Artem Dzyuba
Artem (or Artyom) Sergeyevich Dzyuba (Russian: Артём Сергеевич Дзюба, pronounced [ɐˈrtʲɵm sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ ˈdzʲubə]; born 22 August 1988) is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national football team.
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Dzyuba with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Artyom Sergeyevich Dzyuba | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2002 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sports School Football Depot | ||
| 2003–2008 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 126 | (26) |
| 2009 | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Tom Tomsk (loan) | 24 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Rostov (loan) | 28 | (17) |
| 2015 | → Rostov (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 181 | (85) |
| 2018 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2022 | Adana Demirspor | 4 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Russia U18 | 10 | (8) |
| 2007 | Russia U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | Russia U21 | 9 | (4) |
| 2011 | Russia B | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2021 | Russia | 55 | (30) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2021 | |||
He began his career with Spartak Moscow, debuting in 2006 and making 166 appearances and scoring 38 goals. He also had two loans each at Tom Tomsk and Rostov, winning the 2013–14 Russian Cup with the latter. In 2015, he joined Zenit. He is the record holder for most goals scored in the Russian Premier League with 148.
Dzyuba made his senior international debut for Russia in 2011. He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020 and is the country's joint-top scorer with 30 goals alongside Aleksandr Kerzhakov.