Andrei Arshavin
Arshavin in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kairat | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–2000 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2009 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 238 | (51) |
| 1999–2000 | → Zenit-2 | 56 | (7) |
| 2009–2013 | Arsenal | 105 | (23) |
| 2012 | → Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 35 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Kuban Krasnodar | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Kairat | 28 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Russia U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2002–2012 | Russia | 75 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2017. |
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Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin (Russian: Андре́й Серге́евич Арша́вин [ɐnˈdrʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɐrˈʂavʲɪn]; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian professional footballer who currently plays for FC Kairat, in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Arshavin began his career at Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2000. He won numerous trophies with the club until his departure in 2009: the Russian Premier League, Russian Premier League Cup, Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. During his time with Zenit, Arshavin was named Russian Footballer of the Year.
Following a breakout performance at Euro 2008 where he impressed in Russia's run to the semi-final, Arshavin signed for English Premier League club Arsenal during the 2008-9 winter transfer window, becoming the most expensive player in Arsenal's history at the time, with a fee of £15 million. He was an important first team player at Arsenal in his first two seasons however a gradual decline in form and fitness led to a return to Zenit, initially on loan and then permanently in 2013.
Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin was born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, on 29 May 1981. Andrey's 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 aged 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.
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