Georgi Shchennikov

Georgi Shchennikov
Shchennikov with Russia in 2014
Personal information
Full name Georgi Mikhailovich Shchennikov
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder/Left-back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 42
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– CSKA Moscow 196 (3)
National team‡
2010 Russia U-19 3 (0)
2009–2013 Russia U-21 23 (1)
2012–2016 Russia 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2016

Georgi Mikhaylovich Shchennikov (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Щенников; born 27 April 1991) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left defensive midfielder or left-back for PFC CSKA Moscow. He is a son of the Olympic medalist race walker Mikhail Shchennikov.

Club career

Shchennikov playing for CSKA Moscow in 2012

He made his debut for the main squad in the Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir on August 6, 2008. He came on as a substitute in an October 24, 2008 UEFA Cup game against Deportivo La Coruña, making his debut in European competition before playing in any domestic league games. He was one of the 50 nominees in the 2011 Golden Boy awards, but was not eventually included to the short list.

On 5 June 2018, Shchennikov signed a new five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 August 2018[3]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow 2008 Premier League 0010201[lower-alpha 1]040
2009 250401001[lower-alpha 1]0400
2010 250101101[lower-alpha 1]0380
2011–12 21010901[lower-alpha 1]0320
2012–13 1803010–220
2013–14 28041601[lower-alpha 1]0391
2014–15 1202050–190
2015–16 1901060–260
2016–17 25000601[lower-alpha 1]0320
2017–18 19300112–305
2018–19 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 1953171672702866
Career Total 1953171672702866
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup

International career

Shchennikov was a part of the Russia under-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[4] He has also played 19 games for Russia national under-21 team.

He made his senior national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[5]

Notes

    Honours

    Club

    CSKA Moscow

    Individual

    • In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (3): 2009, 2010, 2013–14
    • Russian Premier League Best Young Player (1): 2009

    References

    1. ↑ http://en.pfc-cska.com/team/players/*3420
    2. ↑ "Георгий Щенников подписал новый 5-летний контракт". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
    3. ↑ Georgi Shchennikov at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
    4. ↑ "Russian Football Union – News" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
    5. ↑ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
    6. ↑ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
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