Artem Dzyuba

Artyom Dzyuba
Dzyuba with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Artyom Sergeyevich Dzyuba
Date of birth (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Akron Tolyatti
Number 24
Youth career
1997–2002 Spartak Moscow
2002–2003 Sports School Football Depot
2003–2008 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Spartak Moscow 126 (26)
2009Tom Tomsk (loan) 10 (3)
2010–2011Tom Tomsk (loan) 24 (10)
2013–2014Rostov (loan) 28 (17)
2015Rostov (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2022 Zenit Saint Petersburg 181 (85)
2018Arsenal Tula (loan) 10 (6)
2022 Adana Demirspor 4 (1)
2023–2024 Lokomotiv Moscow 32 (12)
2024– Akron Tolyatti 7 (2)
International career
2006 Russia U18 10 (8)
2007 Russia U19 12 (7)
2007–2010 Russia U21 9 (4)
2011 Russia B 2 (0)
2011–2021 Russia 55 (30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2021

Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (Russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, pronounced [ɐˈrtʲɵm sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ ˈdzʲubə]; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian Premier League club Akron Tolyatti.

He began his career with Spartak Moscow, debuting in 2006 and making 166 appearances and scoring 38 goals. He also had two loans each at Tom Tomsk and Rostov, winning the 2013–14 Russian Cup with the latter. In 2015, he joined Zenit. He is the record holder for most goals scored in the Russian Premier League with 148.[2]

Dzyuba made his senior international debut for Russia in 2011. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020 and is the country's joint-top scorer with 30 goals alongside Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

  1. ^ "Artyom Dzyuba". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Dzyuba breaks scoring record in rampant Zenit win". Russian Premier League. 29 October 2021.