Zakhar Volkov

Belarusian footballer

Zakhar Volkov
Personal information
Volkov with Khimki in 2022
Full name	Zakhar Vladimirovich Volkov^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Vitebsk, Belarus
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Khimki
Number	23
Youth career
2014–2016	Vitebsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Vitebsk	2	(0)
2014	→ Vitebsk-2	7	(0)
2016	→ Orsha (loan)	14	(0)
2017	→ Naftan Novopolotsk (loan)	26	(4)
2018–2023	BATE Borisov	74	(4)
2022	→ Khimki (loan)	22	(1)
2023–	Khimki	10	(1)
International career^‡
2016–2018	Belarus U21	13	(1)
2017	Belarus B	2	(0)
2019–	Belarus	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Zakhar Uladzimiravich Volkov (Belarusian: Захар Уладзіміравіч Волкаў; Russian: Захар Владимирович Волков; born 12 August 1997) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Khimki and for the Belarus national team.^[2]

Club career

On 6 August 2020, the BFF banned Volkov from Belarusian football for 2 years for his involvement in the match fixing during his time in Naftan.^[3] The ban was later extended to all FIFA-approved competitions. In September 2021, the reminder 1 year of his suspension was indefinitely delayed by BFF and he was able to return on pitch in domestic competitions.^[4]

On 20 January 2022, he joined Russian Premier League club Khimki on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[5]

Honours

BATE Borisov

Belarusian Premier League champion: 2018
Belarusian Cup winner: 2019–20

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitebsk	2014	BFL	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Orsha	2016	BFL	14	0	–		–		–		14	0
Naftan Novopolotsk	2017	BPL	26	4	2	0	–		–		28	4
BATE Borisov	2018		18	1	6	0	3^[a]	0	–		27	1
	2019		22	1	1	0	10^[b]	1	1^[c]	0	34	2
	2020		16	0	2	2	0	0	–		18	2
	2021		5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	Total		61	2	9	2	13	1	1	0	84	5
Khimki (loan)	2021–22	RPL	12	1	–		–		2^[d]	0	14	1
	2022–23	RPL	10	0	2	0	–		–		12	0
	Total		22	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	26	1
Career total			125	7	13	2	13	1	3	0	154	10

^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
^ Four appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in the Belarusian Super Cup
^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs

References

^ Zakhar Volkov at Russian Premier League
^ Player's profile at pressball.by
^ Волков дисквалифицирован на 2 года за участие в договорном матче (in Russian)
^ К дисквалификации Захара Волкова применена временная отсрочка исполнения (in Russian)
^ ""ХИМКИ" АРЕНДОВАЛИ ЗАХАРА ВОЛКОВА" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 20 January 2022.