Aleksandr Zuyev (footballer)

Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Zuyev (Александр Дмитриевич Зуев; born 26 June 1996) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for Russian club Arsenal Tula and the Kazakhstan national team. Born in Kazakhstan, he moved to Russia at a young age and represented the country on junior levels before switching allegiance to Kazakhstan for senior level in 2023. For the most of his career he played as a left winger and in other attacking positions, and he was also deployed as a right-back.

Club
Zuyev made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Spartak-2 Moscow on 9 April 2014 in a game against FC Tambov, with his debut for Spartak Moscow coming on 23 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Zuyev's Russian Premier League debut came on 19 October 2014 in a game against Ural Yekaterinburg.

On 17 February 2017, Zuyev joined Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.

On 23 June 2017, he agreed on a season-long loan with Rostov.

On 27 May 2018, he moved to Rostov on a permanent basis, signing a 4-year contract. On 30 September 2018, he scored the only goal of the game 12 minutes after coming off the bench in the second half to help Rostov defeat his former club Spartak Moscow in an away game.

On 2 September 2019, he joined Rubin Kazan on loan for the 2019–20 season. On 10 August 2020, Rubin bought out his rights on a permanent basis.

On 14 July 2022, Zuyev signed a two-year contract with Khimki.

On 21 February 2023, Zuyev returned to Krylia Sovetov Samara until the end of the 2022–23 season. He left Krylia Sovetov at the end of the season.

On 14 September 2023, he signed with Serbian club IMT. He was the IMT last day reinforcement of the 2023 summer transfer window of the SuperLiga newly promoted club.

On 16 January 2024, Zuyev returned to Russia and signed with Arsenal Tula.

International
Zuyev won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, with which he also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Later he represented Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place.

In June 2023, Zuyev acquired citizenship of Kazakhstan, where he was born, and was called up to the Kazakhstan national football team. He could not join the team at the time due to an injury. He made his debut on 17 November 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against San Marino.