# Artur Yusupov (footballer)

Artur Rimovich Yusupov (Russian: Артур Римович Юсупов, Tatar: Артур Рим улы Йосыпов; born 1 September 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

## Club career

He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for Krylia Sovetov-SOK.
He made his Russian Premier League debut on 8 November 2009 for Dynamo Moscow in a game against Spartak Nalchik.
He was released from his Zenit St. Petersburg contract by mutual consent on 25 July 2018 and signed with Rostov on the same day.
On 11 January 2019, his Rostov contract was dissolved by mutual consent. On 14 January he returned to Dynamo Moscow.
On 7 September 2020, he joined Sochi. On 31 May 2024, Yusupov left Sochi as his contract expired.
On 19 June 2024, Yusupov returned to Khimki. In Khimki's first 10 games of the season, Yusupov played 35 minutes in a Russian Cup game and appeared on the bench in one league game. On 14 September 2024, his Khimki contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 19 September 2024, Yusupov signed with Ural Yekaterinburg in Russian First League. He left Ural in December 2024. Yusupov announced retirement from playing in January 2025.

## International

He made his debut for the national team on 17 November 2015 in a friendly game against Croatia.

## Honours
### Individual

* Russian Premier League best goal of the month: August 2022.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Krylia Sovetov-SOK | 2006 | PFL | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Krylia Sovetov-SOK | 2007 | PFL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Krylia Sovetov-SOK | Total | Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 |
| Tolyatti | 2008 | PFL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Khimki | 2010 | FNL | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 7 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 3 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | Total | Total | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Rostov | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Rostov | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Rostov | Total | Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
| Dynamo Moscow | Total (3 spells) | Total (3 spells) | 130 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 147 | 10 |
| Sochi | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 9 |
| Sochi | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 8 |
| Sochi | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| Sochi | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Sochi | Total | Total | 98 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 115 | 21 |
| Khimki | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Ural | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 415 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 475 | 48 |