Aleksei Miranchuk

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Miranchuk.

Aleksei Miranchuk

230px Playing for Lokomotiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk
Date of birth	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995
Place of birth	Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	59
Youth career
	Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani
	Spartak Moscow
2011–2013	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Lokomotiv Moscow	58	(5)
International career‡
2012	Russia U17	5	(0)
2013	Russia U19	3	(1)
2013–	Russia U21	14	(1)
2015–	Russia	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2015

Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Миранчук; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team.

Early years

Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and his twin brother 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.

Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of Lokomotiv Moscow, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three titles of Russian League 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). On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4-2. 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, 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 and May 2015.

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

International career

He 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 April 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow	2012–13	6	1	0	0	–		–		6	1
	2013–14	8	1	1	0	–		–		9	1
	2014–15	17	1	3	1	1	0	–		21	2
	2015–16	20	2	2	0	6	1	1	0	29	3
	Total	51	5	6	1	7	1	1	0	65	7
Career total		51	5	6	1	7	1	1	0	65	7

• 1.^ Includes Russian Super Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 June 2015	Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia	Belarus	3–2	4–2	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2014–15

Individual

• Best under-21 player of the Russian Football Premier League: 2013/14

External links

• (Russian) Profile at Russian Football Premier League site
• (Russian) Profile at FC Lokomotiv Moscow site