# Aleksei Ionov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Ionov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Ионов; born 18 February 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He could play on the left flank or the right.

## Club career

He started playing football at the age of six. Later he graduated from SCYSSOR Zenit, and started playing for Zenit Reserves in 2007.
On 3 June 2013, Ionov moved to Anzhi Makhachkala for 5 million euros.
In June 2016, Ionov moved to CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan.
On 31 August 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with Rostov.
On 15 October 2020, he moved to Krasnodar and signed a 2.5-year contract with the club. Ionov left Krasnodar in June 2023.
On 20 June 2023, Ionov returned to Rostov on a two-year deal. The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 14 December 2023.
On 22 February 2024, Ionov signed with Ural Yekaterinburg.

## International career

Ionov was a part of the Russia U-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.
He made his senior national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Qatar. He played his first competitive national team game in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg on 6 September 2013.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.
After a two-year break, he was called up for games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018. He scored his first two goals for the national squad on 10 September 2018 in a friendly against the Czech Republic which was played at his club's home stadium, Rostov Arena.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He did not appear in any games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | Total | Total | 46 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 9 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Kuban Krasnodar | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 3 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 44 | 13 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 4 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Dynamo Moscow | Total | Total | 81 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 22 |
| CSKA Moscow (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 |
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 |
| Rostov | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 |
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Rostov | Total | Total | 80 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 18 |
| Krasnodar | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Krasnodar | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 7 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 7 |
| Krasnodar | Total | Total | 70 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13 |
| Rostov | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| Ural | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Ural | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Ural | Total | Total | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 371 | 61 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 446 | 71 |
* 1 2 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Russia | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Russia | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| Russia | 2019 | 9 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 4 |

### International goals

    As of match played 19 November 2019. Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ionov goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 September 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 13 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 September 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 13 | Czech Republic | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 11 June 2019 | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 20 | Cyprus | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 19 November 2019 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 26 | San Marino | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |

## Honours

Zenit St. Petersburg
* UEFA Cup: 2007–08
* Russian Super Cup: 2008, 2011
* Russian Cup: 2009–10
* Russian Premier League: 2010