Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)
Golovin playing for Russia at the 2018 World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Golovin | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Kaltan, Russia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2009 | DYuSSh Kaltan | ||
2009–2011 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | ||
2012–2014 | CSKA Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (9) |
2018– | Monaco | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Russia U17 | 15 | (1) |
2014 | Russia U18 | 4 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Russia U19 | 11 | (2) |
2015 | Russia U21 | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Russia | 23 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2018 |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Golovin (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Головин; born 30 May 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for AS Monaco and the Russian national team.
Early life
Golovin was born to a mining family in the small mining town of Kaltan in Southern Siberia, Russia. Since childhood, he has been friends with Aleksandr Plyasunov, a coach at the local youth sports school. When Golovin was six years old, he started playing football under Plyasunov, before moving on to the school of FC Novokuznetsk (then called Metallurg-Zapsib) and the Olympic reserve school in Leninsk-Kuznetsky. After playing for Metallurg, he was invited to play for the squad of the Siberian team. It was during this time that Golovin attracted the attention of scouts and was invited to play for PFC CSKA Moscow.[2][3]
Club career
CSKA Moscow
Golovin debuted playing for PFC CSKA Moscow on 24 September 2014 against FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk in the 1/16 round of the Russian Cup. He made the starting lineup and was subbed out in the 88th minute of the game.[4]
Golovin made his Russian Football Premier League debut for PFC CSKA Moscow on 14 March 2015 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk as a sub in the 72nd minute of the game.[5] He made his UEFA Champions League debut against AC Sparta Prague on 5 August 2015, subbing in for Alan Dzagoev.[6]. He scored his first goal for CSKA on 9 April 2016 against FC Mordovia Saransk.[7]
In the summer of 2017, Arsenal F.C. offered between £8-£10 million for Golovin, but CSKA declined the transfer.[8]
On 2 December 2016, Golovin extended his contract with CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
AS Monaco
On 27 July 2018, Golovin signed a five-year contract with AS Monaco for an undisclosed, but record-transfer fee, from CSKA Moscow.[10][11] Golovin made his debut for Monaco on 21 September 2018, coming on as a substitute during the 72nd minute.[12] He made his first start in the Ligue 1 on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, against Angers FC.
International career
Golovin won the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with Russia national under-17 football team, with which he also participated in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Later Golovin went on to represent the Russia national under-19 football team at the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where Russia came in second place. Golovin made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2015 in a friendly game against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing captain Roman Shirokov in the 61st minute and scoring Russia's second goal of a 4–2 victory 16 minutes later.
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] On 14 June 2018, he played a crucial role in Russia's 5–0 victory over Saudi Arabia making two assists and scoring the final goal, a free-kick in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 October 2018[16]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | ||||
2016–17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
2017–18 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | – | 43 | 7 | ||||
Total | 81 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 13 | ||
AS Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 84 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 13 |
International
- As of 7 July 2018[17]
Russia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 7 | 1 |
2017 | 7 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 1 |
Total | 23 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
№ | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2015 | Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia | 2–2 | 4–2 | Friendly | |
2. | 26 March 2016 | Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3. | 14 June 2018 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Club
- CSKA Moscow
- Russian Premier League champion: 2015–16
International
- Russia U-17
- Russia U-19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runners-up: 2015
References
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
- ↑ "«Футбольные боги сегодня на нашей стороне!»: первый тренер Александра Головина поздравил сборную России с выходом в четвертьфинал". Комсомольская правда. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ↑ "Никто не верит, что тут начинала главная звезда русского футбола". Sports.ru. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "ФУТБОЛ РОССИЯ КУБОК РОССИИ 2014-15" (in Russian). sportbox.ru. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "CSKA-Mordovia game protocol". Russian Football Premier League. 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Матч Спарта П - ЦСКА, онлайн трансляция, 5 августа 2015, ЛИГА ЧЕМПИОНОВ, 3-й отборочный раунд. Турнир 15". Спорт-Экспресс. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ↑ "РОССИЯ. Премьер-лига. 23-й тур" (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Нобель Арустамян: «Арсенал» предлагал за Головина 8-10 млн фунтов, «Челси» тоже хотел его приобрести»" (in Russian). sports.ru. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Александр Головин и ПФК ЦСКА продлили контракт до 2021 года". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Golovin joins AS Monaco". asmonaco.com/. AS Monaco FC. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Golovin moves to AS Monaco". pfc-cska.com/. PFC CSKA Moscow. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Monaco vs Nimes". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Russia coast past Saudi Arabia and leave them all smiling in Putin's place". Guardian. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "A.Golovin". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Golovin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksandr Golovin. |
- Player profile at CSKA Moscow official website
- Career summary by the Russian Premier League