Alexander Zuev plays in the football team of the Rostov club. In addition, he is a member of the Russian youth team. In 2013 he became the European champion in the age category up to 17 years old, and 2 years later - the silver medalist of the European Championship among the youth under 19 years old.
Childhood years of Alexander Zuev
Alexander Zuev was born in Kazakhstan. Starting from preschool age, he started playing football. Until school age, the young man did not have a normal coach, since children's football was not so well developed in this region. But the guy's father did not give up and found him an excellent mentor. Studying in the first grade, he was enrolled in the section of the "Tobol" club, where Rafik Oganesovich Balbabyan acted as a coach. Trained on the club's field until the family moved from Kazakhstan to Russia. In Chelyabinsk he was invited to play in the local school team "Academy".
In 2008, the talented young football player was noticed at the regional tournament of the children's football league and was invited to study and play as part of a team from the Chertanovo education center under the leadership of Mikhail Burenkov. The young man wanted to play for Spartak, but there were no places there and he agreed to the proposals of the leaders of Chertanovo. In the same year, Alexander moved to Moscow, and the family remained to live in Chelyabinsk.
Club career of Alexander Zuev
Two years after the start of training under the leadership of Burenkov, midfielder Zuev, as part of the Moscow national team, won the Russian Championship and received the title of Candidate Master of Sports in football. In 2012, Alexander was named the best player, having successfully played in the Russian football championship. In November of the same year he became the top scorer.
In the fall of 2013, the football player's childhood dream came true - he began to play for Spartak. The head of this Moscow club offered Zuev to sign a contract and play in the team at the Russian Championship. As a result, Spartak won.
From 2014 to 2016, Alexander Zuev played as a midfielder in the Moscow team "Spartak". In 2015, he received a silver medal in the national team. In early 2016, the coach convinced athlete Alexander to apply for the Premier League football matches. The organizers approved his candidacy and the footballer played spring matches for two teams at once in the Spartak structure. In March 2016, Zuev played for the first time on the field in the Russian youth team and benefited the team.
In 2018, Alexander Zuev signed a 4-year contract with the Rostov national team. The midfielder spent the last season with the same team, played 27 matches and scored 2 goals. He left the Spartak team, as his goal is to play actively. The coach of the Moscow national team invited him to sit on the bench, and in Rostov he was immediately released on the field into the game.
The young man is married, but he does not like to advertise his personal life.
