# Aleksandr Chernikov (footballer, born 2000)

Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Chernikov (Russian: Александр Евгеньевич Черников; born 1 February 2000) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Krasnodar and Russia national team.

## Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Krasnodar-2 on 17 March 2018 in a game against FC Biolog-Novokubansk. He made his Russian Football National League debut for Krasnodar-2 on 22 July 2018 in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk.
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Krasnodar on 25 September 2019 in a Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Krasnodar on 1 March 2020 in a game against FC Ufa, he started the game and was substituted at half-time.

## International career

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in October 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Croatia. He was included in the extended 41-players list of candidates.
Chernikov made his debut on 20 November 2023 in a friendly against Cuba.

## 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 | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2017–18 | Russian Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2019–20 | Russian First League | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2020–21 | Russian First League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2021–22 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-2 | Total | Total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 |
| Krasnodar-3 | 2018–19 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-3 | 2019–20 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Krasnodar-3 | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Krasnodar | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Krasnodar | Total | Total | 89 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 149 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearances in the FNL Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Russia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Russia | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 1 |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 15 November 2024 | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia | Brunei | 9–0 | 11–0 | Friendly |