Zakhar Volkov
![]() Volkov with Khimki in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zakhar Vladimirovich Volkov[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maxline Vitebsk | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Vitebsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Vitebsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Vitebsk-2 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Orsha (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Naftan Novopolotsk (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2018–2023 | BATE Borisov | 74 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Khimki (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Khimki | 23 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Maxline Vitebsk | 40 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Belarus U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | Belarus B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Belarus | 26 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 August 2026 | |||
Zakhar Vladimirovich Volkov (Belarusian: Захар Уладзіміравіч Волкаў, Zakhar Uladzіmіravіch Volkaw; Russian: Захар Владимирович Волков; born 12 August 1997) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belarusian Premier League club Maxline Vitebsk and for the Belarus national team.[2]
Club career
On 6 August 2020, the BFF banned Volkov from Belarusian football for 2 years for his involvement in the match fixing during his time in Naftan.[3] The ban was later extended to all FIFA-approved competitions. In September 2021, the remaining year of his suspension was indefinitely delayed by BFF and he was able to return on pitch in domestic competitions.[4]
On 20 January 2022, he joined Russian Premier League club Khimki on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
On 26 March 2025, Volkov signed with Maxline Vitebsk.[6]
Honours
BATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League champion: 2018
- Belarusian Cup winner: 2019–20
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitebsk | 2014 | Belarusian First League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Orsha | 2016 | Belarusian First League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| BATE Borisov | 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Belarusian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Belarusian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Belarusian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 1 | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Khimki | 2023–24 | Russian First League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Arsenal Tula | 2024–25 | Russian First League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Maxline Vitebsk | 2025 | Belarusian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 50 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 213 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 18 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Four appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in the Belarusian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the Belarusian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | – | ||
| 2021 | – | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ Zakhar Volkov at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
- ↑ Player's profile at pressball.by
- ↑ Волков дисквалифицирован на 2 года за участие в договорном матче (in Russian)
- ↑ К дисквалификации Захара Волкова применена временная отсрочка исполнения (in Russian)
- ↑ ""ХИМКИ" АРЕНДОВАЛИ ЗАХАРА ВОЛКОВА" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ, ЗАХАР ВОЛКОВ!" (in Russian). Maxline Vitebsk. 26 March 2025.
- ↑ "Zakhar Volkov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
External links
- Zakhar Volkov at Soccerway
- Zakhar Volkov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Zakhar Volkov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vitebsk
- Belarusian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Belarus men's under-21 international footballers
- Belarus men's international footballers
- FC Vitebsk players
- FC Orsha players
- FC Naftan Novopolotsk players
- FC BATE Borisov players
- FC Khimki players
- FC Arsenal Tula players
- FC Maxline Vitebsk players
- Belarusian First League players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Russian Premier League players
- Russian First League players
- Belarusian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen
- Belarusian football defender stubs
