Anton Miranchuk

For his brother, see Aleksei Miranchuk.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevichand the family name is Miranchuk.

Anton Miranchuk

Miranchuk with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk
Date of birth	(1995-10-17) 17 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sion
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2010	Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani
2011	Spartak Moscow
2011–2017	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2024	Lokomotiv Moscow	164	(37)
2016	→ Levadia Tallinn (loan)	30	(14)
2024–	Sion	13	(2)
International career‡
2013	Russia U18	8	(0)
2013	Russia U19	2	(0)
2016	Russia U21	1	(0)
2017–	Russia	29	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian:Антон Андреевич Миранчук,IPA: [ɐnˈtonɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕmʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk] ; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for the Swiss Super League club Sion and Russia national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk joined Spartak Moscow from his hometown football school Olymp. He was dismissed from the club because of weak physical abilities. After that, he and his twin brother Aleksei moved to Lokomotiv Moscow. ^[2]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 30 October 2013, Miranchuk made his competitive debut in senior football in a Russian Cup game against Rotor Volgograd replacing Victor Obinna in the 88th minute. ^[3]

Loan to Levadia

On 2 February 2016, Miranchuk was sent on loan to Estonian club Levadia Tallinn. ^[4] He made his debut for the new team on 2 April 2016, in a 1–1 home draw with Nõmme Kalju. ^[5] On 30 June 2016, Miranchuk made his debut in UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw with Faroese side HB in a first qualifying round. ^[6] By the end of 2016 Meistriliiga season, he scored 14 goals.^{[ citation needed ]}

Return to Lokomotiv Moscow

Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 9 April 2017 in a game against FC Rostov. ^[7] On 24 October 2018, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Porto in the 2018–19 season. ^[8] On 27 October 2020, he scored a goal in a 1–2 home defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. ^[9] He scored again on 3 November against Atlético Madrid in the same competition.^{[ citation needed ]}

Miranchuk left Lokomotiv in July 2024 as a free agent. ^[10]

Move to Switzerland with Sion

On 8 September 2024, Miranchuk signed a two-season contract with Sion. ^[11]

International career

Miranchuk made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea. ^[12]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. ^[13] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. ^[14] He did not make any appearances at the tournament as Russia was eliminated by Croatia in the quarterfinal shoot-out.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

He is the identical twin brother of Aleksei Miranchuk, who is also his teammate on the Russia national team.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow	2013–14	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	29	4	1	0	10 [a]	1	1 [b]	0	41	5
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	26	11	7	4	6 [c]	1	1 [b]	0	40	16
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	17	3	0	0	1 [c]	0	1 [b]	0	19	3
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	23	4	2	0	6 [c]	3	1 [b]	0	32	7
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	9	1	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	10	1
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	28	8	6	3	—		—		34	11
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	29	6	9	2	—		—		38	8
	Total		164	37	26	9	23	5	5	0	218	51
Levadia Tallinn (loan)	2016	Meistriliiga	30	14	1	0	4 [a]	1	—		35	15
Career total			194	51	27	9	27	6	5	0	253	66

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 7 June 2024 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2017	2	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	4	1
	2020	8	2
	2022	2	0
	2023	6	3
	2024	2	1
Total		29	7

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 Anton Miranchuk

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2019	Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia	San Marino	4–0	9–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	6 September 2020	Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	1–0	3–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
3	11 October 2020	VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Turkey	1–0	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
4	23 March 2023	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–0	1–1	Friendly
5	26 March 2023	Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia	Iraq	1–0	2–0	Friendly
6	20 November 2023	Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia	Cuba	3–0	8–0	Friendly
7	21 March 2024	VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia	Serbia	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2017–18
• Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21 ^[17]
• Russian Super Cup: 2019

Individual

• Meistriliiga Player of the Month: May 2016 ^[18]

References

1. "Anton Miranchuk". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
2. "Антон Андреевич МИРАНЧУК" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow . Retrieved 28 January 2018.
3. "Матч Ротор (Волгоград) vs Локомотив (Москва)" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
4. "Антон Миранчук - в "Левадии"". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
5. "FCI LEVADIA VS. NÕMME KALJU 1 - 1". Soccerway. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
6. "ФК ЛЕВАДИЯ СЫГРАЛА В НИЧЬЮ ПРОТИВ КОМАНДЫ HB TÓRSHAVNIGA 1:1" (in Russian). FCI Levadia Tallinn. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
7. "Game Report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 9 April 2017.
8. "Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 FC Porto". Sky Sports. 24 October 2018.
9. "Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 27 October 2020.
10. "АНТОН МИРАНЧУК ПОКИДАЕТ "ЛОКОМОТИВ"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 1 July 2024.
11. "Anton Miranchuk est officiellement sédunois !" [Anton Miranchuk is officially at Sion!] (in French). FC Sion. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
12. Уверенно победили Корею (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 October 2017.
13. "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
14. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
15. Anton Miranchuk at Soccerway
16. Anton Miranchuk at National-Football-Teams.com
17. "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
18. "Maikuu parimateks valiti Puštov ja Miranchuk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 June 2016.

External links

• Anton Miranchuk at Russian Premier League
• Anton Miranchuk – UEFA competition record ( archive )