Anton Shunin
Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national team.
| Shunin with Dynamo Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Vladimirovich Shunin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2007 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Dynamo Moscow | 324 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Russia | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 | |||
Club career
Shunin is a youth product of Dynamo Moscow. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in a 2–1 win over Khimki.[citation needed]
On 17 November 2012, Shunin was struck by a firecracker thrown from the stands during a Russian Premier League match against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. After the match had been stopped, it was confirmed that Shunin had sustained a burn of the cornea in one eye.[2]
He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans.[3]
On 4 August 2020, he was voted Player of the Year by Dynamo fans for the 2019–20 season, the prize he also won in 2018–19.[4] He was voted player of the month again for August 2020 and September 2020.[5]
On 16 November 2021, he extended his contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.[6]
International career
He made his international debut on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against Poland.[citation needed]
After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against Belgium on 17 November 2010.[7]
He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[8]
After another 6 years without call-ups, he was included in the squad for the games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018, two months after then retirement of goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev from international football.[9] He played his first competitive match for his country on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, keeping a clean sheet.[citation needed]
In the UEFA Nations League in 2020, Shunin gradually became the first choice goalkeeper of the national team.[citation needed]
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[10] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[11] He played the opening game against Belgium as Russia lost 0–3.[12] He did not appear in the remaining games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.[13][14]
Personal life
Shunin has a son named Artemy (born 2012) with his first wife, Veronica.[15] In July 2018, Anton Shunin married Russian model, Kate Grigorieva.[16][15] Their daughter Sofia was born on 22 May 2020.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2023[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | FNL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 322 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 344 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 20 November 2022[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Dynamo Moscow
Individual
- List of top 33 players in the Russian Premier League: 2011–12 (3rd place)[20]
References
- ^ "Anton Shunin" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Fans throw firecrackers; match stopped". 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Антон Шунин – лучший игрок ноября" [Anton Shunin is the best player in November] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Антон Шунин – "ВТБ Лучший игрок" сезона 2019/20" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Антон Шунин признан ВТБ Игроком месяца в сентябре" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Антон Шунин продлил контракт с «Динамо»" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 16 November 2021.
- ^ Шунин заменил в сборной Рыжикова
- ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
- ^ Состав сборной России на Турцию и Чехию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 August 2018.
- ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgium v Russia game report". UEFA. 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Model Kate Grigorieva met the family of her boyfriend – soccer player Anton Shunin".
- ^ "The wedding of Anton Shunin and Kate Grigorieva: the Victoria's Secret angel married a "Dynamo" football player". Frivolette Magazine. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Anton Shunin on Instagram: "22.05.2020. Мы стали родителями прекрасной малышки. Это счастье ❤️ Любимая @_kate_g_, спасибо! Мои девочки чувствуют себя хорошо)"".
- ^ "Anton Shunin". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Anton Shunin". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ РФС назвал 33-х лучших игроков чемпионата России (in Russian). RBK Group. 15 May 2012.
External links
- Club profile (in Russian)
- Shunin's Instagram account