Anton Shunin
Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian association football goalkeeper who currently plays for Dynamo Moscow.
 Shunin with Dynamo Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Vladimirovich Shunin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2004 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004– | Dynamo Moscow | 241 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Russia | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
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.
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.[1]
He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans.[2]
Career statistics
- As of game played on 6 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dynamo Moscow | 2007 | 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 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 47 | 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 | National League | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 236 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 0 | ||
International career
He made his international debut on 27 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against Poland.
After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against Belgium on 17 November 2010.[3]
He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[4]
After another 6 years without call-ups, he was included in the squad for the games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018.[5] He played his first competitive match for his country on 19 November 2019 in an Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, keeping a clean sheet.
Honours
Individual
- List of top 33 players in the Russian Premier League: 2011–12 (3rd place) [7]
Personal life
He has a son named Artemy with his first wife, Veronica. Alena Shishkova and Anton Shunin had a relationship from 2015 to 2015. On July 2018, Anton Shunin married Victoria's Secret Angel, Kate Grigorieva.[8][9]
References
- "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.
- 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.
- "2015 Atlantic Cup results". The Atlantic Cup. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- РФС назвал 33-х лучших игроков чемпионата России (in Russian). RBK Group. 15 May 2012.
- "Hottest WAG ever? Victoria's Secret model marries Russian footballer".
- "Model Kate Grigorieva met the family of her boyfriend – soccer player Anton Shunin".
