# Rifat Zhemaletdinov

Rifat Maratovich Zhemaletdinov (Russian: Рифат Маратович Жемалетдинов, Tatar: Рифат Марат улы Җамалетдинов; born 20 September 1996) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar origin who plays as a attacking midfielder for CSKA Moscow.

## Club career

He was first called up to FC Lokomotiv Moscow senior squad in September 2015 for a Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Lokomotiv on 30 April 2016 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.
On 21 May 2021, he extended his contract with Lokomotiv until 2024.
On 29 May 2024, Lokomotiv announced that Zhemaletdinov left the club as his contract expired.
On 9 July 2024, Zhemaletdinov signed a one-season contract (with an option for another year) with CSKA Moscow.

## International career

He won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, scoring a goal in the first group game against Ukraine. He also participated in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with that team. Later he represented the Russia national under-19 football team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up to Spain.
He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus, on 10 and 13 October 2019.
He made his debut for the senior team on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.
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 appeared in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory. He again appeared as a substitute for the last half-hour of the match on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.
He scored his first international goal on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, establishing the final score in a 2–0 away victory.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
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 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Rubin Kazan | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Total | Total | 113 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 21 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 178 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 224 | 27 |
* 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Russian Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 8 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Russia | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 1 |

### International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 4 September 2021 | GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus | Cyprus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours
### Club
#### Lokomotiv Moscow

* Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
* Russian Super Cup: 2019

### National

Russia U17
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2013
Russia U19
* UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2015