Igor Akinfeev
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Vidnoye, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2002 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003– | CSKA Moscow | 216 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Russia | 50 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:29, 29 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев; born 8 April 1986 in Vidnoye) is a Russian international football goalkeeper playing in the Russian championship for CSKA Moscow.
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[edit] Career
[edit] CSKA
Akinfeev broke into the CSKA starting lineup at the age of 17, and has been the first-choice goalkeeper at the club ever since, gathering various honors including a UEFA Cup, three National Championships, and the Zvezda trophy, awarded to the best football player from the former Soviet Union. He is also the captain of CSKA Moscow. In his second Champions League campaign, he went 362 minutes without conceding until a F.C. Porto goal in gameweek 5.
In the second part of 2009 season, it emerged as a question why Akinfeev let many shots in through his legs.[1] Examples include strikes from Argentina's Lisandro López, Lokomotiv Moscow's Dmitri Sychev, Wolfsburg's Grafite and Welliton of Spartak Moscow. Former Soviet international goalkeeper Anzor Kavazashvili argued this is because Akinfeev is running out from goal toward strikers at his top speed, thus denying himself a chance to react adequately or manoeuvre. Akinfeev solved this issue by altering his goalkeeping positions and this resulted in him conceding less, as well as adjusting the grips of his studs so he can control his runs.
[edit] International career
Igor Akinfeev made his debut for Russian national team in a friendly match against Norway on 28 April 2004, aged 18 years and 20 days. He thus became third youngest player to compete for Russia after Eduard Streltsov and Sergey Rodionov and the youngest international footballer ever in history of Russian Federation.[2] He was later included into Russian Euro 2004 squad as the third choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov and Vyacheslav Malafeev. His first major competitive debut was on 30 March 2005 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Estonia and was later promoted as Russia's first-choice goalkeeper after a long-term injury of Malafeev. Akinfeev kept his first choice place under Yuri Semin and later Guus Hiddink. On 6 May 2007, Akinfeev suffered a knee injury in a 1–1 draw against FC Rostov which put him out of action for four months. As a result he lost his first choice position to Vyacheslav Malafeev and later Vladimir Gaboulov. He returned to the Russian national squad in early November but was deemed unfit for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel. Akinfeev later reestablished his first choice place for Russia for Euro 2008.
[edit] Career statistics
Statistics correct as of matches played 13 January 2012
| Club | Season | Russian
Championship |
Russian
Cup |
Premier
League Cup |
Russian
Super Cup |
UEFA Cup/
Europa League |
Champions
League |
UEFA
Super Cup |
Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2003 | 13 | -11 | 2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -15 |
| 2004 | 26 | -15 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | -24 | |
| 2005 | 29 | -17 | 7 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 52 | -35 | |
| 2006 | 28 | -25 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -34 | |
| 2007 | 10 | -6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | -1 | 3 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -18 | |
| 2008 | 30 | -24 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | -33 | |
| 2009 | 30 | -30 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | -3 | 6 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | -47 | |
| 2010 | 28 | -22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7 | -3 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | -30 | |
| 2011/12 | 22 | -15 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | -24 | |
| Total | 216 | -165 | 30 | -20 | 2 | -1 | 6 | -8 | 38 | -27 | 32 | -36 | 1 | -3 | 325 | -260 | |
| Career total | 216 | -165 | 30 | -20 | 2 | -1 | 6 | -8 | 38 | -27 | 32 | -36 | 1 | -3 | 325 | -260 | |
[edit] Statistic appearances in CSKA
Statistics correct as of matches played 20 February 2012
| Competitions | Apps | Goals | Yellow card | Red card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Championship | 216 | -165 | 12 | 2 |
| Russian Cup | 30 | -20 | 1 | 0 |
| Russian Super Cup | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Premier League Cup | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Cup / Europa League | 38 | -21 | 2 | 0 |
| Champions League | 32 | -36 | 1 | 0 |
| Europa Super Cup | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 325 | -260 | 16 | 2 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- CSKA Moscow
- Russian Premier League (3): 2003, 2005, 2006
- Russian Super Cup (4): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
- Russian Cup (5): 2004-05, 2005–06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010–11
- UEFA Cup (1): 2004-05
[edit] International
- UEFA European Football Championship ThirdPlace: 2008
[edit] Individual
- Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year ("Star") by Sport-Express: 2006
[edit] References
- ^ "У вратарей тоже есть нервы" (in Russian). Sports Daily. 18 August 2009. http://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/u-vratarey-tozhe-est-nervyi-30561. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Хорошо! Но мало…" (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 13 October 2008. http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/307611. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
[edit] External links
- Igor Akinfeev the unofficial site
- Igor Akinfeev big photogallery
- Club profile
- Transfermarkt.co.uk profile
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