Igor Akinfeev
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Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (born 8th April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for and captains PFC CSKA Moscow, having made more than 500 official appearances.
He won six Russian Premier League titles, six Russian Cups, and the UEFA Cup in 2005. He has played for 100 caps and has been selected in their squads for four UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups between 2004 and 2018.
After the retirement of his predecessor Valiant Berezutski, Akinfeev, he was named captain of Russia in March 2017 and has kept more clean sheets in Russian football than any other goalkeeper.[Note 1]
Early life
Igor Akinfeev was born in Moscow, Oblast, on April 8, 1986. When he was four years old, his father took him to the Sports Academy of CSKA. Since his second training session, he has been a goalkeeper. He won the Russian Junior Championship in 2002 as a member of the junior CSKA Moscow team.
Club career
In a 2–0 victory over FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Akinfeev made his professional debut for CSKA Moscow at the age of 16, saving a penalty kick and keeping a clean sheet. In 2003, he broke into the starting lineup for the club's first Russian Premier League appearance in the same season. CSKA captured a treble of the Russian Premier League Russian Cup and UEFA Cup in 2005. Akinfeev played in all 19 of CSKA's European matches, including the 2005 UEFA Cup Final, in which the Army Men defeated Sporting CP defeated Sporting CP 31-0 at their opponents' Estádio José Alvalade. He captured his third Russian league title and second Russian Cup with CSKA in 2006 and was rewarded with the Zvezda trophy for the year's best football player from the former Soviet Union.
Akinfeev was unintentionally conceding a goal until Ricardo Quaresma scored past him for FC Porto in his team's fifth group match. In the Champions League, there has been a streak of 43 consecutive matches without a clean sheet. His Champions League campaign without a clean sheet ended 11 years ago on July 25, 2017 when CSKA Moscow defeated Athens 2–0 in the Champions League's qualifying stages; prior to the match, Akinfeev's last clean sheet in the Champions League had been against Arsenal in November 2006.
Akinfeev sustained a knee injury in May 2007 that kept him out for the remainder of the 2007 Russian Premier League season. CSKA finished third in the league behind city rival Spartak Moscow and champions Zenit St. Petersburg. Akinfeev's return to the 2009 season began in all 30 league matches and also winning the Russian Cup. In 2009, he appeared in all 30 Russian Premier League games and held a clean record, defeating league champion Rubin Kazan 1-0 in the 1–0 Russian Cup Final defeat.
Akinfeev captained CSKA to his fifth Russian Cup of his career in May 2011. CSKA's first Russian Premier League title in seven years was won by Akinfeev, who was named Russian Footballer of the Year in 2012–2013. In the 2013 Russian Cup Final, Akinfeev saved Yuri Zhirkov's kick in CSKA's penalty shootout win over Anzhacha.
CSKA Moscow reported on February 1 that Akinfeev's deal with CSKA had been extended until the summer of 2019. Akinfeev captured his fifth Russian Premier League title in 2013-14. He defeated Lev Yashin as the goalkeeper with the third-most clean sheets in Russian football on May 14, 2014. He broke this clean sheet record by 233rd appearance in the Russia national football team's 1–0 victory over Portugal on November 14, 2015.
Akinfeev's Akinfeev's contract with CSKA has lasted until 2022, which was extended until 2022.
Akinfeev earned his 300th clean sheet in December 2018, marking the first Russian goalkeeper to do so.
He played his 489th game in the Russian top league on August 14, 2021, repeating the record set by Sergei Ignashevich on August 14th. He set a new record of 490 points in his next game, August 2121.
Akinfeev's contract with CSKA lasted until the end of the 2022–24 season on May 2022.
International career
On Sunday, Akinfeev made his Russian national team debut in a friendly match against Norway, which Russia lost 2–3. After Eduard Streltsov and Sergey Rodionov, he became Russia's third youngest international footballer, and the youngest international footballer ever to compete for Russia, he became the third youngest international footballer to play for Russia. He was later named in the Russian UEFA Euro 2004 squad as the third choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinny and Vyacheslav Malafeev.
In a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Estonia, he was promoted to Russia's first-choice goalkeeper after suffering a long-term injury to Malafeev. Akinfeev retained his first choice position under Yuri Semin and later Guus Hiddink. Akinfeev sustained a knee injury in a 1–1 draw against FC Rostov on May 6, 2007, putting him out of action for four months. As a result, he lost his first choice to Vyacheslav Malafeev and later Vladimir Gabulov. In early November, he returned to the Russian national squad in early November but was deemed unfit for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel. Akinfeev later returned to Russia as a fan of the national team during UEFA Euro 2008, and attended every match as the nation advanced to the semi-finals.
He was drafted for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on May 25, 2012, but Malafeev played all of Russia's matches and the nation was disqualified in group stages. Akinfeev was selected in Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad on June 2nd, 2014.
Akinfeev fumbled a long-range shot from Lee Keun-ho in Russia's first group match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup against South Korea, ending it at the line to give the Koreans the lead. Russia responded to equalize, and the match ended 1–1. Algeria defeated Russia on June 26, advancing Algeria and eliminating Russia from the match. A victory for Russia would have qualified them to qualify, and they led the game 1–0 after six minutes. A green laser was shone in Akinfeev's face when he was protecting from an Algerian free kick, from which Islam Slimani scored to equalize in the 60th minute of the game. Both Akinfeev and Russian coach Fabio Capello praised the laser for the decisive conceded goal.
Akinfeev was struck in the head by a flare launched from the crowd 20 seconds after kick-off on March 27, 2015, in a Euro 2016 Group G qualifier away to Montenegro. The game was called off for 35 minutes while he was being assessed and restarted with Yuri Lodygin's replacement. It was eventually ended after a brawl, but Akinfeev was admitted to a Podgorica hospital with a neck injury and a light burnt. At UEFA Euro 2016: Akinfeev played his third European Championship for Russia at Akinfeev, who finished last in Group A of Group B after losing just one point from three matches.
When the Russians defeated New Zealand 2–0 in the tournament's first match, he was named captain for Russia's 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup campaign on home soil and kept a clean sheet. Akinfeev earned his 100th cap for Russia's second group match, a 1–0 loss to Portugal on June 21.
On May 11, 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup team. He was accepted into the finalized World Cup team on June 3rd, 2018. Akinfeev was instrumental in the Russians knocking out Spain in the Round of 16, being named Man of the Match and saving two penalties in the shootout, ensuring a Russian victory.
He announced his retirement from the national team on October 1st.
Career statistics
UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League are included in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
2Includes: The Russian Super Cup, the Russian Premier League Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup.
Appearances and goals by the national team and the year have been shared.