Rifat Maratovich Zhemaletdinov (Russian: Рифат Маратович Жемалетдинов, Tatar: Рифат Марат улы Җамалетдинов; born 20 September 1996) is a Russian professional football player of Tatar origin who plays as a attacking midfielder for CSKA Moscow.
He was first called up to FC Lokomotiv Moscow senior squad in September 2015 for a Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Lokomotiv on 30 April 2016 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.
On 21 May 2021, he extended his contract with Lokomotiv until 2024.[1]
On 29 May 2024, Lokomotiv announced that Zhemaletdinov left the club as his contract expired.[2]
On 9 July 2024, Zhemaletdinov signed a one-season contract (with an option for another year) with CSKA Moscow.[3]
He won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, scoring a goal in the first group game against Ukraine. He also participated in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup with that team. Later he represented the Russia national under-19 football team in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Russia was the runner-up to Spain.[citation needed]
He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Cyprus, on 10 and 13 October 2019.[4]
He made his debut for the senior team on 24 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta.[5]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[6] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[7] He appeared in Russia's second game against Finland on 16 June as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 victory.[8] He again appeared as a substitute for the last half-hour of the match on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.[9]
He scored his first international goal on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Cyprus, establishing the final score in a 2–0 away victory.[10]
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[12]
Russia U17
Russia U19