Аршавин номер в зените

14.01.2023

Аршавин заявил, что «Зенит» не предлагал Дзюбе остаться в клубе

Он считает, что Артем должен сам определиться, чего хочет

Орлов — о Соболеве в «Зените»: я бы не приветствовал. «Зенит» — цивилизованный клуб

14 января 2023, 07:08 МСК

Российский комментатор Геннадий Орлов ответил на вопрос о том, хотел бы ли он видеть в составе «Зенита» форварда московского «Спартака» Александра Соболева.

«Я бы не приветствовал Соболева в «Зените». «Зенит» — цивилизованный клуб. Та же история с Родригао возмутила всех настоящих болельщиков клуба. Так нельзя себя вести. Соболев — забияка.

Плюс, мне кажется, что есть молодые игроки, которые перспективнее Соболева», — приводит слова Орлова Sport24.

Напомним, в нынешнем сезоне Российской Премьер-Лиги Соболев провёл за «Спартак» 16 матчей, в которых записал в свой актив семь забитых мячей. Все голы были забиты нападающим с игры.

«Спартак» занимает второе место в турнирной таблице РПЛ, отставая от «Зенита» на шесть очков.

Завершил


Последний клуб:

Кайрат

Большинство игр за::

Зенит С-Пб


Завершил с:

01 янв. 2019 г.

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• Рост:
  1,72 м
• Амплуа:
  
  Левый Вингер

• Бывший игрок сборной:
  
  Россия
• Матчи за сборную/голы:
  75 /
  17

Должность в настоящее время:

Помощник исполнительного комитета

Клуб(ы):

Зенит С-Пб

История игровых номеров

Обзор всех игровых номеров, под которым выступал футболист

История игровых номеров в национальной сборной

Данная статистика показывает, какие номера были закреплены за игроком за все матчи, проведенные в составе национальной сборной.

Какой номер у Андрея Аршавина?

Андрей Аршавин – выдающийся российский футболист, выступавший на позициях атакующего полузащитника и плеймейкера. Андрею ещё в детстве дали прозвище «Шава», которое закрепилось за ним и в футбольной карьере.

Зенит

Аршавин начинал взрослую игровую карьеру с «Зенита-2», а через 2 года его включили в основную команду «Зенит». В клубе первые два сезона он выступал сначала под номером 28 и 15, а потом взял 10-й. На протяжении пяти лет Аршавин с партнёром по команде Александром Кержаковым формировали пресловутую «золотую связку», которая считалась лучшей в чемпионате. В «Зените» Андрей впервые осуществил хет-трик на встрече с «Сатурном». С «Зенитом» Аршавин отработал 9 сезонов, за которые провёл всего 310 поединков, отправил в ворота соперника 71 мяч и выиграл 5 трофеев.

Арсенал

Качество игры Аршавина привлекло внимание топ-клубов Европы, и уже очень скоро он оказался в клубе английской Премьер-лиги «Арсенале», где играл под номером 23. В первом сезоне выступления с «Арсеналом» Аршавин отправил свой 10-й мяч в ворота соперника в игре английской Премьер-лиге и закрепился в «Клубе 100». Следующий сезон стал менее успешным для футболиста, и он перешёл из основного состава во второй, что сказалось на уровне его оценок.

После ряда неудач в «Арсенале» Андрей перешел в «Зенит» на правах аренды. После того как Аршавин особо не отличился в национальном чемпионате, руководство «Зенита» отказалось выкупать его контракт. В то же время, «Арсенал» уже был готов попрощаться с игроком. Следующий сезон Андрей периодически появлялся на поле на замене коллег, но уже без былой результативности.

Зенит

Аршавин снова вернулся в «Зенит» по двухлетнему соглашению с клубом и взял 29-й номер. В первой же встрече за Суперкубок России Андрея заменили в начале второго периода. За последующие полгода ему удалось забить 4 гола противникам. После смены тренера «Зенита» Аршавин не сработался с Андре Виллаш-Боашем и вышел из основного состава. По окончании срока контракт клуба с Андреем продлён не был. Последний сезон в «Зените» Аршавин выступал под 10-м номером.

Кубань

На протяжении полугода футболист играл в составе «Кубани» с номерами 19 и 10, но не отличился ни в одной игре.

Кайрат

После «Кубани» Аршавин перешёл в «Кайрат Алматы», взяв номер 28. В казахстанской команде Аршавин стал игроком с самым большим доходом. В «Кайрате» фортуна была более благосклонной к Андрею, и в его арсенале появились новые трофеи.

Сборная России

За сборную России Андрей дебютировал в 20-летнем возрасте в матче-подготовке к чемпионату мира. Однако в итоговой заявке он не появился, и в последующие два года сыграл всего в двух матчах на национальную сборную. Позже Андрей закрепился в основном составе и оказался самым результативным бомбардиром сборной. Первый чемпионат Европы, в котором участвовал Андрей, дал ему звание лучшего игрока страны и попадание в символическую команду. После чемпионата Аршавин провёл всего 1 матч за сборную, который стал для него заключительным в этом составе. За национальную сборную Аршавин играл под номерами 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 и 23. Всего в команде сборной провёл 75 игр и забил 17 голов.

Достижения

За всю игровую карьеру Аршавин удостоен ряда кубков, почестей и званий.

Командные трофеи:

• Трехкратный победитель в российском высшем дивизионе.
• Победитель турниров на Кубок и Суперкубок УЕФА.
• Одержал первенство в матче на Суперкубок России.
• Завоевал серебро и бронзу на чемпионатах России.
• Финалист соревнований Кубка России.
• Завоевал Кубок чемпионата России.
• Финалист турнира на Кубок Интертото УЕФА.
• Завоевал бронзу на чемпионате Англии.
• Финалист кубка АФЛ.
• Стал победителем Суперкубка и двукратным призёром Кубка Казахстана.
• Трижды получил серебро на чемпионатах Казахстана.

Личные успехи:

• 7 раз был одним из 33-х выдающихся футболистов национального турнира за первенство.
• Экспертами издания «Спорт-Экспресс» был назван лучшим полузащитником в матчах национального чемпионата, самым результативным футболистом по итогам года и лучшим вторым нападающим российского чемпионата.
• Стал лучшим бомбардиром петербургского «Зенита».
• Самый результативный футбольный игрок года по данным спортивного издания «Футбол».
• Определён самым эффективным игроком года по версии РФС.
• Как капитан команды удостоен награды «Лидер национальной сборной».
• Дважды награждён ежегодным призом «Звезда» от издания «Спорт-Экспресс».
• Завоевал звание лучшего футболиста финальной игры Кубка УЕФА.
• Участник символической сборной Евро.
• Дважды становился футболистом месяца «Арсенала».
• Назван лучшим футболистом по результатам месяца и самым эффективным футболистом английской Премьер-лиги.
• Признан лучшим ассистентом Евро.
• Получил звание лучшего футболиста и дважды определён лучшим игроком по итогам месяца в казахстанской Премьер-лиги.
• Входит в 10-ку лучших футболистов и в список из 22 результативных футболистов чемпионата Казахстана.
• Признан лучшим игроком по итогам месяца казахстанской Премьер-лиги.

Особые почести и награды:

• Награждён почётным знаком Святой Татьяны.
• Обладатель ордена «Честь и мужество».
• Признан почётным гражданином «Округа Петровского» в Санкт-Петербурге.
• Удостоен серебряной медали Святого апостола Петра.
• Является заслуженным мастером спорта России.
• Входит в список 50 самых знаменитых людей Петербурга.

Andrey Arshavin

Arshavin with Kairat in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Sergeyvich Arshavin[1]
Date of birth	29 May 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1988–1999	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	Zenit Saint Petersburg	238	(51)
1999–2000	→ Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	56	(7)
2009–2013	Arsenal	105	(23)
2011–2012	→ Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan)	10	(3)
2013–2015	Zenit Saint Petersburg	35	(3)
2015–2016	Kuban Krasnodar	8	(0)
2016–2018	Kairat	84	(24)
Total		536	(111)
International career
2001–2003	Russia U21	9	(1)
2002–2012	Russia	75	(17)
Honours Men’s football Representing  Russia UEFA European Championship 2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин [ɐnˈdrʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐrˈʂavʲɪn]; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder.

Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2000. He went on to win numerous trophies with the club such as the Russian Premier League, League Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. During his time with Zenit, Arshavin was also named as the Russian Footballer of the Year.

He had a breakout performance at UEFA Euro 2008 where he impressed throughout Russia’s run to the semi-final of the tournament, and also finished 6th in the 2008 Ballon d’Or.^[3] Arshavin thereafter signed for English Premier League club Arsenal during the 2008–09 winter transfer window, becoming the most expensive player in Arsenal’s history at the time, with a fee of £15 million. Arshavin eventually rejoined Zenit, at first on loan and then permanently in 2013.^[4][5]

Early years[edit]

Arshavin was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on 29 May 1981. His father Sergey Arshavin played as an amateur footballer. Arshavin survived an accident that could have killed him when he was hit by a car as a child. His parents divorced when he was 12, with Andrey having to sleep on the floor of a cramped flat with his mother. It was his father who persuaded him to pursue a career in football after his own failure to become a professional football player.

Arshavin began playing football at an early age and at seven years of age, he was enrolled in the Smena football academy of Zenit, his hometown club. As a schoolboy before football became his sole focus, he was a talented draughts player. Arshavin’s father died of heart failure at age 40.^[6] He has written three books, including one titled 555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football.^[7] Arshavin also has a degree in Fashion Design.^[7] He often misbehaved at school, commenting, «I behaved badly at school. When I was in the second grade, I tore down the registering journal of the class.» It was this incident described by Arshavin that saw him expelled.

Club career[edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg[edit]

In 2000, Arshavin was included in the Zenit first-team squad, making his debut in a 3–0 away win over English side Bradford City in the Intertoto Cup,^[8] coming on as a first-half substitute for Andrey Kobelev.^[9] He played in various positions on the field, starting as a right midfielder, then as an attacking midfielder, and finally adopted the second striker’s role playing on a flank or behind the target man.

In the 2007 Russian Premier League season, Shava (Шава in Russian), as he was nicknamed by Zenit fans,^[10] guided his Zenit side to the title in starting all 30 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists which was the most in the Russian Premier League that year en route.^[11] It was the club’s first league title since winning the now-defunct Soviet Top League in 1984. Arshavin was also a key player during Zenit’s 2007–08 UEFA Cup triumph and was named Man of the Match in the final, again topping the list for assists in that season’s UEFA competition.^[12] In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, along with 29 others in a list that included compatriot Yuri Zhirkov.^[13]

Arshavin’s performances in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 brought him to the attention of several European clubs.^[14] However, interest had already been expressed in January 2008 by Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce, but he was sacked as manager as the transfer window opened.^[15] In June 2008, Barcelona had their €15 million offer for the player turned down by Zenit.^[16] Additionally, Tottenham Hotspur’s £16 million offer in August also fell short of Zenit’s £22 million asking price.^[17] Zenit’s unwillingness to compromise on their asking price caused discontent from both Arshavin and his agent Dennis Lachter.^{[citation needed]}

During the January 2009 transfer window, Arshavin was persistently pursued by English Premier League club Arsenal. On 2 February, transfer deadline day, Arshavin was staying in a Hertfordshire hotel, just a few miles from the Arsenal training ground. At around 10 am,^[18] he left the hotel and was rumoured to be heading back to Russia, but with less than an hour of the transfer window left, a bid from Arsenal was finally accepted by Zenit. By this point, he had agreed personal terms and passed a medical, but a compensation payment by Arshavin himself to Zenit was supposedly holding up the deal.^[19] The deal was further complicated by a snowstorm in England that had delayed the Premier League’s registration process, eventually forcing the league to extend the deadline beyond 5 pm.^[20] The deal was not confirmed until the following day (3 February), nearly 24 hours after the formal transfer deadline had passed, with Arsenal announcing «a long-term deal» for an undisclosed fee.^[21] On the same day, Zenit’s official web site claimed that Zenit received an official FA letter confirming Arshavin’s registration as an Arsenal player.

Arsenal[edit]

2008–09[edit]

At Arsenal Arshavin wore the number 23 shirt, last worn by Sol Campbell. As Arshavin had played for Zenit in the 2008–09 Champions League, he was cup-tied and could not play for Arsenal in the knockout phase.^[22] Arshavin made his debut for Arsenal against Sunderland on 21 February 2009 in the Premier League, which ended 0–0. On 3 March 2009, Arshavin made his first contribution in a Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion by setting up a goal for Kolo Touré in the 38th minute via a free-kick, the second goal in a 3–1 victory. On 14 March 2009, Arshavin scored his first Arsenal goal in a very tight angle going solo against Blackburn Rovers in the 65th minute of the game. He later provided an assist to Emmanuel Eboué for the third goal of the game, which ended 4–0 to Arsenal.^[23]

On 21 April 2009, Arshavin was named Man of the Match when he scored all four Arsenal goals in a tight match against Liverpool at Anfield, which ended 4–4. It was a thrilling encounter, and the first time Arshavin had scored four goals in one match in his entire career.^[24] He also became the first away player to score four goals in a single league match at Anfield since Dennis Westcott for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1946,^[25] and the first Arsenal player to score four goals in any match since Júlio Baptista in 2007, who also achieved the feat against Liverpool at Anfield. Additionally, he became only the sixth player in Premier League history to score four goals in an away match.^[26] Arshavin captained Arsenal for the first time on 2 May 2009 in an away match against Portsmouth, where they won 3–0 with Arshavin gaining two assists and a contentious penalty.^{[citation needed]} On 8 May, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for April.^[27] He was also voted as Arsenal’s Player of the Month for April^[28] and May^[29] and came second in Arsenal’s Player of the Season poll, despite only playing in the second half of the season and playing in fewer than a quarter of Arsenal’s matches all season.^[30]

2009–10[edit]

Arshavin came off the bench to score two goals in Arsenal’s 2–1 pre-season victory on 1 August over Atlético Madrid in the Emirates Cup. Manager Arsène Wenger commented afterward that «[Arshavin] knows how English football works», adding, «He knows as well that now he’s part of the team from the start. I believe the team knows as well how important (he is) and how big an impact he can have on the results.»^[31] On 26 August 2009, Arshavin scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute in a 3–1 win over Celtic. He also scored a 30-yard shot against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 29 August 2009, which was his first goal of the season although Arsenal lost the match 2–1.^[32] In early December, Arshavin put in an excellent display against Stoke City, playing in an unfamiliar role as centre-forward left vacant after Robin van Persie’s injury. He won a penalty which Fàbregas missed before scoring himself and later assisted the second goal, with Arsenal winning the match 2–0.^[33]

On 13 December 2009, Arshavin scored his fifth goal against Liverpool as Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield again, also winning the Man of the Match award in the end again.^[34] On 20 January 2010, he scored again in Arsenal’s 4–2 victory over Bolton Wanderers, which helped Arsenal reach the top of the Premier League for the first time since August.^[35]
However, he suffered a calf strain against Barcelona, ruling him out for three weeks. Arshavin missed one of two games in May due to injury, but scored for the last time of the season against Fulham, in a match which Arsenal won 4–0.

2010–11[edit]

On 17 July 2010, Arshavin scored the opening goal against Barnet in Arsenal’s first pre-season friendly match of the season, which Arsenal won 4–0.^[36] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans according to Arsenal’s official website.^[37] On 21 August 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season via a penalty for Arsenal in a 6–0 win over Blackpool after Marouane Chamakh was fouled by Ian Evatt in the penalty area.^[38] He also scored in Arsenal’s very next game on 28 August 2010, scoring the winning goal against Blackburn Rovers for the third time when Cesc Fàbregas’ shot was blocked and fell into the path of Arshavin, Arsenal winning the match 2–1.^[39]

On 15 September 2010, Arshavin scored and provided two assists against Braga in Arsenal’s first Champions League group stage match, with Arsenal winning 6–0.^[40] On 18 September 2010, Arshavin scored his first League Cup goal, which was also Arsenal’s fourth goal during extra time, to defeat Tottenham in the third round of the League Cup, with Arsenal winning against their arch rivals 4–1.^[41] He later scored Arsenal’s first goal in a 3–1 midweek Champions League away win against FK Partizan in the 15th minute after a backheel pass by Jack Wilshere. Vladimir Stojković saved Arshavin’s penalty in the second half after Marouane Chamakh was fouled in the penalty area.^[42]

On 27 November 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal since September, which was the opening goal against Aston Villa in a 4–2 away win.^[43] On 29 December 2010, Arshavin scored a scissor kick volley to bring Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Wigan Athletic. He later made an assist for Nicklas Bendtner to put Arsenal 2–1 up, but after a Sébastien Squillaci own goal, the match ended 2–2.^[44] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the second time.^[45]

On 1 February 2011, Arshavin came off the bench in the 62nd minute and scored his first 2011-goal and first goal since December just 8 minutes later to make Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Everton in a game that Arsenal won 2–1.^[46] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the third time.^[47] On 16 February 2011, Arshavin scored as Arsenal beat Barcelona for the first time in their history in a 2–1 win in the Champions League round of 16. This was Arshavin’s first Champions League goal for Arsenal not scored in the group stage.^[48] The next day, Arsenal centre back Johan Djourou stated that «Arshavin showed he is a great player,» because of his winning goal and his rising performance from his recent dip in form.^[49] During his goal celebration against Barcelona, Arshavin memorably lifted up his jersey to reveal a t-shirt with an image of himself performing his normal finger-to-the-lips celebration.^[50]

On 20 February 2011, Arsenal faced Leyton Orient for The FA Cup fifth-round, a 1–1 draw in which Arshavin won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans^[51] for the fourth time, even though he did not score, though he did come close numerous times.^[52] Arshavin’s next Premier League goal was away to West Bromwich Albion, bringing the score to 2–1 after West Brom had earlier taken a 2–0 lead. He also provided the cross for Robin van Persie’s late equaliser in that game.

2011–12[edit]

On 10 September 2011, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season against Swansea City after a bizarre mistake by goalkeeper Michel Vorm. His other performances in the season were riddled with criticism about his refusal to track back and help with defense. During a home game against Manchester United, Arshavin was booed when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain although it is believed that the booing was directed at the decision to make a substitution and not at Arshavin himself.

On 11 February 2012, Arshavin provided Thierry Henry with the winning goal in the match against Sunderland. After coming on during the second half, Arshavin found space to deliver a cross during injury time, from the left side of the pitch despite being marked by two players. The cross found Henry’s foot and made it into the back of the net.^[53]

Return to Zenit (loan)[edit]

After intense speculation about joining Anzhi Makhachkala and reuniting with former Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink, Arshavin sealed a loan move to his boyhood club Zenit Saint Petersburg for the remainder of the 2011–12 season, just 40 seconds before the end of the deadline day of the Russian transfer window.^[54] An intention to hold on to a place in Russia’s Euro 2012 squad was the reason behind Arshavin’s move to Luciano Spalletti’s side in Saint Petersburg.

On 3 March, Arshavin made his loan debut for Zenit in an away fixture against CSKA Moscow which ended in a 2–2 draw. Arshavin wasn’t eligible to feature in Zenit’s 2–0 loss to Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League.^[55] In total, Arshavin made 11 appearances in his second spell at Zenit, scoring three goals.

2012–13[edit]

Arshavin returned to Arsenal for the start of the 2012–13 season. He appeared as a 77th-minute substitute in their first game of the season, a 0–0 draw against Sunderland on 18 August 2012.^[56] On 26 September, Arshavin was handed his first start of the season in the League Cup. He scored the third goal and assisted two others in a 6–1 win over Coventry City.^[57] On 20 October, Arshavin made his 100th Premier League appearance for Arsenal in a 1–0 loss against Norwich City. He also played in Arsenal’s 2–1 loss against Olympiacos in the Champions League on 4 December. Arshavin went on to leave Arsenal in June 2013.^[5]
All in all Arshavin scored 31 goals with a sum of 41 assists which came from 143 caps for the club altogether.^[5]

Return to Zenit[edit]

On 27 June 2013, it was announced that Arshavin signed a two-year deal with Zenit, moving on a free transfer. Arshavin stated that he was «very happy to put on Zenit’s shirt again.»^[58]

Arshavin scored on his second league appearance for the club, opening a 1–1 draw at home to Kuban Krasnodar on 26 July,^[59] before netting again on 7 August, in a 5–0 win in the Champions League third qualifying round against FC Nordsjælland.^[60] In a total of 21 Russian Premier League appearances in 2013–14, he scored only one more goal, in a 4–0 away win at Rostov on 22 September,^[61] and Zenit finished the season as runners-up.

Kuban Krasnodar[edit]

On 13 July 2015, Arshavin signed for Kuban Krasnodar on a one-year deal.^[62] His contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.^[63]

Kairat[edit]

On 18 March 2016, Arshavin signed for FC Kairat on a one-year deal, with the option of a second year.^[64] He also won the Kazakhstan Premier League’s Player of the Month award for July 2016, and again in September 2016.^[65] Arshavin extended his stay at the club for an additional year on 9 November 2016.^[66]
He was after such bestowed with the Kazakhstan Player of the Year award for 2016.^[67]
Arshavin went on to win with Kairat the Kazakhstan Super Cup of 2017.^[68]
On 5 November 2018, Kairat announced that Arshavin will leave the club after his farewell game on 11 November 2018.^[69]

On 3 December 2018, Arshavin confirmed his retirement as a player.^[70]

International career[edit]

Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on 17 May 2002, but was overlooked for the Russia squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004.^[71] His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on 13 February 2003. Since then, he has managed to score or assist in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia’s captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. On 11 June 2009, Arshavin was made first-choice captain for Russia by manager Guus Hiddink.

UEFA Euro 2008[edit]

Arshavin was included in Russia’s Euro 2008 squad by Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension.^[72] He announced his return by setting up the first goal and scoring the second in Russia’s final group game against Sweden at Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, which helped his team qualify for the next round.

In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia’s two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski’s goal and scoring his own four minutes later. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3–1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. However, Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3–0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA’s squad for Euro 2008.^[73] He, along with the rest of the Russian team, received a bronze medal.^[74]

2010 World Cup qualifying[edit]

Arshavin captained the team to a second-place finish in their group, scoring three goals in ten games. He provided the assist for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov’s second goal to seal a 2–1 win over Slovenia in the first leg of the qualification play-offs. Despite this, Russia lost the second leg 1–0, knocking them out of the World Cup finals on away goals.

UEFA Euro 2012[edit]

Arshavin was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[75] He started all three of their games in the group stage of Group A, as Russia were eliminated in the group stage, finishing third place behind on the head-to-head ruling. Nonetheless, Arshavin was statistically named the best midfielder of the tournament by UEFA, having earned the most assists in the fewest minutes on the pitch (270 minutes). After the tournament, Russian fans were left disappointed by comments from Arshavin, who said: «the fact that we [Russian national team] hadn’t exceed your [fans] expectations is not our [the players’] problem, it is your [fans’] problems.» Arshavin later apologized for his comment as well as Russia’s early exit from the tournament.^[76]

After playing in new manager Fabio Capello’s first match in charge, a friendly match with Ivory Coast,^[77] Arshavin was omitted from Russia’s squad for the entirety of its 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.^[78][79]

2018 World Cup bid[edit]

On 2 December 2010, Arshavin made a speech during Russia’s presentation of its successful bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Personal life[edit]

Arshavin carried the Olympic Flame during the St. Petersburg leg of the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[80]

Arshavin and his former common-law wife Julia Baranovskaya^[81] met in 2003. They have three children, two sons named Artyom^[82] and Arseniy.^[83] and daughter Yana.^[82] On 14 August 2012, Arshavin confirmed on his official website that he and Julia had their second son, Arseniy.^[83] In September 2016, he married Alisa Arshavina, with whom he has a daughter. After a year of marriage, the couple reportedly divorced.^[84]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[85][86]

Club	Season	League	National cup	League cup	Continental	Other	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit	2000	Russian Top Division	10	0	1	0	—	3	0	—	14	0
2001	Russian Top Division	29	4	2	0	—	—	—	31	4
2002	Russian Premier League	30	4	3	1	—	4	2	—	37	7
2003	Russian Premier League	27	5	2	0	—	—	—	29	5
2004	Russian Premier League	28	6	1	0	—	8	4	—	37	10
2005	Russian Premier League	29	9	4	2	—	8	3	—	41	14
2006	Russian Premier League	28	7	4	0	—	5	2	—	37	9
2007	Russian Premier League	30	10	5	1	—	6	2	—	41	13
2008	Russian Premier League	27	6	0	0	—	14	2	2[a]	1	43	9
Total	238	51	21	4	0	0	49	15	2	1	310	71
Arsenal	2008–09	Premier League	12	6	3	0	0	0	—	—	15	6
2009–10	Premier League	30	10	1	0	—	8	2	—	39	12
2010–11	Premier League	37	6	5	0	4	1	6	3	—	52	10
2011–12	Premier League	19	1	1	0	2	1	5	0	—	27	2
2012–13	Premier League	7	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	—	11	1
Total	105	23	10	0	8	3	21	5	0	0	144	31
Zenit (loan)	2011–12	Russian Premier League	10	3	1	0	—	—	—	11	3
Zenit	2013–14	Russian Premier League	21	2	1	0	—	11	2	1[b]	0	34	4
2014–15	Russian Premier League	14	1	2	1	—	5	0	—	21	2
Total	45	6	4	1	0	0	16	2	1	0	66	9
Kuban Krasnodar	2015–16	Russian Premier League	8	0	1	0	—	—	—	9	0
Kairat	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	28	8	5	1	—	4	2	—	37	11
2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	25	7	4	1	—	4	2	1	0	34	10
2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	31	9	0	0	—	5	0	1	0	37	9
Total	84	24	9	2	0	0	13	5	2	0	108	30
Career total	480	104	45	7	8	3	99	26	5	1	637	141

Notes

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[86]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2002	2	0
2003	1	1
2004	4	2
2005	9	4
2006	7	2
2007	10	1
2008	8	5
2009	9	1
2010	7	0
2011	10	0
2012	8	1
Total	75	17

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

List of international goals scored by Andrey Arshavin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 February 2003	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Romania[a]	3–1	4–2	Friendly
2	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	4–0	2006 World Cup qualification
3	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–4	1–7	2006 World Cup qualification
4	30 March 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	1–1	2006 World Cup qualification
5	4 June 2005	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Latvia	1–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification
6	8 June 2005	Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	Germany	2–2	2–2	Friendly
7	17 August 2005	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–1	1–1	2006 World Cup qualification
8	7 October 2006	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Israel	1–0	1–1	Euro 2008 qualification
9	15 November 2006	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Macedonia	2–0	2–0	Euro 2008 qualification
10	8 September 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Macedonia	2–0	3–0	Euro 2008 qualification
11	4 June 2008	Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany	Lithuania	2–1	4–1	Friendly
12	18 June 2008	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Sweden	2–0	2–0	Euro 2008
13	21 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Netherlands	3–1	3–1	Euro 2008
14	11 October 2008	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany	Germany	1–2	1–2	2010 World Cup qualification
15	15 October 2008	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Finland	3–0	3–0	2010 World Cup qualification
16	14 October 2009	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–1	2010 World Cup qualification
17	29 February 2012	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours[edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg^[68]

• Russian Premier League: 2007, 2011–12, 2014–15
• Russian Premier League Cup: 2003
• Russian Super Cup: 2008^[87]
• UEFA Cup: 2007–08^[88]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2008^[89]

Kairat^[68]

• Kazakhstan Cup: 2017, 2018
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2017

Individual

• Ballon d’Or sixth place: 2008^[3]
• Premier League Player of the Month: April 2009^[90]
• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Futbol): 2006^[91]
• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express): 2006^[92]
• Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008^[93]
• UEFA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2008
• Kazakhstan Premier League Player of the Month: July 2016,^[65] September 2016^[65]
• Kazakhstan Player of the Year: 2016^[67]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Marc Bennetts, ‘Football Dynamo – Modern Russia and the People’s Game,’ Virgin Books, (15 May 2008), 0753513196

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Russian and English)
• AndrArshavuin23 Arshavin Twitter page
• Andrei Arshavin at Soccerbase
• Andrei Arshavin – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Arsenal Profile
• RSSSF Russia – Record International Players
• Player profile (in Russian)
• Andrey Arshavin at the Forbes

Andrey Arshavin

Arshavin with Kairat in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Andrey Sergeyvich Arshavin[1]
Date of birth	29 May 1981 (age 41)
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
1988–1999	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	Zenit Saint Petersburg	238	(51)
1999–2000	→ Zenit-2 St. Petersburg	56	(7)
2009–2013	Arsenal	105	(23)
2011–2012	→ Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan)	10	(3)
2013–2015	Zenit Saint Petersburg	35	(3)
2015–2016	Kuban Krasnodar	8	(0)
2016–2018	Kairat	84	(24)
Total		536	(111)
International career
2001–2003	Russia U21	9	(1)
2002–2012	Russia	75	(17)
Honours Men’s football Representing  Russia UEFA European Championship 2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин [ɐnˈdrʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐrˈʂavʲɪn]; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a winger or midfielder.

Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2000. He went on to win numerous trophies with the club such as the Russian Premier League, League Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. During his time with Zenit, Arshavin was also named as the Russian Footballer of the Year.

He had a breakout performance at UEFA Euro 2008 where he impressed throughout Russia’s run to the semi-final of the tournament, and also finished 6th in the 2008 Ballon d’Or.^[3] Arshavin thereafter signed for English Premier League club Arsenal during the 2008–09 winter transfer window, becoming the most expensive player in Arsenal’s history at the time, with a fee of £15 million. Arshavin eventually rejoined Zenit, at first on loan and then permanently in 2013.^[4][5]

Early years[edit]

Arshavin was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on 29 May 1981. His father Sergey Arshavin played as an amateur footballer. Arshavin survived an accident that could have killed him when he was hit by a car as a child. His parents divorced when he was 12, with Andrey having to sleep on the floor of a cramped flat with his mother. It was his father who persuaded him to pursue a career in football after his own failure to become a professional football player.

Arshavin began playing football at an early age and at seven years of age, he was enrolled in the Smena football academy of Zenit, his hometown club. As a schoolboy before football became his sole focus, he was a talented draughts player. Arshavin’s father died of heart failure at age 40.^[6] He has written three books, including one titled 555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football.^[7] Arshavin also has a degree in Fashion Design.^[7] He often misbehaved at school, commenting, «I behaved badly at school. When I was in the second grade, I tore down the registering journal of the class.» It was this incident described by Arshavin that saw him expelled.

Club career[edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg[edit]

In 2000, Arshavin was included in the Zenit first-team squad, making his debut in a 3–0 away win over English side Bradford City in the Intertoto Cup,^[8] coming on as a first-half substitute for Andrey Kobelev.^[9] He played in various positions on the field, starting as a right midfielder, then as an attacking midfielder, and finally adopted the second striker’s role playing on a flank or behind the target man.

In the 2007 Russian Premier League season, Shava (Шава in Russian), as he was nicknamed by Zenit fans,^[10] guided his Zenit side to the title in starting all 30 matches, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists which was the most in the Russian Premier League that year en route.^[11] It was the club’s first league title since winning the now-defunct Soviet Top League in 1984. Arshavin was also a key player during Zenit’s 2007–08 UEFA Cup triumph and was named Man of the Match in the final, again topping the list for assists in that season’s UEFA competition.^[12] In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, along with 29 others in a list that included compatriot Yuri Zhirkov.^[13]

Arshavin’s performances in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 brought him to the attention of several European clubs.^[14] However, interest had already been expressed in January 2008 by Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce, but he was sacked as manager as the transfer window opened.^[15] In June 2008, Barcelona had their €15 million offer for the player turned down by Zenit.^[16] Additionally, Tottenham Hotspur’s £16 million offer in August also fell short of Zenit’s £22 million asking price.^[17] Zenit’s unwillingness to compromise on their asking price caused discontent from both Arshavin and his agent Dennis Lachter.^{[citation needed]}

During the January 2009 transfer window, Arshavin was persistently pursued by English Premier League club Arsenal. On 2 February, transfer deadline day, Arshavin was staying in a Hertfordshire hotel, just a few miles from the Arsenal training ground. At around 10 am,^[18] he left the hotel and was rumoured to be heading back to Russia, but with less than an hour of the transfer window left, a bid from Arsenal was finally accepted by Zenit. By this point, he had agreed personal terms and passed a medical, but a compensation payment by Arshavin himself to Zenit was supposedly holding up the deal.^[19] The deal was further complicated by a snowstorm in England that had delayed the Premier League’s registration process, eventually forcing the league to extend the deadline beyond 5 pm.^[20] The deal was not confirmed until the following day (3 February), nearly 24 hours after the formal transfer deadline had passed, with Arsenal announcing «a long-term deal» for an undisclosed fee.^[21] On the same day, Zenit’s official web site claimed that Zenit received an official FA letter confirming Arshavin’s registration as an Arsenal player.

Arsenal[edit]

2008–09[edit]

At Arsenal Arshavin wore the number 23 shirt, last worn by Sol Campbell. As Arshavin had played for Zenit in the 2008–09 Champions League, he was cup-tied and could not play for Arsenal in the knockout phase.^[22] Arshavin made his debut for Arsenal against Sunderland on 21 February 2009 in the Premier League, which ended 0–0. On 3 March 2009, Arshavin made his first contribution in a Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion by setting up a goal for Kolo Touré in the 38th minute via a free-kick, the second goal in a 3–1 victory. On 14 March 2009, Arshavin scored his first Arsenal goal in a very tight angle going solo against Blackburn Rovers in the 65th minute of the game. He later provided an assist to Emmanuel Eboué for the third goal of the game, which ended 4–0 to Arsenal.^[23]

On 21 April 2009, Arshavin was named Man of the Match when he scored all four Arsenal goals in a tight match against Liverpool at Anfield, which ended 4–4. It was a thrilling encounter, and the first time Arshavin had scored four goals in one match in his entire career.^[24] He also became the first away player to score four goals in a single league match at Anfield since Dennis Westcott for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1946,^[25] and the first Arsenal player to score four goals in any match since Júlio Baptista in 2007, who also achieved the feat against Liverpool at Anfield. Additionally, he became only the sixth player in Premier League history to score four goals in an away match.^[26] Arshavin captained Arsenal for the first time on 2 May 2009 in an away match against Portsmouth, where they won 3–0 with Arshavin gaining two assists and a contentious penalty.^{[citation needed]} On 8 May, he was named Premier League Player of the Month for April.^[27] He was also voted as Arsenal’s Player of the Month for April^[28] and May^[29] and came second in Arsenal’s Player of the Season poll, despite only playing in the second half of the season and playing in fewer than a quarter of Arsenal’s matches all season.^[30]

2009–10[edit]

Arshavin came off the bench to score two goals in Arsenal’s 2–1 pre-season victory on 1 August over Atlético Madrid in the Emirates Cup. Manager Arsène Wenger commented afterward that «[Arshavin] knows how English football works», adding, «He knows as well that now he’s part of the team from the start. I believe the team knows as well how important (he is) and how big an impact he can have on the results.»^[31] On 26 August 2009, Arshavin scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute in a 3–1 win over Celtic. He also scored a 30-yard shot against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 29 August 2009, which was his first goal of the season although Arsenal lost the match 2–1.^[32] In early December, Arshavin put in an excellent display against Stoke City, playing in an unfamiliar role as centre-forward left vacant after Robin van Persie’s injury. He won a penalty which Fàbregas missed before scoring himself and later assisted the second goal, with Arsenal winning the match 2–0.^[33]

On 13 December 2009, Arshavin scored his fifth goal against Liverpool as Arsenal came from behind to beat Liverpool 2–1 at Anfield again, also winning the Man of the Match award in the end again.^[34] On 20 January 2010, he scored again in Arsenal’s 4–2 victory over Bolton Wanderers, which helped Arsenal reach the top of the Premier League for the first time since August.^[35]
However, he suffered a calf strain against Barcelona, ruling him out for three weeks. Arshavin missed one of two games in May due to injury, but scored for the last time of the season against Fulham, in a match which Arsenal won 4–0.

2010–11[edit]

On 17 July 2010, Arshavin scored the opening goal against Barnet in Arsenal’s first pre-season friendly match of the season, which Arsenal won 4–0.^[36] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans according to Arsenal’s official website.^[37] On 21 August 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season via a penalty for Arsenal in a 6–0 win over Blackpool after Marouane Chamakh was fouled by Ian Evatt in the penalty area.^[38] He also scored in Arsenal’s very next game on 28 August 2010, scoring the winning goal against Blackburn Rovers for the third time when Cesc Fàbregas’ shot was blocked and fell into the path of Arshavin, Arsenal winning the match 2–1.^[39]

On 15 September 2010, Arshavin scored and provided two assists against Braga in Arsenal’s first Champions League group stage match, with Arsenal winning 6–0.^[40] On 18 September 2010, Arshavin scored his first League Cup goal, which was also Arsenal’s fourth goal during extra time, to defeat Tottenham in the third round of the League Cup, with Arsenal winning against their arch rivals 4–1.^[41] He later scored Arsenal’s first goal in a 3–1 midweek Champions League away win against FK Partizan in the 15th minute after a backheel pass by Jack Wilshere. Vladimir Stojković saved Arshavin’s penalty in the second half after Marouane Chamakh was fouled in the penalty area.^[42]

On 27 November 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal since September, which was the opening goal against Aston Villa in a 4–2 away win.^[43] On 29 December 2010, Arshavin scored a scissor kick volley to bring Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Wigan Athletic. He later made an assist for Nicklas Bendtner to put Arsenal 2–1 up, but after a Sébastien Squillaci own goal, the match ended 2–2.^[44] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the second time.^[45]

On 1 February 2011, Arshavin came off the bench in the 62nd minute and scored his first 2011-goal and first goal since December just 8 minutes later to make Arsenal level when they were 1–0 down to Everton in a game that Arsenal won 2–1.^[46] He then won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans for the third time.^[47] On 16 February 2011, Arshavin scored as Arsenal beat Barcelona for the first time in their history in a 2–1 win in the Champions League round of 16. This was Arshavin’s first Champions League goal for Arsenal not scored in the group stage.^[48] The next day, Arsenal centre back Johan Djourou stated that «Arshavin showed he is a great player,» because of his winning goal and his rising performance from his recent dip in form.^[49] During his goal celebration against Barcelona, Arshavin memorably lifted up his jersey to reveal a t-shirt with an image of himself performing his normal finger-to-the-lips celebration.^[50]

On 20 February 2011, Arsenal faced Leyton Orient for The FA Cup fifth-round, a 1–1 draw in which Arshavin won the Man of the Match award for best performance by Arsenal fans^[51] for the fourth time, even though he did not score, though he did come close numerous times.^[52] Arshavin’s next Premier League goal was away to West Bromwich Albion, bringing the score to 2–1 after West Brom had earlier taken a 2–0 lead. He also provided the cross for Robin van Persie’s late equaliser in that game.

2011–12[edit]

On 10 September 2011, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season against Swansea City after a bizarre mistake by goalkeeper Michel Vorm. His other performances in the season were riddled with criticism about his refusal to track back and help with defense. During a home game against Manchester United, Arshavin was booed when he came on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain although it is believed that the booing was directed at the decision to make a substitution and not at Arshavin himself.

On 11 February 2012, Arshavin provided Thierry Henry with the winning goal in the match against Sunderland. After coming on during the second half, Arshavin found space to deliver a cross during injury time, from the left side of the pitch despite being marked by two players. The cross found Henry’s foot and made it into the back of the net.^[53]

Return to Zenit (loan)[edit]

After intense speculation about joining Anzhi Makhachkala and reuniting with former Russian national team coach Guus Hiddink, Arshavin sealed a loan move to his boyhood club Zenit Saint Petersburg for the remainder of the 2011–12 season, just 40 seconds before the end of the deadline day of the Russian transfer window.^[54] An intention to hold on to a place in Russia’s Euro 2012 squad was the reason behind Arshavin’s move to Luciano Spalletti’s side in Saint Petersburg.

On 3 March, Arshavin made his loan debut for Zenit in an away fixture against CSKA Moscow which ended in a 2–2 draw. Arshavin wasn’t eligible to feature in Zenit’s 2–0 loss to Benfica in the last 16 of the Champions League.^[55] In total, Arshavin made 11 appearances in his second spell at Zenit, scoring three goals.

2012–13[edit]

Arshavin returned to Arsenal for the start of the 2012–13 season. He appeared as a 77th-minute substitute in their first game of the season, a 0–0 draw against Sunderland on 18 August 2012.^[56] On 26 September, Arshavin was handed his first start of the season in the League Cup. He scored the third goal and assisted two others in a 6–1 win over Coventry City.^[57] On 20 October, Arshavin made his 100th Premier League appearance for Arsenal in a 1–0 loss against Norwich City. He also played in Arsenal’s 2–1 loss against Olympiacos in the Champions League on 4 December. Arshavin went on to leave Arsenal in June 2013.^[5]
All in all Arshavin scored 31 goals with a sum of 41 assists which came from 143 caps for the club altogether.^[5]

Return to Zenit[edit]

On 27 June 2013, it was announced that Arshavin signed a two-year deal with Zenit, moving on a free transfer. Arshavin stated that he was «very happy to put on Zenit’s shirt again.»^[58]

Arshavin scored on his second league appearance for the club, opening a 1–1 draw at home to Kuban Krasnodar on 26 July,^[59] before netting again on 7 August, in a 5–0 win in the Champions League third qualifying round against FC Nordsjælland.^[60] In a total of 21 Russian Premier League appearances in 2013–14, he scored only one more goal, in a 4–0 away win at Rostov on 22 September,^[61] and Zenit finished the season as runners-up.

Kuban Krasnodar[edit]

On 13 July 2015, Arshavin signed for Kuban Krasnodar on a one-year deal.^[62] His contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 1 February 2016.^[63]

Kairat[edit]

On 18 March 2016, Arshavin signed for FC Kairat on a one-year deal, with the option of a second year.^[64] He also won the Kazakhstan Premier League’s Player of the Month award for July 2016, and again in September 2016.^[65] Arshavin extended his stay at the club for an additional year on 9 November 2016.^[66]
He was after such bestowed with the Kazakhstan Player of the Year award for 2016.^[67]
Arshavin went on to win with Kairat the Kazakhstan Super Cup of 2017.^[68]
On 5 November 2018, Kairat announced that Arshavin will leave the club after his farewell game on 11 November 2018.^[69]

On 3 December 2018, Arshavin confirmed his retirement as a player.^[70]

International career[edit]

Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on 17 May 2002, but was overlooked for the Russia squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004.^[71] His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on 13 February 2003. Since then, he has managed to score or assist in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia’s captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia. On 11 June 2009, Arshavin was made first-choice captain for Russia by manager Guus Hiddink.

UEFA Euro 2008[edit]

Arshavin was included in Russia’s Euro 2008 squad by Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension.^[72] He announced his return by setting up the first goal and scoring the second in Russia’s final group game against Sweden at Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, which helped his team qualify for the next round.

In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia’s two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski’s goal and scoring his own four minutes later. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3–1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. However, Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3–0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA’s squad for Euro 2008.^[73] He, along with the rest of the Russian team, received a bronze medal.^[74]

2010 World Cup qualifying[edit]

Arshavin captained the team to a second-place finish in their group, scoring three goals in ten games. He provided the assist for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov’s second goal to seal a 2–1 win over Slovenia in the first leg of the qualification play-offs. Despite this, Russia lost the second leg 1–0, knocking them out of the World Cup finals on away goals.

UEFA Euro 2012[edit]

Arshavin was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[75] He started all three of their games in the group stage of Group A, as Russia were eliminated in the group stage, finishing third place behind on the head-to-head ruling. Nonetheless, Arshavin was statistically named the best midfielder of the tournament by UEFA, having earned the most assists in the fewest minutes on the pitch (270 minutes). After the tournament, Russian fans were left disappointed by comments from Arshavin, who said: «the fact that we [Russian national team] hadn’t exceed your [fans] expectations is not our [the players’] problem, it is your [fans’] problems.» Arshavin later apologized for his comment as well as Russia’s early exit from the tournament.^[76]

After playing in new manager Fabio Capello’s first match in charge, a friendly match with Ivory Coast,^[77] Arshavin was omitted from Russia’s squad for the entirety of its 2014 World Cup qualification campaign.^[78][79]

2018 World Cup bid[edit]

On 2 December 2010, Arshavin made a speech during Russia’s presentation of its successful bid for the 2018 World Cup.

Personal life[edit]

Arshavin carried the Olympic Flame during the St. Petersburg leg of the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[80]

Arshavin and his former common-law wife Julia Baranovskaya^[81] met in 2003. They have three children, two sons named Artyom^[82] and Arseniy.^[83] and daughter Yana.^[82] On 14 August 2012, Arshavin confirmed on his official website that he and Julia had their second son, Arseniy.^[83] In September 2016, he married Alisa Arshavina, with whom he has a daughter. After a year of marriage, the couple reportedly divorced.^[84]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[85][86]

Club	Season	League	National cup	League cup	Continental	Other	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit	2000	Russian Top Division	10	0	1	0	—	3	0	—	14	0
2001	Russian Top Division	29	4	2	0	—	—	—	31	4
2002	Russian Premier League	30	4	3	1	—	4	2	—	37	7
2003	Russian Premier League	27	5	2	0	—	—	—	29	5
2004	Russian Premier League	28	6	1	0	—	8	4	—	37	10
2005	Russian Premier League	29	9	4	2	—	8	3	—	41	14
2006	Russian Premier League	28	7	4	0	—	5	2	—	37	9
2007	Russian Premier League	30	10	5	1	—	6	2	—	41	13
2008	Russian Premier League	27	6	0	0	—	14	2	2[a]	1	43	9
Total	238	51	21	4	0	0	49	15	2	1	310	71
Arsenal	2008–09	Premier League	12	6	3	0	0	0	—	—	15	6
2009–10	Premier League	30	10	1	0	—	8	2	—	39	12
2010–11	Premier League	37	6	5	0	4	1	6	3	—	52	10
2011–12	Premier League	19	1	1	0	2	1	5	0	—	27	2
2012–13	Premier League	7	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	—	11	1
Total	105	23	10	0	8	3	21	5	0	0	144	31
Zenit (loan)	2011–12	Russian Premier League	10	3	1	0	—	—	—	11	3
Zenit	2013–14	Russian Premier League	21	2	1	0	—	11	2	1[b]	0	34	4
2014–15	Russian Premier League	14	1	2	1	—	5	0	—	21	2
Total	45	6	4	1	0	0	16	2	1	0	66	9
Kuban Krasnodar	2015–16	Russian Premier League	8	0	1	0	—	—	—	9	0
Kairat	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	28	8	5	1	—	4	2	—	37	11
2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	25	7	4	1	—	4	2	1	0	34	10
2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	31	9	0	0	—	5	0	1	0	37	9
Total	84	24	9	2	0	0	13	5	2	0	108	30
Career total	480	104	45	7	8	3	99	26	5	1	637	141

Notes

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[86]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2002	2	0
2003	1	1
2004	4	2
2005	9	4
2006	7	2
2007	10	1
2008	8	5
2009	9	1
2010	7	0
2011	10	0
2012	8	1
Total	75	17

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

List of international goals scored by Andrey Arshavin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 February 2003	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Romania[a]	3–1	4–2	Friendly
2	9 October 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	4–0	2006 World Cup qualification
3	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–4	1–7	2006 World Cup qualification
4	30 March 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	1–1	2006 World Cup qualification
5	4 June 2005	Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Latvia	1–0	2–0	2006 World Cup qualification
6	8 June 2005	Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany	Germany	2–2	2–2	Friendly
7	17 August 2005	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–1	1–1	2006 World Cup qualification
8	7 October 2006	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Israel	1–0	1–1	Euro 2008 qualification
9	15 November 2006	Skopje City Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Macedonia	2–0	2–0	Euro 2008 qualification
10	8 September 2007	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Macedonia	2–0	3–0	Euro 2008 qualification
11	4 June 2008	Wacker Arena, Burghausen, Germany	Lithuania	2–1	4–1	Friendly
12	18 June 2008	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	Sweden	2–0	2–0	Euro 2008
13	21 June 2008	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland	Netherlands	3–1	3–1	Euro 2008
14	11 October 2008	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany	Germany	1–2	1–2	2010 World Cup qualification
15	15 October 2008	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Finland	3–0	3–0	2010 World Cup qualification
16	14 October 2009	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–1	2010 World Cup qualification
17	29 February 2012	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	Denmark	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours[edit]

Zenit Saint Petersburg^[68]

• Russian Premier League: 2007, 2011–12, 2014–15
• Russian Premier League Cup: 2003
• Russian Super Cup: 2008^[87]
• UEFA Cup: 2007–08^[88]
• UEFA Super Cup: 2008^[89]

Kairat^[68]

• Kazakhstan Cup: 2017, 2018
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2017

Individual

• Ballon d’Or sixth place: 2008^[3]
• Premier League Player of the Month: April 2009^[90]
• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Futbol): 2006^[91]
• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express): 2006^[92]
• Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2009
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008^[93]
• UEFA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2008
• Kazakhstan Premier League Player of the Month: July 2016,^[65] September 2016^[65]
• Kazakhstan Player of the Year: 2016^[67]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Marc Bennetts, ‘Football Dynamo – Modern Russia and the People’s Game,’ Virgin Books, (15 May 2008), 0753513196

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Russian and English)
• AndrArshavuin23 Arshavin Twitter page
• Andrei Arshavin at Soccerbase
• Andrei Arshavin – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Arsenal Profile
• RSSSF Russia – Record International Players
• Player profile (in Russian)
• Andrey Arshavin at the Forbes

В новом сезоне некоторые футболисты «Зенита» сменят игровые номера.

Полузащитник Андрей Аршавин будет выступать под 10-й номером, под которым раньше в «Зените» играл Данни. Португалец решил взять 35-й номер, с которым он начинал карьеру в «Маритиму».

23-й номер заберет себе форвард Саломон Рондон. Кроме того, хавбек Александр Рязанцев сменил 31-й номер на 5-й, а защитник Александр Анюков — 22-й на 2-й, под которым начинал карьеру в «Зените».

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10 июля 2014, 03:41

Я улыбаюсь с тупняка людей которые ждут какую то звезду под освобождённую десятку))))) При том всём, что в заголовке обозначено всё, Шава 10- Данни 35. Дурачки совсем столь?)

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Меня терзают внутренние противоречия. С одной стороны Аршавин — наш, питерский, 10-ку без сомнений заслужил, но Данни за время отсутствия Андрея стал настолько родным, что сейчас моё сердце рвётся на части.

Меня постигли те же самые мысли. И знаешь мне понравилось, как ты сказал «Данни стал родным».

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Анюков код 2 в крыльях начинал, а в зените код 44 номером

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Меня терзают внутренние противоречия. С одной стороны Аршавин — наш, питерский, 10-ку без сомнений заслужил, но Данни за время отсутствия Андрея стал настолько родным, что сейчас моё сердце рвётся на части.

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Аршавин не достоин десятки… у Данни больше преимуществ, на мой взгляд , чем у Аршавина, чтоб носить гордо на спине 10 номер

Аршавин не достоин? Тебе 12 лет,наверное. Потому что взрослые болелы Зенита помнят,что Аршавин для Зенита — то же, что Рауль для Реала. Данни более стпбильный игрок,но уровня Шавы лучших лет ему не достичь никогда.

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Не знаю насчет приглашения супернападающего — при живых Данни, Халке и Рондоне так ли он нужен? Если приглашать, то игрока в середину.

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Аршавин легенда клуба. Он подарил Зениту чемпионство, Кубок УЕФА, Бронзу ЧЕ-08 для всех россиян. Кому, как не ему должен принадлежать 10-й номер?
Данни безграничное уважение, но 10-ка должна быть у Аршавина

Вы еще за ним 10ку на веки вечные застолбите, чтоб никто больше не позорил сей номер

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Было бы здорово, если бы в «Зенит» приобрели Ельцина Техеду и дали ему десятку, а также вменили ему в обязанность писать на спине именно имя, а не фамилию.

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Данни оставил 10-ку никак не для Аршавина.
Андрей в глубоком запасе. Тот, кто этого не понимает, должно быть мясной

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Очень странное решение Данни отдать десятку!

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Смена номеров нормальный коммерческий ход. В частности для продажи футболок. Других смыслов искать тут наверное не следует)

Ты вчера футбол смотрел, Зенит играл в новой форме , Данни -35 ; Аршавин — 23 ,какой коммерческий ход ? Этот номер «10» отдадут новому , не удивлюсь мега-игроку ,вот поднимется вой.

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Что за бред?!Мигель зачем?Ты же наша десятка!

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Учитывая что Данни себе тату с номером 10 делал, для него этот номер был тоже важен

Этот номер дадут новому игроку ( думаю 100% , потому что Вилаш Боаш что-то намекал в интервью про трансфер нападающего , не удивлюсь, если появится мега -игрок , вот поднимется вой) ,с которым уже предварительно договарился Зенит, а Данни наверно уговорили и дали какую-то компенсацию. А Аршавин здесь вообще ни причём ( тем более вчера играл под своим «23» в новой форме, его для интриги дописали.)

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ПОРТУГАЛЕЦ РЕШИЛ ВЗЯТЬ № 35. У ондрюши сил не хватит отобрать 10-ку. это решение самого Данни, а не чипсожуя.

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Это новость — дезинформация 100% ,как всегда , про Аршавина и про Рондона на оф.сайте вообще ничего нет (тем более вчера играли под своими номерами ), их просто приписали до кучи , чтобы интригу закрутить. Аршавин будет со свом «23» номером доигрывать ( хватает его на 30 минут от силы ), «10» номер скорее всего приготовили для нового нападающего , который и запросил его , это как капризы и прихоти у звёзд шоу-бизнеса.

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Ну вернул 10-ку ну и ладно.Я хочу сказать спасибоо Андрею за евро08,единственный кто обострял игру,делал обводки.Спасибо за кубок УЕФА(хоть и не болелщик Зенита).

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7 июля 2014, 05:05

«А вы, друзья, как не садитесь….» баснописец Крылов(в кого не годитесь?)

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Пока Халк на ЧМ можно побыстрому номера поменять)

Потом запутается , кто есть кто

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Нет ничего на официальном сайте о том, что Аршавин берет 10 номер.
http://fc-zenit.ru/main/news/ct1/67801.html

Кстати, сегодня в товарняке Данни играл под 35 номером, чем удивил всех, Рондон под 9 номером, Рязанцев под 5 номером, а Аршавин бегал в футболке с 23 номером.

Интересно, а предыдущий мой коммент о том, что Аршавину на пенсию пора, почему удалили? Это уже стало оскорблением?

Ау!!! Спортс Ру! Вы что — Путин? Вы удаляете комментарии , потому что они вас не устраивают?

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какаяже у вас короткая память! Аршавин десятка, в любом случае!

Аршавин начинал с 15, е если ты позабыл

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Аршавин будет сидеть на лавке под номером 10

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Пока Халк на ЧМ можно побыстрому номера поменять)

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Это Данни в честь святого Игорька взял

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