Aleksei Miranchuk
![]() Miranchuk playing for Lokomotiv in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk | ||
Date of birth | 17 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
Number | 59 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani | ||
2010–2011 | Spartak Moscow | ||
2011–2013 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 178 | (32) |
2020– | Atalanta | 2 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Russia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Russia U19 | 3 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Russia U21 | 20 | (1) |
2015– | Russia | 25 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41, 8 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Миранчук, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk]; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Atalanta and the Russian national team.
Early years
Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and his twin brother Anton arrived in Moscow, joining the youth ranks of Spartak Moscow. However, they did not last long in this club, being expelled because of their insufficient physical abilities.[2]
Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of Lokomotiv Moscow, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three titles of Russian League in his age category and scored a goal in the final twice. In October 2012, he became MVP of the Russian Football Union cup.
Club career
Lokomotiv Moscow
At the age of 17, Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 April 2013 as a starter in away game versus Kuban (0–0).[3] On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4–2.[4] He scored a header from Maicon pass in the first half and provided an assist for Renat Yanbayev in the second half.
He made his debut in UEFA Europa League on 28 August 2014,[5] coming on as a second-half substitution for Manuel Fernandes in a 1–4 defeat to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.
His performances got him the title of the best Lokomotiv player of the month by fans' poll on social networks in April 2015[6] and May 2015.[7]
On 21 May 2015, Miranchuk scored a solo goal against Kuban Krasnodar in extra time of the Russian Cup final, helping Lokomotiv win the sixth Russian Cup title in history.
Later on, he won the 2017–18 Russian Premier League with Lokomotiv, scoring seven goals in that season. On 6 July 2019, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2019 Russian Super Cup.[8]
Atalanta
In August 2020, Miranchuk joined Italian club Atalanta for about €15m.[9] On 30 August 2020, Lokomotiv confirmed that the transfer has been agreed and would be completed following the medical exam.[10] On 21 October 2020, Miranchuk made his debut for Atalanta as a substitute against Midtjylland in the Champions League, and scored his first goal for the club.[11] He made his Serie A debut for the club on 8 November and scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw with Inter Milan.[12]
International career
Miranchuk made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2015 in a friendly against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing Yuri Zhirkov in the 71st minute and scoring Russia's third of a 4–2 victory twelve minutes later.[13]
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[14] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[15] His only World Cup appearance came as a starter in the last group-stage game against Uruguay which Russia lost 0–3 and Miranchuk was substituted by Fyodor Smolov after an hour of play.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2020[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lokomotiv Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 5 | |||
2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | |
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 178 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 228 | 43 | ||
Atalanta | 2020–21 | Serie A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | |
Career total | 179 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 230 | 45 |
- 1.^ Includes Russian Super Cup.
International
- As of 19 November 2019[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Russia | |||
2015 | 2 | 1 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 9 | 3 | |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 25 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.
№ | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2015 | Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
2. | 28 March 2017 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia | ![]() |
2–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
3. | 7 October 2017 | VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
4. | 14 November 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | ![]() |
2–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
5. | 19 November 2019 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Club
Lokomotiv Moscow
Individual
- Best under-21 player of the Russian Football Premier League: 2013–14[18]
References
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Player profile". Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Match report". 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Match report". 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Lokomotiv Moskva-Apollon". UEFA. 28 August 2014.
- ^ Алексей Миранчук – лучший игрок «Локомотива» в апреле! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 5 May 2015.
- ^ Алексей Миранчук – лучший игрок «Локомотива» в мае (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Lokomotiv starts Russian season with Super Cup win". The Seattle Times. 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Atalanta, il primo colpo è russo: arriva Miranchuk dalla Lokomotiv". Bergamo News (in Italian). 29 August 2020.
- ^ "«Локомотив» и «Аталанта» договорились о переходе Миранчука" [Lokomotiv and Atlanta agreed on Miranchuk transfer] (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Gómez in control as Atalanta wins 4-0 at Midtjylland". Federal News Network. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Miranchuk goal denies Inter win at Atalanta". ESPN. 8 November 2020.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Russia vs. Belarus (4:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
- ^ Aleksei Miranchuk at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Miranchuk, Aleksei". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Сейду Думбия - лучший игрок СОГАЗ-Чемпионата России (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2014.
External links
- Profile at Russian Football Premier League site (in Russian)
- Profile at FC Lokomotiv Moscow site (in Russian)
- Living people
- 1995 births
- People from Slavyansk-na-Kubani
- Twin people from Russia
- Twin sportspeople
- Russian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Russia youth international footballers
- Russia under-21 international footballers
- Russia international footballers
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Atalanta B.C. players
- Russian Premier League players
- Serie A players
- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Russian people of Ukrainian descent
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Russian expatriate sportspeople in Italy