Athletistic/Football. Lokomotiv Moscow striker Artyom Dzyuba has expressed his intention to surpass Russia’s all-time top scorer Alexander Kerzhakov this season. Kerzhakov has scored 233 goals in his career, while Dzyuba currently has 229. So, Dzyuba only needs to score five goals.

“Is it important for me to overtake Kerzhakov in the list of top scorers in Russia this spring? It takes five goals to overtake Kerzhakov and I will definitely score them sooner or later. I will try very hard to do it in the spring so that I don’t have to wait long. I’m happy to break records, like any athlete, but I don’t forget that football is a team sport. The main thing for me is the team’s victories. If I play for the team and do everything right, the goals and assists will come by themselves. That’s why I don’t get hung up on statistics. I won’t lie, it would be great to break this record” , Dzyuba emphasized in an interview with Match TV.

In the current Russian Premier League season, Dzyuba has played 16 matches for Lokomotiv, scoring four goals and three assists.

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