Vadim Shilov
 Shilov with Zenit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vadim Aleksandrovich Shilov | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2008 [1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belgorod, Russia [3] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Salyut Belgorod | ||
| 2020– | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Russia U15 | 6 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Russia U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Russia U17 | 7 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025 | |||
Vadim Aleksandrovich Shilov (Russian: Вадим Александрович Шилов; born 15 March 2008) is a Russian football player who plays as a right winger for Zenit St. Petersburg.
Career
Vadim Shilov was born in Belgorod, Russia.[4] He began his youth football career with FC Salyut Belgorod, before joining Zenit St. Petersburg.[5] With FC Zenit, Shilov became a winner of the 2024 Youth Football League-2 and a medalist of the 2022/23 Youth Football League-3. Following the 2024 Youth Football League-2 season, he was named the league’s best player and top scorer, recording 42 goals and 27 assists in 33 matches.[6] In the 2025 Youth Football League season, Shilov made 14 appearances for Zenit, scoring 15 goals. [7][8]
Shilov made his debut for the main squad of Zenit St. Petersburg on 12 August 2025 in a Russian Cup game against Rubin Kazan. He came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, 9 minutes later Zenit was awarded a penalty kick for a foul against Shilov, and in the 83rd minute Shilov scored his first goal for Zenit.[9]
Shilov made his Russian Premier League debut for Zenit on 23 August 2025 in a game against Dynamo Makhachkala.[10] In November 2025, he suffered an ACL injury and was not able to play for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 14 June 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 2025 | Russian Second League B | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||
Honours
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg
References
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- ↑ "17-летний Шилов в дебютной игре за "Зенит" забил и заработал пенальти. Вингер вышел на 66-й минуте в матче Кубка России с "Рубином"" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Zenit v Dynamo Makhachkala game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Вадим Шилов успешно перенес операцию на колене" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ Vadim Shilov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- ↑ ""Зенит" стал 11-кратным чемпионом России и обновил рекорд по количеству титулов" [Zenit became Russian champion for 11th time and updated the record for number of trophies] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
- Vadim Shilov at Global Sports Archive
- Vadim Shilov at Soccerway
- Vadim Shilov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Vadim Shilov at Russian Youth Football League
- 2008 births
- Footballers from Belgorod
- Living people
- Russian men's footballers
- Russia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- Russian Premier League players
- Russian Second League players
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian football forward stubs