ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG
ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG
TOP VALUE PLAYERS FROM THE ACADEMY 1. Dmitri Chistyakov AGE 28 POSITION D MINUTES 34% VALUE €3.8m 2. Aleksey Sutormin AGE 28 POSITION F MINUTES 41% VALUE €3.2m
3. Danil Krugovoy AGE 23 POSITION D MINUTES 22%
Founded in 1925, FC ‘Zenit’ is a symbol of St. Petersburg (population 5,351,935). It is one of the most succesful sporting organisations on and off the pitch in Russia. Having won the treble in 2019/20, FC ‘Zenit’ were crowned Russian Premier League champions for a third time in a row in 2021. FC ‘Zenit’ also won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2008. The club’s well-established youth setup has combined with working alongside world-leading coaches such as Dick Advocaat, Luciano Spalletti, André Villas-Boas and Roberto Mancini to provide a strong foundation. The club’s squad is strong and superior to most of the teams in the country, but this also means it can be challenging to promote players from the Academy to the first team. However, several players who have graduated from the Academy play an important role in the current first team, including centre-back Dmitri Chistyakov and winger Aleksey Sutormin. FC 'Zenit' Gazprom-Academy is headed by former striker Andrey Arshavin, one of the best players in the club's history. This club is expecting to deliver a trend of constant development over the next few years. In 2020-2021 over 30 Academy players have been called up to the Russian national teams.
VALUE €2m
According to CIES Football Observatory, the percentage of minutes by club-trained players (i.e. those aged 15–21 at the club) is: 17.5 % (12 players) AVERAGE AGE 26.65 €1,385,714 WITH AN AVERAGE VALUE OF 23 PLAYERS IN THE FIRST TEAM players of which trained in the club (academy pupils) 7 VITAL STATISTICS *
RECORD OUTGOING TRANSFERS 1. Hulk
to Shanghai SIPG €55.8m
29 Age when sold (2016)
2. Leandro Paredes
€40m
24 Age when sold (2019)
to PSG
3. Ezequiel Garay
to Valencia CF €24m
29 Age when sold (2016)
RECORD INCOMING TRANSFERS 1. Malcolm 22 Age when bought (2019) €40m 2. Hulk 26 Age when bought (2012) €40m 3. Axel Witsel 23 Age when bought (2012) €40m From Barcelona From Porto From Benfica
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YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
YOUTH FOOTBALL 2021-23
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