Aleksandr Zarutsky (footballer, born 1993)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zarutsky | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1993[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nalchik, Russia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Shakter Karagandy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Shakter Karagandy | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kyzylzhar | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko | (0) | |
| 2019 | Atyrau | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Irtysh M (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Kaisar | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Astana | 33 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Astana-Zhastar (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kairat | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Kazakhstan U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kazakhstan | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2025 | |||
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zarutsky (Russian: Александр Александрович Заруцкий; born 26 August 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat. Born in Russia,[2] he plays for the Kazakhstan national team.[1]
Early life
Aleksandr Zarutsky was born on 23 August 1993 in Nalchik, Russia[1] and he moved to Karaganda, Kazakhstan when he was young.[3]
Club career
Shakter Karagandy
He joined the youth team at Shakter Karagandy in 2011,[3] and he was promoted to the senior team in 2013.[1] He made his debut for the club as a substitute during the 4–0 loss against Aktobe on 19 October 2013,[4] and he made his first start for the club two years later on 7 March 2015 during the 0–0 draw against Taraz.
Kyzylzhar and Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko
After taking a year-long break from football, Zarutsky joined Kazakhstan First League club Kyzylzhar on 24 February 2017 and he made one appearance for the club.[1] He then joined Russian club Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko until 14 January 2019.
Atyrau, Irtysh Pavlodar, and Kaisar
He left Russia to join Atyrau in late January 2019 and he made his debut on 10 April 2019 during the 1–0 victory against Zhetysu Taldykorgan in the Kazakhstan Premier League. He would play two more games for the club, including on 1 May 2019 against Astana.
He joined Irtysh Pavlodar for the remainder of the 2019 season and made seven appearances, debuting during the 1–1 draw against Aktobe on 31 August 2019.[5] He also made one appearance for Irtysh M during 2019.
He then joined Kaisar and debuted during the 1–0 victory against Shakter Karagandy. He made his European debut during the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round on 17 September 2020 during the 4–1 loss against Cypriot club APOEL.[6]
Astana
He joined Astana in January 2021 and his first match with the club was the 2021 Kazakhstan Super Cup final which Astana lost on penalties.[7] He regularly featured in the UEFA Conference League for Astana[8] and also played for their reserve team on five occasions between 2021 and 2022.
With Astana, he won the 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League title.[9]
Kairat
He joined Kairat ahead of the 2025 season and debuted during the 2025 Kazakhstan Super Cup which was won by Kairat.[10] He then played seven matches during the UEFA Champions League before being injured against Celtic on 20 August 2025.[11]
International career
Born in Russia, Zarutsky played for Kazakhstan U21 in 2014 and he made his debut for the senior Kazakhstan national team on 11 June 2024 during the 3–2 friendly loss against Azerbaijan.[12] He made two more appearances for Kazakhstan against Curaçao and Wales in March 2025.[13][14]
Personal life
His father Alexander Zarutsky was also a footballer.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2013 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Kyzylzhar | 2017 | Kazakhstan First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Kubanskaya Korona Shevchenko | 2017–18 | Unknown | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | – | – | ? | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | – | – | ? | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12+ | 0 | 1+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13+ | 0 | |||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Irtysh M (loan) | 2019 | Kazakhstan Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kaisar | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Astana-Zhastar (loan) | 2021 | Kazakhstan First League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Kairat | 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92+ | 0 | 17+ | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 125+ | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 22 March 2025.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Khyzylzhar
- Kazakhstan First League: runner-up 2017
Astana
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 2022, runner-up 2021, 2023, 2024
- Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2022, runner-up 2021
Kairat
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Aleksandr Zarutskiy". National Football Teams.
- ^ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy Soccer Stats & News". ProWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Константин Гольц (26 May 2011). "Сын чемпиона Казахстана-2000 может перейти в «Шахтёр»" (in Russian). Спортивный портал Казахстана sports.kz. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Aktobe 4–0 Shakter Karagandy". Soccerway. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Main Cast". fcirtysh.kz/ (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Kaysar (KAZ) 1–4 APOEL (CYP)". UEFA. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "«Тобол» – обладатель Суперкубка Казахстана-2021". footballhd.ru (in Russian). Football HD. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Drury, Jonny (24 October 2024). "The New Saints 2 Astana 0: TNS pick up famous European victory". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 2022". RSSSF.
- ^ "FC Kairat wins 2025 Olimpbet SuperCup". Kazakhstan Football Federation. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy Injury: Still dealing with knock". RotoWire. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Azerbaijan 3–2 Kazakhstan". UEFA. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Curaçao 0–2 Kazakhstan". eu-football.info. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Wales 3–1 Kazakhstan". UEFA. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.