Midfielder who scored 29 goals in 130 matches for Zenit S. Petersburg from 2008 to 2014. He became a member of the Russian national team in 2008.
He debuted professionally for CSKA-2 Moscow in 1998.
He played for Vidnoye, Istra, Saturn Moscow Oblast, Rubin Kazan and Khimki between 2004 and 2007.
He was born in Dedovsk, Russia.
He and defender Vasili Berezutski became teammates on the Russian national team.
