FC Krasnodar completed transfer of midfielder Aleksandr Ektov from FC Orenburg.

The Bulls announced the agreement on deal with Orenburg on 7 June. Ektov passed the medicals on 29 June and signed three-year contract with Krasnodar next day.

27-year-old player spent three seasons with Orenburg, before it he played for FC Dolgoprudny in second division and Shinnik Yaroslavl in FNL. Ektov helped Orenburg to get promotion to RPL in 2021/22 season, he finished 2022/23 season in top division with three goals in 25 matches.