Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin (, ; born 13 October 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg.
Career Club
Yerokhin grew up in the youth system of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2008, he signed for FC Sheriff Tiraspol, playing a few matches for the club that season. By the 2009 season, he had become a first‑team player and took on the role of playmaker.
On 28 June 2017, he signed a three‑year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. On the last day of the 2017–18 season, he scored four goals in a 6–0 victory over FC SKA-Khabarovsk.
On 7 April 2022, Yerokhin signed a new contract with Zenit, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 1 July 2024, Yerokhin extended his contract with Zenit for one season. He extended his Zenit contract for the 2026–27 season on 2 June 2026.
International Yerokhin was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and Liechtenstein. He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was named in the final World Cup squad. He did not make any appearances in the group stage but became the first player to be used as a fourth substitute during extra time when he came on in the round‑of‑16 match against Spain. He also appeared as a substitute in the quarter‑final shoot‑out loss to Croatia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheriff Tiraspol2007–08Divizia Națională72000000722008–09Divizia Națională27110041—31122009–10Divizia Națională28110080—36112010–11Divizia Națională18600113—299Total8030002340010334Krasnodar2011–12Russian Premier League17121——1922012–13Russian Premier League2011——31Total191320000223SKA-Khabarovsk (loan)2012–13Russian Football National League9200—20112Ural (loan)2013–14Russian Premier League25210——262Ural2014–15Russian Premier League25610—002662015–16Russian Premier League12420——144Total62124000006612Rostov2015–16Russian Premier League11200——1122016–17Russian Premier League25400131—385Total3660013100497Zenit St.Petersburg2017–18Russian Premier League27700121—3982018–19Russian Premier League1661090—2662019–20Russian Premier League2322140103032020–21Russian Premier League2571051103282021–22Russian Premier League2872180113992022–23Russian Premier League20260—102722023–24Russian Premier League18091—002712024–25Russian Premier League202103—003052025–26Russian Premier League14183——2242026–27Russian Premier League3031——61Total1943442103824127847Career total40085491274761529105
International RussiaYearAppsGoals2016402017110201881201910202020202163Total324 Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2021
International goals (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Yerokhin goal)
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 September 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia 4–1 5–1 Friendly 2. 4 September 2021 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 11 November 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1–0 6–0 4. 6–0
Honors Club FC Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2008, 2009, 2010 Moldovan Cup: 2008, 2009 CIS Cup: 2009
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 Russian Cup: 2019–20, 2023–24 Russian Super Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Individual CIS Cup top scorer: 2009 (shared)
References
External links Player page at the official Sheriff Tiraspol web-site (Russian)