Anton Tsirin (born 10 August 1987) is a Kazakh international

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who plays as a

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for FC Irtysh Pavlodar.

Early and personal life

Tsirin was born in the Uzbek SSR, but moved to

Pavlodar Pavlodar ( ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located 450 km northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the cit ...

in Kazakhstan at the age of five.

Club career

In January 2012, Tsirin moved to

FC Akzhayik FC Akzhayik ( kk, Aqjaıyq Oral Fýtbol Klýby) is a Kazakhstani professional football club, based in Oral, current member of the Kazakhstan First Division. History Names *1968 : Founded as ''Uralets'' *1993 : The club was renamed ''Uralets-Arm ...

before signing with

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan ( kk, Жетісу Талдықорған футбол клубы, ''Jetisý Taldyqorǵan Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are founding members of the K ...

in January 2013, and FC Atyrau at the start of the 2014 season. On 24 November 2014, Tsirin moved back to Irtysh.

International career

Tsirin made his international debut for

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

in 2011.

References

1987 births Living people Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players FC Akzhayik players FC Zhetysu players FC Atyrau players FC Okzhetpes players Men's association football goalkeepers FC Kaisar players FC Kyzylzhar players Sportspeople from Pavlodar {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub