Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin (Russian: Григорий Александрович Чиркин; born 26 February 1986) is a Russian former professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder.

Grigori Chirkin
Chirkin with FC Tosno in 2015
Personal information
Full name Grigori Aleksandrovich Chirkin
Date of birth (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Youth career
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2006 FC SKA Rostov-on-Don 18 (2)
2007 FC Sibir Novosibirsk 11 (0)
2008 FK Rīga 19 (6)
2008 FC Dynamo Barnaul 5 (0)
2009–2011 FK Ventspils 40 (13)
2011 SK Dynamo České Budějovice 27 (3)
2012–2014 FC Baltika Kaliningrad 72 (3)
2014–2015 FC Anzhi Makhachkala 26 (0)
2015–2017 FC Tosno 45 (2)
2017–2019 FC Orenburg 44 (5)
2019–2020 FC Avangard Kursk 22 (0)
2020–2021 FC Dynamo Bryansk 19 (1)
2021–2022 FC Murom 31 (0)
International career
2005 Russia U-19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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He made his debut for the main squad of FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 12 November 2005 in the Russian Cup game against FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk.

He appeared in every game in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League group stage for the Latvian club FK Ventspils which was making its debut in the group stages of European competitions.

On 2 July 2014, Chirkin signed a two-year contract with Anzhi Makhachkala.[1]

After spending the first 12 seasons of his career mostly in the second-tier Russian Football National League (other than portions of two seasons spent in Czech top division), he made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Orenburg on 28 July 2018 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow. He returned to the FNL after one season on the top level.

References

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  1. ^ «Анжи» подписал контракты с семью игроками (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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