Yevgeni Bashkirov

Yevgeni Olegovich Bashkirov (Евгений Олегович Башкиров; born 6 July 1991) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defensive and central midfielder for Finnish club VPS.

Career
Bashkirov is a graduate of the Zenit football academy. He then played at Zenit Saint Petersburg youth team.

He made his professional debut for FC Tom Tomsk on 26 September 2012 in the Russian Cup game against PFC CSKA Moscow.

On 31 January 2019, he signed a 1.5-year contract with Rubin Kazan. On 24 February 2020, his contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent.

On 26 February 2020, he signed with Polish club Zagłębie Lubin until the end of June 2020 with an extension option. Having made no appearances since September 2021 due to injuries, and with less than three months left on his contract, Bashkirov left Zagłębie by mutual consent on 12 April 2022.

On 10 March 2023, Bashkirov signed a two-year contract with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga.

International career
Bashkirov has represented Russia at under-19 youth international level.

Personal life
Bashkirov has publicly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine on several occasions.

Individual

 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023
 * Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2023