In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Akinfeev.
Igor Akinfeev
Akinfeev with CSKA Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev
Date of birth
(1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth
Vidnoye, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
CSKA Moscow
Number
35
Youth career
1991–2002
CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2003–
CSKA Moscow
566
(0)
International career
2002–2005
Russia U21
8
(0)
2004–2018
Russia
111
(0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Russia
UEFA European Championship
2008 Austria–Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, romanized: Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, IPA:[ˈiɡərʲvlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf]; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Russian club CSKA Moscow.[3]
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 566 (as of 6 May 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.[4] Akinfeev is a member of the Lev Yashin Club and has kept more clean sheets in Russian football than any other goalkeeper.[note 1][5]
^Igor Akinfeev – FIFA competition record (archived)
^"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^"Meet the Confed Cup captains". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017. He [Igor Akinfeev] became Russian captain in March 2017 when Vasily Berezutskiy "retired" from the national team and is set to pass the 100-cap mark in the hosts' second match at the Confederations Cup.
^"Meet the Confed Cup captains". FIFA. 17 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
^"Акинфеев обогнал Дасаева по "сухим" матчам за российские команды". Sport.ru (in Russian). 14 November 2015.
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the second choice goalkeeper behind Sergei Ovchinnikov and ahead of IgorAkinfeev. Malafeev participated in Euro 2004 coming on after Ovchinnikov's red...
second-youngest national team player overall, behind goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev. Both his and Akinfeev's records were beaten by Sergei Pinyayev in 2022. Zakharyan...
Algeria. In their first group match, against South Korea, goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev fumbled a long-range shot from Lee Keun-ho, dropping it over the line...
Keun-ho, and his long range shot was spilled by Russian goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev into the net. Russia equalised after Alan Dzagoev's shot was parried...
IgorAkinfeev. 11 minutes after the start of the match Luis García was put through on goal from a pass by Hamann, but before he could shoot, Akinfeev...
first tier with 489, until he was overtaken by his former teammate IgorAkinfeev on 21 August 2021. After short spells with Spartak Orekhovo and Krylia...
IgorAkinfeev. In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage 1–0 victory over defending champions Real Madrid, starting goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev was...
Retrieved 18 June 2017. Michael Yokhin (9 June 2016). "Rinat Dasayev says IgorAkinfeev is his heir in goal for Russia". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 June 2017. Pavle...
game 4–3 on penalties. After the retirement of Sergei Ignashevich and IgorAkinfeev from the national team, Dzyuba became the team's captain. On 9 June...
his touch diverted Diego Laxalt's first-time effort past IgorAkinfeev. In the 36th minute, Igor Smolnikov picked up his second booking after lunging in...
Russia a green laser beam was directed on the face of Russian goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev. After the match the Algerian Football Federation was fined CHF50,000...
likely produced by a laser pointer – was shone in Russian goalkeeper IgorAkinfeev's face while he was defending from an Algerian free-kick, which striker...
his contract until the end of the 2023–24 season. Due to presence of IgorAkinfeev, another Russian one-club man goalkeeper of CSKA Moscow fame, Shunin's...
split into Western and Eastern leagues; however, this is yet to happen. IgorAkinfeev said "They should join football league in Japan." after CSKA Moscow...
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