Salugin Aleksandr Sergeyevich (born October 23, 1988) is a Russian football player, a forward. A product of the Moscow CSKA youth system, he also played for the Nizhny Novgorod clubs "Nizhny Novgorod" and "Volga," and is a UEFA Cup winner with CSKA.[1]

Career

Salugin began his professional career at CSKA, for which he played in the Russian championship and the Russian Cup, as well as in European competitions starting from the 2004–2005 season. With the Moscow club he won the UEFA Cup, although he himself noted a substantial difference in bonus payments between CSKA and Zenit, where a million euros was paid for the same trophy.[1] In 2007 he spent a season on loan at "Tekstilshchik-Telekom" (First League, 30 matches, 4 goals), after which he moved to "Krylia Sovetov," with whom he played in the Premier League in 2008–2009. In 2009 he also played a few matches on loan at "Rostov."[1]

In the 2011–2012 season Salugin played for the Nizhny Novgorod club "Nizhny Novgorod" in the First League, appearing in 39 matches and scoring 9 goals — the most productive period of his career. In 2012–2013 he was registered with "Volga" (Nizhny Novgorod), playing for the senior squad in the Russian Cup and for the youth squad in the youth league championship.[1] He then played for Moscow's "Torpedo" (Premier League and First League, 2013–2015) and Perm's "Amkar" (Premier League, 2015–2018). In the 2018–2019 season he returned to the Nizhny Novgorod club "Nizhny Novgorod," playing 8 matches in the First League and scoring 2 goals, and in the following season he played another 19 league matches and 2 in the Russian Cup.[1]

In June 2020, at the age of 31, Salugin retired from professional football.[1] In total, he played 298 official matches, scored 50 goals, and received 41 yellow cards.[1]

After retirement

After ending his playing career, Salugin continued to follow Russian football and gave comments to the press: in particular, in May 2025 he spoke about the chances of "Krasnodar" in the title race and the prospects of its match against "Dynamo."[1]

Sources

  1. news.sportbox.ru — Salugin Aleksandr Sergeyevich — Forward — Salugin Aleksandr
  2. championat.com — Championat