Mikhail Kerzhakov
{{Short description|Russian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Anatolyevich|Kerzhakov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mikhail Kerzhakov
| full_name = Mikhail Anatolyevich Kerzhakov
| image = Mikhail Kerzhakov 2021.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kerzhakov with Zenit in 2021
| height = 1.91 m{{cite web |url=https://en.fc-zenit.ru/zenit/players/12536/ |title=Mikhail Kerzhakov |publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg |access-date=12 August 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kingisepp, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| currentclub = Zenit St. Petersburg
| clubnumber = 41
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 = 2004-2008
| youthclubs1 = Zenit St. Petersburg
| years1 = 2005–2010
| clubs1 = Zenit St. Petersburg
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = → Volga Ulyanovsk (loan)
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = → Volgar (loan)
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2011–2013
| clubs5 = Volga Nizhny Novgorod
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013–2015
| clubs6 = Anzhi Makhachkala
| caps6 = 55
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015–
| clubs7 = Zenit St. Petersburg
| caps7 = 101
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015–2018
| clubs8 = → Zenit-2
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017
| clubs9 = → Orenburg (loan)
| caps9 = 5
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2005
| nationalteam1 = Russia U-19
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = Russia U-21
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 11 May 2024
}}
Mikhail Anatolyevich Kerzhakov ({{langx|ru|Михаил Анатольевич Кержаков}}; born 28 January 1987) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Zenit St. Petersburg. He is the younger brother of striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov.{{cite web|publisher=Championat|url=https://www.championat.com/football/news-4517287-mihail-kerzhakov-o-brate-kogda-aleksandr-zabil-v-moi-vorota-mama-pokazala-emu-kulak.html|title=Михаил Кержаков — о брате: когда Александр забил в мои ворота, мама показала ему кулак|date=18 November 2021|access-date=3 April 2022|language=ru}}
Club career
On 10 February 2017, he joined Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=http://fc-zenit.ru/news/feed/2017/02/10/mikhail-kerzhakov-prodolzhit-sezon-v-orenburge/|script-title=ru:Михаил Кержаков продолжит сезон в «Оренбурге»|date=10 February 2017|language=Russian}}
On 15 June 2022, Kerzhakov extended his contract with Zenit St. Petersburg for the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2022-06-15-zenit-prodlil-kontrakt-s-mikhailom-kerzhakovym.htm|title="Зенит" продлил контракт с Михаилом Кержаковым|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=15 June 2022|language=ru}} On 3 June 2023, he extended it for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2023-06-03-zenit-prodlil-kontrakt-s-mikhailom-kerzhakovym-.htm|title="Зенит" продлил контракт с Михаилом Кержаковым|date=3 June 2023|language=ru}} On 3 June 2024, Kerzhakov extended his contract for the 2024–25 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit St. Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2024-06-03-zenit-prodlil-kontrakt-s-mikhailom-kerzhakovym-.htm|title="Зенит" продлил контракт с Михаилом Кержаковым|date=3 June 2024|language=ru}}
International career
Kerzhakov was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for a friendly against Kyrgyzstan in September 2022.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/216667|title=Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 28 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор|trans-title=Coaching staff of Russian national team called up 28 players for the September camp|date=15 September 2022|language=ru}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|6850}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|Zenit Saint Petersburg
|2005 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Volga Ulyanovsk (loan)
|2008 |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| Volgar (loan)
|2009 |Russian First Division |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)
|2010 |Russian Premier League |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Volga NN
|Russian Premier League |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|Two appearances in relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|Russian Premier League |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Anzhi Makhachkala
|Russian Premier League |23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Russian First Division |32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 34 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| rowspan="10"|Zenit Saint Petersburg
|Russian Premier League |3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|Russian Premier League |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|Russian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|Russian Premier League |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Russian Premier League |10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Russian Premier League |18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Supercup|Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup.}} | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Russian Premier League |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=Supercup}} | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Russian Premier League |24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 0{{efn|name=Supercup}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1{{efn|name=Supercup}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!101 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Zenit-2
|Russian First Division |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Russian First Division |13 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Orenburg (loan)
|Russian Premier League |5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!260 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 312 | 0 |
;Notes
{{notelist}}
Honours
;Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2007, 2018–19,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_23429.html|title=Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion|date=4 May 2019|language=Russian}}{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2019-05-04-20-igrokov-zenita-vpervye-stali-chempionami-rossii.htm|title=20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time|date=4 May 2019|language=Russian}} 2019–20,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25060.html|title=Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions|date=5 July 2020}} 2020–21,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_26546.html|title=Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing|date=2 May 2021}} 2021–22,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_27999.html|title="Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!|trans-title=Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL|date=30 April 2022|language=ru}} 2022–23,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_29379.html|title="Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"|trans-title=Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak|date=7 May 2023}} 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30772.html|title="Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!|trans-title=Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!|date=25 May 2024|language=ru}}
- Russian Cup: 2015–16, 2019–20,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25197.html|title=Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit|date=25 July 2020}} 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/220537|title=Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу|trans-title=Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory|date=2 June 2024|language=ru}}
- Russian Super Cup: 2015, 2016, 2020,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_25304.html|title="Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России|date=7 August 2020|language=Russian}} 2021,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_26834.html|title=Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv|date=17 July 2021}} 2022, 2023,{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/match/52050|title=2023 Russian Super Cup game report|date=15 July 2023|language=ru}} 2024{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/220804|title="Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024|trans-title=Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024|date=13 July 2024|language=ru}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070624005907/http://fc-zenit.ru/eng/person.phtml?id=179 Player profile at Official Zenit website]
{{FC Zenit Saint Petersburg squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerzhakov, Mikhail}}
Category:People from Kingisepp
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Category:Russia men's under-21 international footballers
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Category:FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
Category:FC Volgar Astrakhan players
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