 Akinfeev with CSKA Moscow in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vidnoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003– | CSKA Moscow | 580 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Russia U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2018 | Russia | 111 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, romanized: Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf]; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.[3]
He has spent his entire career at CSKA, making more than 700 official appearances. He has won six Russian Premier League titles and seven Russian Cups, as well as the UEFA Cup in 2005. He is a record holder for most games played in the Russian top-level league at 580 (as of 19 October 2024). A full international for Russia between 2004 and 2018, he earned 111 caps and was selected in their squads for four UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups. He was named captain of Russia in March 2017, after the retirement of his predecessor Vasili Berezutski.[4] Akinfeev is a member of the Lev Yashin Club and has kept more clean sheets in Russian football than any other goalkeeper.[note 1][5]
- ^ Igor Akinfeev – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Confed Cup captains". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
He [Igor Akinfeev] became Russian captain in March 2017 when Vasily Berezutskiy "retired" from the national team and is set to pass the 100-cap mark in the hosts' second match at the Confederations Cup.
- ^ "Meet the Confed Cup captains". FIFA. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Акинфеев обогнал Дасаева по "сухим" матчам за российские команды". Sport.ru (in Russian). 14 November 2015.
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