Andrey Arshavin

Andrey Arshavin
Arshavin with Kairat in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andrey Sergeyvich Arshavin[1]
Date of birth (1981-05-29) 29 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1988–1999 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Zenit Saint Petersburg 238 (51)
1999–2000Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 56 (7)
2009–2013 Arsenal 105 (23)
2012Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) 10 (3)
2013–2015 Zenit Saint Petersburg 35 (3)
2015 Kuban Krasnodar 8 (0)
2016–2018 Kairat 84 (24)
Total 536 (111)
International career
2001–2003 Russia U21 9 (1)
2002–2012 Russia 75 (17)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Russia
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин [ɐnˈdrʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐrˈʂavʲɪn]; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder. Since 2019, Arshavin has held administrative posts at Zenit. In 2022 he became Deputy General Director for Sports Development, and became a member of the club's executive board in 2023.[3]

Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2000. He went on to win numerous trophies with the club such as the Russian Premier League, League Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. During his time with Zenit, Arshavin was also named as the Russian Footballer of the Year.

He had a breakout performance at UEFA Euro 2008 where he impressed throughout Russia's run to the semi-final of the tournament, and also finished 6th in the 2008 Ballon d’Or.[4] Arshavin thereafter signed for English Premier League club Arsenal during the 2008–09 winter transfer window, becoming the most expensive player in Arsenal's history at the time, with a fee of £15 million. Arshavin eventually rejoined Zenit, at first on loan and then permanently in 2013.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин" [Andrey Sergeevich Arshavin]. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Andrey Arshavin". Premier League. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Утвержден состав правления футбольного клуба "Зенит"". FC Zenit (in Russian). 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "2008 Leaderboard". France Football. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Andrei Arshavin". Arsenal.com. 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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