G. Zotov

Zotov's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→4), while his Rating held around 6. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Orenburg · 12th	6	0	0	6.38	6	4
2024/25	FC Orenburg · 15th	7	0	1	6.56	6	5
2023/24	Krylia Sovetov · 9th	16	1	0	6.54	7	4
2022/23	Krylia Sovetov · 12th	12	0	0	6.35	9	5
2021/22	Rubin · 15th	26	0	0	6.57	17	26
2020/21	Rubin · 4th	17	0	1	6.67	18	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

G. Zotov is a 36-year-old full-back at FC Orenburg, rated 5.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.74 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 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.738 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 36 Zotov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

5.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.74

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

2.74

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 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 %18.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.738

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %58.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.008

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 36, Zotov sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zotov's projected Rating — 5.8 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.