Career
Early career and Amkar Permanent
Zyryanov started to play football in local club Zvezda Permanent His professional career began with Amkar, in 1994. He played 171 league games, having scored in 48 occasions.
Torpedo Moscow
Upon joining Torpedo, Zyryanov switched to their reserve team, where he played two games, scoring once.
After that, he became a first squad regular. He was one of the most important Torpedo players, where he made 164 league appearances and scored nine goals.
His playing ability brought him to Russian football giant Zenit Saint St. Petersburg in 2007. Zenit Saint St. Petersburg
Zenit"s late-developing holding midfielder was named Russian Football player of the Year by Futbol and Sport-Express in 2007.
In August alone he scored six league goals for Zenit.
Zyryanov also played at the back and, in addition, was used in a creative/goalscoring role by then Zenit coach Dick Advocaat. He was described as a "calm facilitator, keeping the ball moving and rarely losing possession" as he played in front of defenders. He followed that up with the second goal in the final against Rangers to give Zenit a 2–0 victory and lift the title.
Since then, Zyryanov became one of the finest Russian players, and one of the most important parts of Zenit and Russian national team
Following the expiration of Zyryanov"s Zenit contract, he signed a one-year contract with their farm club Zenit-2 Saint St. Petersburg as a player-coach.