Aleksandr Sapeta
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sapeta (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Сапета; born 28 June 1989) is a Russian footballer who plays as central midfielder for Dynamo St. Petersburg.
| Sapeta with Dynamo Moscow in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sapeta | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1989 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
Sapeta was one of the members of the Russian U-17 squad that won the 2006 UEFA U-17 Championship.[4]
Career statistics edit
- 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the promotion play-offs
References edit
- ^ (in Russian). FC Rostov. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Александр Сапета покидает Ростов (in Russian). FC Rostov. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Удачи, капитан!" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Russian national youth team (1989-born)". Rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
External links edit
- 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