| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilshat Galimzyanovich Faizulin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Osinniki, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1995 | CSKA Moscow | 103 | (25) |
| 1995–1997 | Racing Santander | 54 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Villarreal | 22 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Alverca | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Farense | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | Altay | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Getafe | 33 | (6) |
| 2002 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 16 | (4) |
| 2002 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 14 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Bezana | ||
| 2004 | Vidnoye | 10 | (5) |
| 2004 | Crevillente | ||
| 2005 | Redován | 33 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Gimnástica | ||
| 2006–2007 | Ribamontán | ||
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Russia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ilshat Galimzyanovich Faizulin (Russian: Ильшат Галимзянович Файзулин; Tatar Cyrillic: Илшат Галимҗан улы Фәйзуллин, Latin: İlşat Ğalimcan ulı Fäyzullin) (born 5 March 1973 in Osinniki) is a retired Russian footballer of Tatar ethnic origin.
A forward, his career was majorly spent, in equal periods of time, in Russia and Spain.
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Faizulin started playing professionally with PFC CSKA Moscow, where his performances garnered the attention of Spain's Racing de Santander (later, during one season, he would team up with compatriot Dmitri Popov). Subsequently, he was a relatively important offensive element at Villarreal CF, helping the club achieve a first-ever top flight promotion in 1998.
After two unassuming spells in Portugal, Faizullin finished 1999–2000 in Turkey with Altay SK, then returned to Spain and its second division with Getafe CF, not being able to prevent the Madrid side's eventual relegation.
Faizullin then returned to his country, playing with four modest outfits, and retired in Spain in 2007, after three years with four teams, in the lower leagues.
Faizulin played one game for Russia, on 28 July 1993, in a friendly against France.