Aleksandr Kokorin

Aleksandr Kokorin
Kokorin with Sochi in 2020
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin
Date of birth (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Valuyki, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Aris Limassol
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Dynamo Moscow 114 (19)
2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 0 (0)
2013–2016 Dynamo Moscow 57 (22)
2016–2019 Zenit Saint Petersburg 62 (17)
2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 (0)
2020Sochi (loan) 10 (7)
2020–2021 Spartak Moscow 8 (2)
2021–2024 Fiorentina 10 (0)
2022–2023Aris Limassol (loan) 29 (13)
2023–2024Aris Limassol (loan) 24 (7)
2024– Aris Limassol 1 (1)
International career
2008 Russia U17 10 (9)
2010 Russia U19 3 (2)
2009–2011 Russia U21 17 (8)
2011–2017 Russia 48 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 24 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2017

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kokorin ( Kartashov; Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Коко́рин, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈkorʲɪn]; born 19 March 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol.

Kokorin had his breakthrough season in 2012–13, which led to Dynamo Moscow inserting a €19 million release clause into his contract. A full international since 2011, Kokorin has gained over 45 caps and was named in the Russian squads for Euro 2012, 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016.

In October 2018, he was arrested on an assault-related charge. He was later found guilty and spent approximately one year in prison.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Клуб".
  2. ^ "Russian football stars Kokorin, Mamayev sentenced to imprisonment". RAPSI. 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Адвокат: Кокорин заключил новый контракт с "Зенитом"" [Lawyer: Kokorin signed a new contract with Zenit] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 17 September 2019.