orenburg 2016–17 Russian Premier League 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Anzhi Makhachkala 10 3 1 0 – – 11 3
2017–18 19 1 0 0 – 1[a] 0 20 1
Total (2 spells) 48 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 52 7
Career total 176 20 15 4 28 3 1 0 220 27

Notes

  1. ^ One appearance in relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Jozef Chovanec po podzimní části sezony" (in Czech). Sparta Prague official website. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009. [dead link‍]
  2. ^ Александр Прудников прилетает в Томск Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ Александр Прудников перешел в «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 16 July 2014.
  4. ^ Ալեքսանդր Պրուդնիկովը` «Ալաշկերտի» ֆուտբոլիստ. fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ ""Ալաշկերտը" հրաժեշտ տվեց 7 ֆուտբոլիստների". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "К тренировкам "Кайсара" присоединился Александр Прудников". fckaysar.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kaisar. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Russian national youth team (1989-born)". Rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Russia - Under-21 - Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 16 July 2014.