Aleksandr Prudnikov

Aleksandr Prudnikov
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Prudnikov
Date of birth 24 February 1989 (1989-02-24) (age 23)
Place of birth Smolensk, USSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Anzhi Makhachkala
Number 89
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Spartak Moscow II
2007–2011 Spartak Moscow 33 (4)
2009 Terek Grozny (loan) 7 (0)
2009 Sparta Prague (loan) 8 (0)
2010 Tom Tomsk (loan) 6 (0)
2011 Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 5 (2)
2011– Anzhi Makhachkala 10 (1)
National team
2005–2006 Russia U-17 10 (7)
2007–2010 Russia U-21 16 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 27 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Aleksandr Prudnikov (Russian: Александр Александрович Прудников; born 24 February 1989) is a Russian football player who currently plays for FC Anzhi Makhachkala.

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Career

On 8 April 2007, he made his debut for Spartak first team, scoring a winning goal in the game against Luch Vladivostok.

On 22 April 2007, Chelsea FC sporting director Frank Arnesen while visiting Moscow told the Russian sports newspaper Sovietskiy sport after the match against FC Krylya Sovetov Samara, that he liked the way Prudnikov performed in the game. FC Spartak Moscow sold on loan the striker, already with Russia's national team moves to Terek Grozny.

On 15 July 2009, Prudnikov agreed to join Czech giants Sparta Prague on a one year long loan deal. However, the contract was ripped up after a half-year.[1]

On 31 March 2010, Prudnikov was loaned to FC Tom Tomsk.[2]

International career

Prudnikov was one of the stars of the Russian U-17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA U-17 Championship.[3] He was a part of the Russia U-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[4]

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