Aleksei Miranchuk

Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Миранчук, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk]; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Atalanta and the Russian national team.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Miranchuk.
For his brother, see Anton Miranchuk.
Aleksei Miranchuk
Miranchuk playing for Lokomotiv in 2020
Personal information
Full name Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk
Date of birth (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995
Place of birth Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 59
Youth career
2008–2010 Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani
2010–2011 Spartak Moscow
2011–2013 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Lokomotiv Moscow 178 (32)
2020– Atalanta 10 (1)
National team‡
2012 Russia U17 5 (0)
2013 Russia U19 3 (1)
2013–2016 Russia U21 20 (1)
2015– Russia 28 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:57, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Early years

Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani to Andrey and Elena Miranchuk, Aleksey and his twin Anton started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and Anton arrived in Moscow, joining the youth ranks of Spartak Moscow. However, they did not last long in this club, being expelled because of their insufficient physical abilities.[2]

Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of Lokomotiv Moscow, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three Russian League titles in his age category and scored a goal in the final twice. In October 2012, he became MVP of the Russian Football Union cup.

Club career

Lokomotiv Moscow

At the age of 17, Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 April 2013 as a starter in away game versus Kuban (0–0).[3] On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4–2.[4] He scored a header from Maicon pass in the first half and provided an assist for Renat Yanbayev in the second half.

He made his debut in UEFA Europa League on 28 August 2014,[5] coming on as a second-half substitution for Manuel Fernandes in a 1–4 defeat to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.

His performances got him the title of the best Lokomotiv player of the month by fans' poll on social networks in April 2015[6] and May 2015.[7]

On 21 May 2015, Miranchuk scored a solo goal against Kuban Krasnodar in extra time of the Russian Cup final, helping Lokomotiv win the sixth Russian Cup title in history.

Later on, he won the 2017–18 Russian Premier League with Lokomotiv, scoring seven goals in that season. On 6 July 2019, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2019 Russian Super Cup.[8]

Atalanta

In August 2020, Miranchuk joined Italian club Atalanta for about €15m.[9] On 30 August 2020, Lokomotiv confirmed that the transfer has been agreed and would be completed following the medical exam.[10] On 21 October 2020, Miranchuk made his debut for Atalanta as a substitute against Midtjylland in the Champions League and scored his first goal for the club.[11] He made his Serie A debut for the club on 8 November and scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw with Inter Milan. [12] He also scored in his Coppa Italia debut on 14 January 2021, in a 3–1 victory over Cagliari in the round of 16.[13]

International career

Miranchuk made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2015 in a friendly against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing Yuri Zhirkov in the 71st minute and scoring Russia's third of a 4–2 victory twelve minutes later.[14]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[15] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[16] His only World Cup appearance came as a starter in the last group-stage game against Uruguay which Russia lost 0–3 and Miranchuk was substituted by Fyodor Smolov after an hour of play.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 January 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League 6100––61
2013–14 Russian Premier League 8110––91
2014–15 Russian Premier League 1713110–212
2015–16 Russian Premier League 272206110363
2016–17 Russian Premier League 29352––345
2017–18 Russian Premier League 307109110418
2018–19 Russian Premier League 303726010445
2019–20 Russian Premier League 27120042123216
2020–21 Russian Premier League 4200001052
Total 178321952645222843
Atalanta 2020–21 Serie A 1012221–144
Career total 188332172855224247

International
As of 18 November 2020[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia
201521
201630
201793
201860
201951
202030
Total285

International goals
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.
List of international goals scored by Aleksei Miranchuk
№DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 June 2015Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia Belarus
3–2
4–2
Friendly
2.28 March 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Belgium2–33–3Friendly
3.7 October 2017VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia South Korea4–04–2Friendly
4.14 November 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Spain2–23–3Friendly
5.19 November 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino San Marino3–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Player profile". Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. "Match report". 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
  4. "Match report". 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013.
  5. "UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Lokomotiv Moskva-Apollon". UEFA. 28 August 2014.
  6. Алексей Миранчук – лучший игрок «Локомотива» в апреле! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 5 May 2015.
  7. Алексей Миранчук – лучший игрок «Локомотива» в мае (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 June 2015.
  8. "Lokomotiv starts Russian season with Super Cup win". The Seattle Times. 6 July 2019.
  9. "Atalanta, il primo colpo è russo: arriva Miranchuk dalla Lokomotiv". Bergamo News (in Italian). 29 August 2020.
  10. ""Локомотив" и "Аталанта" договорились о переходе Миранчука" [Lokomotiv and Atlanta agreed on Miranchuk transfer] (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 August 2020.
  11. "Gómez in control as Atalanta wins 4-0 at Midtjylland". Federal News Network. 21 October 2020.
  12. "Miranchuk goal denies Inter win at Atalanta". ESPN. 8 November 2020.
  13. "Coppa: Atalanta crush Cagliari". Football Italia. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Russia vs. Belarus (4:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  16. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  17. Aleksei Miranchuk at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  18. "Miranchuk, Aleksei". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  19. Сейду Думбия - лучший игрок СОГАЗ-Чемпионата России (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2014.
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