Andrey Yevgenyevich Lunyov ( rus, Андрей Евгеньевич Лунёв, p=ɐnˈdrʲej jɪˈvgʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ lʊˈnʲɵf; born 13 November 1991) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Russia national team.

Club career

FC Ufa

On 29 July 2015, it was confirmed that Lunyov would be joining

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on a 1-year contract. He made his

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debut for Ufa on 11 September 2016 in a game against

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Zenit

On 23 December 2016, Lunyov moved to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a 4.5-year contract with the club.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 10 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with

International career

He made his debut for the

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on 10 October 2017 in a friendly game against

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. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He remained on the bench in all the games behind

Igor Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev ( rus, Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, p=ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who pla ...

. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for

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. He was not included in the final squad.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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* Russian Cup: 2019–20

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* 1991 births Footballers from Moscow Living people Russian footballers Association football goalkeepers FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Saturn Ramenskoye players FC Ufa players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Bundesliga players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Russia international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Russia-footy-goalkeeper-stub