Mikhail Afanasyev

Mikhail Afanasyev (Belarusian: Міхаіл Афанасьеў, Russian: Михаил Афанасьев; born 4 November 1986) is a Belarusian footballer who plays for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.

For the Soviet sprint canoeist, see Mikhail Afanasyev (canoeist).
Mikhail Afanasyev
Mikhail Afanasyev (2013)
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-04) 4 November 1986
Place of birth Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Number 77
Youth career
2000–2001 Smena Minsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Smena Minsk 6 (0)
2002–2004 BATE Borisov 23 (5)
2005–2007 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 70 (9)
2008–2009 Amkar Perm 19 (2)
2010 Kuban Krasnodar 7 (0)
2010 Salyut Belgorod 19 (0)
2011–2012 Dinamo Minsk 53 (6)
2013 Gomel 29 (3)
2014 Atyrau 27 (0)
2015 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 17 (2)
2016 Belshina Bobruisk 9 (2)
2016–2017 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 38 (5)
2018–2019 Fakel Voronezh 44 (5)
2019 Isloch Minsk Raion 10 (0)
2020– Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 21 (1)
National team‡
2004–2009 Belarus U21 47 (11[1])
2009 Belarus B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2010

Club career

He was signed by FC Amkar Perm in February 2008.[2] Afanasyev joined Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in January 2020.[3]

International career

Afanasyev was the captain of the Belarus U21 team and participated in all three of the Belarusians' games at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He conceded a handball in the game against Italy U21, resulting in a penalty, which contributed to the 1–2 loss. Afanasyev holds the record for the most matches played and is also the highest goalscorer for the U-21 side.[1] On 13 November 2009, he made his international debut for the Belarus B team, against Saudi Arabia B team in a friendly match.[4]

Honours

MTZ-RIPO Minsk

References
  1. "Mihail Afanasyev profile" (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. "Amkar land Belarus starlet Afanasiev". UEFA.com. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  3. "Михаил Афанасьев вернулся в Жодино" (in Russian). Torpedo Zhodino official website. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. "Саудовская Аравия (В) – Беларусь (В) – 2:1 (1:0)". Belarusian Football Federation. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-03-16.


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