Georgi Shchennikov

Georgi Mikhaylovich Shchennikov (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Щенников; born 27 April 1991) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left defensive midfielder or left-back for PFC CSKA Moscow. He is a son of the Olympic medalist race walker Mikhail Shchennikov.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Mikhaylovich and the family name is Shchennikov.
Georgi Shchennikov
Shchennikov with Russia in 2014
Personal information
Full name Georgi Mikhailovich Shchennikov
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder/Left-back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– CSKA Moscow 235 (6)
National team‡
2010 Russia U-19 3 (0)
2009–2013 Russia U-21 23 (1)
2012– Russia 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2016

Club career
Shchennikov playing for CSKA Moscow in 2012

He made his debut for the main squad in the Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir on August 6, 2008. He came on as a substitute in an October 24, 2008 UEFA Cup game against Deportivo La Coruña, making his debut in European competition before playing in any domestic league games. He was one of the 50 nominees in the 2011 Golden Boy awards, but was not eventually included to the short list.

On 22 November 2017, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–0 win over Benfica in the 2017–18 season.[2] On 5 June 2018, Shchennikov signed a new five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[3] On 12 December 2018, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[4]

International career

Shchennikov was a part of the Russia under-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[5] He has also played 19 games for Russia national under-21 team.

He made his senior national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[6]

Career statistics
As of 12 December 2019[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow 2008 Premier League 0010201[lower-alpha 1]040
2009 250401001[lower-alpha 1]0400
2010 250101101[lower-alpha 1]0380
2011–12 21010901[lower-alpha 1]0320
2012–13 1803010–220
2013–14 28041601[lower-alpha 1]0391
2014–15 1202050–190
2015–16 1901060–260
2016–17 25000601[lower-alpha 1]0320
2017–18 19300112–305
2018–19 20100311[lower-alpha 1]0262
2019–20 001010–20
Career Total 2124181733703108
  1. Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup

Honours

Club
CSKA Moscow

Individual
  • In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (3): 2009, 2010, 2013–14
  • Russian Premier League Best Young Player (1): 2009

References
  1. "Георгий Щенников". pfc-cska.com (in Russian).
  2. "CSKA Moskva 2–0 Benfica". UEFA. 22 November 2017.
  3. "Георгий Щенников подписал новый 5-летний контракт". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. "Real Madrid 0–3 CSKA Moscow". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018.
  5. "Russian Football Union – News" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  7. Georgi Shchennikov at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  8. "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
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