Alan Dzagoev

Alan Dzagoev
Dzagoev with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Alan Yelizbarovich Dzagoev
Date of birth (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Beslan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2005 Yunost Vladikavkaz
2005–2006 Konoplyov football academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Krylia Sovetov-SOK 37 (6)
2008–2022 CSKA Moscow 282 (55)
2022–2023 Rubin Kazan 20 (3)
2023 Lamia 2 (0)
Total 341 (64)
International career
2007 Russia U-17 6 (4)
2009–2013 Russia U-21 3 (1)
2008–2018 Russia 59 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Yelizbarovich Dzagoev (Russian: Алан Елизбарович Дзагоев, pronounced [ɐˈlan jɪlʲɪˈzbarəvʲɪdʑ dzɐˈgo(j)ɪf]; Ossetian: Дзӕгъойты Елизбары фырт Алан; romanized as Dzagoyev; born 17 June 1990) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

After joining Akademiya Tolyatti in 2006, he remained there for two seasons before transferring to CSKA Moscow. Following a successful debut season in the Russian Premier League, he won the award for Best Young Player in the league and made his way into the Russian national team. He is regarded as a star in his native North Ossetia.[2]

Dzagoev has won 3 Russian Premier League titles and 4 Russian Cups.

A full international for Russia since 2008, he was the joint top scorer at UEFA Euro 2012 and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference kp25.10.08 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).