Ilya Zhigulev, Central Midfield at Arsenal Tula

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#4 Ilya Zhigulev

Arsenal Tula First League · Russia

Date of birth / Age: 1 Feb 1996 (30)
Height · Weight: 1.76 m · 73 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Russia
Joined club: 1 Jul 2026
Contract until: 2028

Date of birth / Age: 1 Feb 1996 (30)
Height · Weight: 1.76 m · 73 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Russia
Joined club: 1 Jul 2026
Contract until: 2028

Season 2023/24

Appearances: 16
Starting eleven: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Yellow cards: 1
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 468

Starting eleven13%

2 of 16 appearances

Minutes played468

29 per appearance

Goal involvement1

0 goals · 1 assists

Positions played

139 matches · since 2016/17

RWCFLWDMAMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	72	1	3
Attacking Midfield	29	1	1
Defensive Midfield	26	1	0
Left Winger	6	0	0
Other · CF, RW	6	0	0

Key numbers

vs all midfielders in Premier League 2023/24 · 100 players in the comparison

Progressive passes6.74 /90P72
Key passes0.29 /90P59
Expected assists (xA)0.10 /90P65
Ball recoveries8.50 /90P68

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Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2023/24	Premier League	Nizhny Novgorod	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	231
2023/24	Cup	Nizhny Novgorod	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	237
2022/23	Premier League	Nizhny Novgorod	12	4	0	0	1	0	0	327
2022/23	Cup	Nizhny Novgorod	3	1	0	–	1	–	0	173
2022/23	Play-offs 1/2	Nizhny Novgorod	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	92
2021/22	Ekstraklasa	Zagłębie Lubin	13	6	0	0	3	0	0	506
2021/22	First League	Krasnodar II	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	152
2021/22	Cup	Zagłębie Lubin	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	159
2020/21	Premier League	Rotor	26	23	0	0	8	0	0	2,059
2020/21	First League	Krasnodar II	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	90
2019/20	First League	Krasnodar II	24	17	1	2	6	0	0	1,446
2018/19	Premier League	Ural	5	2	0	–	0	–	0	175
2018/19	Premier League	Krasnodar	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	82
2018/19	First League	Krasnodar II	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	84
2018/19	Cup	Ural	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	102
2019	FNL CUP	Ural	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	97
2017/18	Premier League	Tosno	10	8	0	–	2	–	0	709
2017/18	Premier League	Krasnodar	7	2	0	–	0	–	0	214
2017/18	FNL 2	Krasnodar II	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	273
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	Krasnodar	4	0	0	–	0	–	0	101
2017/18	Cup	Tosno	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	295
2016/17	Super Liga	Milsami	12	11	3	1	3	0	0	1,013
2016/17	Premier League	Krasnodar	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	321
2016/17	FNL 2	Krasnodar II	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	124
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Krasnodar	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	83
2016/17	Cup	Krasnodar	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	49
2019	UEFA U21 Championship	Russia U21	4	4	0	–	2	–	0	360
2015/16	FNL 2	Krasnodar II	24	24	2	–	6	–	0	2,097
2015/16	Youth Championship	Krasnodar Youth	7	6	1	–	4	–	0	562
2014/15	FNL 2	Krasnodar II	20	16	4	–	5	–	0	1,519
2014/15	Youth Championship	Krasnodar Youth	14	8	1	–	1	–	0	921
2013/14	FNL 2	Krasnodar II	12	12	1	–	2	–	0	980

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			247	171	15	4^*	47	0^*	0	15,633

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier League	82	0	1
FNL 2	62	8	–
First League	29	1	2
Youth Championship	21	2	–
Cup	15	1	–
Ekstraklasa	13	0	0
Super Liga	12	3	1
UEFA Europa League	5	0	–
Russia U21	4	0	–
FNL CUP	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2026 Jul 2026 · Free Transfer Chernomorets Arsenal Tula Free Transfer
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer KAMAZ Chernomorets Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Feb 2025 Feb 2025 · Unknown – KAMAZ Unknown
Apr 2022 Apr 2022 · Free Agent Zagłębie Lubin – Free Agent
Aug 2021 Aug 2021 · Transfer Krasnodar Zagłębie Lubin Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2021 Jun 2021 · Back from Loan Rotor Krasnodar Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2020 Aug 2020 · Loan Krasnodar Rotor Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2019 Jun 2019 · Back from Loan Ural Krasnodar Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2018 Aug 2018 · Loan Krasnodar Ural Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2018 Jun 2018 · Back from Loan Tosno Krasnodar Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Loan Krasnodar Tosno Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Transfer Krasnodar II Krasnodar Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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