Aleksandr Sapeta
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sapeta (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Сапета; born 28 June 1989) is a Russian footballer who plays as central midfielder for FC Kuban Krasnodar on loan from FC Nizhny Novgorod.
 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Kuban Krasnodar | ||
| 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– | Nizhny Novgorod | 87 | (11) |
| 2022– | → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Russia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| Russia U20 | 8 | (2) | |
| 2010 | Russia U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Russia-2 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2012 | |||
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]
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2013–14 | RPL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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
- Александр Сапета – игрок «Ростова»! (in Russian). FC Rostov. 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
- 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