Alexander Kerzhakov signed a new contract with Zenit

The former striker of the Russian national football team, Alexander Kerzhakov, will continue to play for Zenit. The new agreement of the St. Petersburg club with a 33-year-old striker is designed for one season,the press service of the team from the coast of the Neva informs.

Kerzhakov played for Zenit from 2001 to 2006, after which the striker moved to the Spanish Seville, then to Dynamo. In 2010, the striker returned to Petersburg, where he played in 2015.

In the second half of the last season, he was rented by the Swiss "Zurich", and in the summer the contract with the St. Petersburg club expired.

In an interview with the Zenit official website , the veteran said that this year would definitely not be the last in his career.

“I think that this is normal for the football player who has the previous contract. I don’t feel my 33 years, but I am aware that for the football player it is a relatively great age. In any case, everything depends on me. I want and try, I will benefit the team and the club as much as I can. If a year is a year, and if everything is fine, and I’m sure that everything will be fine, then I can play further,” he said further. He.

Recall that Alexander is the best scorer in the history of Zenit (161 goals in 368 matches) and all of Russian football and was repeatedly recognized as the best player in various versions.