Viktor Fayzulin
Russian association football player
Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (Russian: Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a Russian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Club
A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he started his professional career with Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for SKA-Energiya and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In February 2012 he extended his contract till 2016.
In April 2018, it was reported that Fayzulin was nearing a comeback after being sidelined with a knee injury since September 2015. After his contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg expired at the end of the 2017–18 season, he announced his retirement after missing 2.5 years due to injury.
International
He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. He scored his first goal for the national team in his next game, a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2012. He scored once again in his next game, another World Cup qualifier against Israel on 11 September 2012.
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