Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Антон Андреевич Миранчук, IPA: [ɐnˈton ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk]; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national team.

Anton Miranchuk

Miranchuk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk
Date of birth	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left winger Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2010	Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani
2011	Spartak Moscow
2011–2017	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Lokomotiv Moscow	123	(28)
2016	→ Levadia Tallinn (loan)	30	(14)
National team‡
2013	Russia U18	8	(0)
2013	Russia U19	2	(0)
2016	Russia U21	1	(0)
2017–	Russia	19	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Youth career

Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk joined Spartak Moscow from his hometown football school Olymp. He was dismissed from the club because of weak physical abilities. After that, he and his twin brother Aleksei moved to Lokomotiv Moscow.[2]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 30 October 2013, Miranchuk made his competitive debut in senior football in a Russian Cup game against Rotor Volgograd replacing Victor Obinna in the 88th minute.[3]

Loan to Levadia

On 2 February 2016, Miranchuk was sent on loan to Estonian club Levadia Tallinn.[4] He made his debut for the new team on 2 April 2016, in a 1–1 home draw with Nõmme Kalju.[5] On 30 June 2016, Miranchuk made his debut in UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw with Faroese side HB in a first qualifying round.[6] By the end of 2016 Meistriliiga season, he scored 14 goals.^{[citation needed]}

Return to Lokomotiv Moscow

Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 9 April 2017 in a game against FC Rostov.[7] On 24 October 2018, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Porto in the 2018–19 season.[8] On 27 October 2020, he scored a goal in a 1–2 home defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[9] He scored again on 3 November against Atlético Madrid in the same competition.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Miranchuk made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[10]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[11] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[12] He did not make any appearances at the tournament as Russia was eliminated by Croatia in the quarterfinal shoot-out.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is the identical twin brother of Aleksei Miranchuk, who is also his teammate on the Russia national team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2022[13]

International

As of match played 14 October 2020[14]

As of 11 October 2020

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.

List of international goals scored by Anton Miranchuk

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2019	Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia	San Marino	4–0	9–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	6 September 2020	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	3–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
3	11 October 2020	VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Turkey	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2017–18
• Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21[15]
• Russian Super Cup: 2019

References

External links

• Anton Miranchuk at Russian Premier League

На других языках

[de] Anton Andrejewitsch Mirantschuk

[es] Antón Miranchuk

[fr] Anton Mirantchouk

[it] Anton Mirančuk

[ru] Миранчук, Антон Андреевич