Bio

Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Zhirov (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Жиров; born 24 January 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SV Sandhausen. Club career On 12 January 2017, he signed a 3.5-year contract with FC Krasnodar and was immediately loaned to FC Anzhi Makhachkala for the rest of the 2016–17 season. He was released from his Krasnodar contract by mutual consent on 12 February 2018, signing with the second-tier FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk the next day. On 12 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the German club SV Sandhausen. International career In September 2020, he was called up to the Russia national team for the first time for UEFA Nations League games against Turkey and Hungary and a friendly against Sweden.