Igor Akinfeev
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, tr. Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf]; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian club CSKA Moscow.
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Akinfeev with CSKA Moscow in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vidnoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003– | CSKA Moscow | 563 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Russia U21 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2018 | Russia | 111 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
He has spent his entire career at CSKA, making more than 700 official appearances. He has won six Russian Premier League titles and seven Russian Cups, as well as the UEFA Cup in 2005. He is a record holder for most games played in the Russian top-level league at 563 (as of 13 April 2024). A full international for Russia between 2004 and 2018, he earned 111 caps and was selected in their squads for four UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups. He was named captain of Russia in March 2017, after the retirement of his predecessor Vasili Berezutski. Akinfeev is a member of the Lev Yashin Club and has kept more clean sheets in Russian football than any other goalkeeper.