Aleksandr Sapeta

Russian footballer
Aleksandr Sapeta
Sapeta with Dynamo Moscow in 2016
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sapeta
Date of birth (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Engels, Saratov, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo St. Petersburg
Number 41
Youth career
2003–2005 Rotor Volgograd
2005–2007 Saturn Ramenskoye
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Saturn Ramenskoye 40 (3)
2011–2014 Dynamo Moscow 52 (2)
2013–2014 → Ural (loan) 6 (1)
2014–2016 Ural 47 (8)
2016–2017 Dynamo Moscow 45 (3)
2018 Rostov 5 (0)
2018–2022 Nizhny Novgorod 87 (11)
2022 → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2023 Volga Ulyanovsk 9 (0)
2024– Dynamo St. Petersburg 0 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 Russia U17 5 (0)
Russia U20 8 (2)
2010 Russia U21 4 (1)
2011–2012 Russia-2 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2012

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sapeta (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Сапета; born 28 June 1989) is a Russian footballer who plays as central midfielder for Dynamo St. Petersburg.

Club career

He has been playing in the Saturn system throughout his youth years. He made his debut for the main Saturn team on 26 October 2008 when he was a starter in the Premier League match against FC Moscow.

In winter 2011 Sapeta was signed by FC Dynamo Moscow.

On 9 August 2012, he came off the bench to score a brace in a 5–0 win against Dundee United in the second leg of their third qualifying round tie in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

On 22 February 2018, he signed a 2-year contract with FC Rostov.[1] He was released from his Rostov contract by mutual consent on 21 August 2018.[2]

On 27 January 2022, he joined FC Kuban Krasnodar on loan.[3]

On March 1, 2024 he sing to join FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg from the Russian Second League.

International career

Sapeta was one of the members of the Russian U-17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA U-17 Championship.[4]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saturn Ramenskoye 2007 RPL 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2008 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 – 3 0
2009 14 0 1 0 – – 15 0
2010 24 3 1 0 – – 25 3
Total 40 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 44 3
Dynamo Moscow 2011–12 RPL 32 2 4 1 – – 36 3
2012–13 20 0 2 0 4[b] 2 – 26 2
Ural Yekaterinburg 2013–14 RPL 6 1 0 0 – – 6 1
2014–15 18 1 0 0 – 1[c] 0 19 1
2015–16 29 7 2 0 – – 31 7
Total 53 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 56 9
Dynamo Moscow 2016–17 FNL 33 3 3 0 – – 36 3
2017–18 RPL 12 0 1 0 – – 13 0
Total (2 spells) 97 5 10 1 4 2 0 0 111 8
Rostov 2017–18 RPL 5 0 – – – 5 0
Nizhny Novgorod 2018–19 FNL 24 3 2 0 – 2[d] 0 28 3
2019–20 21 0 3 0 – – 24 0
2020–21 34 8 2 0 – – 36 8
2021–22 RPL 8 0 1 0 – – 9 0
Total 87 11 8 0 0 0 2 0 97 11
Career total 282 28 23 1 5 2 3 0 313 31
  1. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in the relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ Александр Сапета – игрок «Ростова»! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ Александр Сапета покидает Ростов (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Удачи, капитан!" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Russian national youth team (1989-born)". Rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 2009-09-12.

External links

  • Aleksandr Sapeta at Soccerway
  • Aleksandr Sapeta at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  • Aleksandr Sapeta at Russian Premier League
  • (in Russian) Player page on the official FC Saturn Moscow oblast site
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