Viktor Igorevich Fayzulin (Russian: Виктор Игоревич Файзулин; born 22 April 1986) is a Russian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
A graduate of CYSS based in his hometown Nakhodka, he started his professional career with Okean Nakhodka. Later, he played for SKA-Energiya and Spartak Nalchik. In December 2007, he signed a contract with Zenit until December 2010. In February 2012 he extended his contract till 2016.[citation needed] In April 2018, it was reported that Fayzulin was nearing a comeback after being sidelined with a knee injury since September 2015.[1] After his contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg expired at the end of the 2017–18 season, he announced his retirement after missing 2.5 years due to injury.[2]
He made his national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. He scored his first goal for the national team in his next game, a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland on 7 September 2012. He scored once again in his next game, another World Cup qualifier against Israel on 11 September 2012.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Okean Nakhodka | 2004 | Russian Second League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 2004 | Russian First League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | Russian First League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | Russian First League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Spartak Nalchik | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| 2009 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8[f] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9[g] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[g] | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 157 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 245 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 35 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2012 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow |  Northern Ireland
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1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 11 September 2012 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan |  Israel
|
4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 25 March 2013 | Stamford Bridge, London |  Brazil
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 11 October 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg
|
2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
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