Andrei Nikolayev (footballer, born 1982)

Andrei Aleksandrovich Nikolayev (Russian: Андрей Александрович Николаев; born 30 August 1982) is a former Russian professional footballer.[1]

Andrei Nikolayev
Personal information
Full name Andrei Aleksandrovich Nikolayev
Date of birth (1982-08-30) 30 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Lomonosov, Soviet Union
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
FC Severstal Cherepovets
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 FC Severstal Cherepovets 34 (13)
2001 FC Lokomotiv-Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 37 (8)
2002–2003 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 9 (2)
2004–2005 FC Moscow 11 (2)
2005FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk (loan) 19 (7)
2006–2007 FC Sibir Novosibirsk 30 (2)
2007FK Rīga (loan) 26 (15)
2008 FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod 16 (1)
2008 FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk 17 (2)
2009 FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan 32 (5)
2010 FC Nizhny Novgorod 0 (0)
2011 Skonto Riga 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Zenit St. Petersburg, and played 1 game, scoring 1 goal in the UEFA Cup 2002–03 for them. In 2006, he was loaned to FK Rīga, playing in the Latvian Higher League. In 2011, he came back to Latvia, signing a contract with Skonto Riga.

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ Николаев Андрей Александрович. sportbox.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 18, 2014.