Zotov's current-season form is down 94% on last season (Season 17→1), while his Rating eased 10→4. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Rubin · 8th	5	0	0	6.55	4	1
2024/25	Rubin · 7th	26	2	0	6.72	10	17
2023/24	Rubin · 8th	27	0	2	6.82	14	20
2022/23	Rubin · 1st	32	2	0	—	16	10
2021/22	Enisey · 5th	30	4	0	—	16	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia U21	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Zotov is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Rubin, rated 4.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zotov.

On the season, Zotov graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.286 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 35 Zotov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

4.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

2.3%

Minutes

limited game time

4.29

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Rubin finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

4.29

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 5 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 2.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %2.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.286

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %77

Cards / 901.429

Foul involvement / 904.286

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 35, Zotov sits on 0.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zotov's projected Rating — 4.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.