Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national team.
![]() Shunin with Dynamo Moscow in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anton Vladimirovich Shunin | ||
Date of birth | (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2004 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004– | Dynamo Moscow | 316 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (0) |
2011 | Russia-2 | 1 | (0) |
2007– | Russia | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022 |
Shunin is a youth product of Dynamo Moscow. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in a 2–1 win over Khimki.[citation needed]
On 17 November 2012, Shunin was struck by a firecracker thrown from the stands during a Russian Premier League match against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. After the match had been stopped, it was confirmed that Shunin had sustained a burn of the cornea in one eye.[2]
He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans.[3]
On 4 August 2020, he was voted Player of the Year by Dynamo fans for the 2019–20 season, the prize he also won in 2018–19.[4] He was voted player of the month again for August 2020 and September 2020.[5]
On 16 November 2021, he extended his contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[6]
He made his international debut on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against Poland.[citation needed]
After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against Belgium on 17 November 2010.[7]
He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[8]
After another 6 years without call-ups, he was included in the squad for the games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018, two months after then retirement of goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev from international football.[9] He played his first competitive match for his country on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, keeping a clean sheet.[citation needed]
In the UEFA Nations League in 2020, Shunin gradually became the first choice goalkeeper of the national team.[citation needed]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[10] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[11] He played the opening game against Belgium as Russia lost 0–3.[12] He did not appear in the remaining games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[13][14]
Shunin has a son named Artemy (born 2012) with his first wife, Veronica.[15] In July 2018, Anton Shunin married Russian model, Kate Grigorieva.[16][15] Their daughter Sofia was born on 22 May 2020.[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
2008 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2010 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 46 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | FNL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Career total | 316 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 336 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Russia | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Dynamo Moscow
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