Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
for
Dynamo Moscow
MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
and the
Russian national team.
Club career
Shunin is a youth product of
Dynamo Moscow
MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...
. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in a 2–1 win over
Khimki
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
.
On 17 November 2012, Shunin was struck by a
firecracker
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thrown from the stands during a
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...
match against
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in ...
. After the match had been stopped, it was confirmed that Shunin had sustained a burn of the
cornea
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Along with the anterior chamber and lens, the cornea refracts light, accounting for approximately two-thirds of the eye's total optical power ...
in one eye.
He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans.
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. He was voted player of the month again for August 2020 and September 2020.
On 16 November 2021, he extended his contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.
International career
He made his international debut on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against
Poland
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.
After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
on 17 November 2010.
He was confirmed for the finalized
UEFA Euro 2012
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2012 or simply Euro 2012, was the 14th European Championship for men's national football teams organised by UEFA. The final tournament, held between 8 June and 1 ...
squad on 25 May 2012.
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
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 ...
from international football. 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.
In the
UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...
in 2020, Shunin gradually became the first choice goalkeeper of the national team.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for
UEFA Euro 2020
The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2020) or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe ...
. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He played the opening game against
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
as Russia lost 0–3. He did not appear in the remaining games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.
Personal life
Shunin has a son named Artemy (born 2012) with his first wife, Veronica.
In July 2018, Anton Shunin married Russian model,
Kate Grigorieva
Yekaterina Sergeyevna Grigoryeva (russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Григорьева; born 15 September 1988), known professionally as Kate Grigorieva, is a Russian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2015 to 2016.
E ...
.
Their daughter Sofia was born on 22 May 2020.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
Dynamo Moscow
*
FNL:
2016–17
Individual
*List of top 33 players in the Russian Premier League: 2011–12 (3rd place)
References
External links
Club profile
Shunin's Instagram account
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1987 births
Footballers from Moscow
Living people
Russian footballers
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia national football B team footballers
Russia international footballers
FC Dynamo Moscow players
Association football goalkeepers
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
UEFA Euro 2020 players