Andrei Andreyevich Mostovoy (russian: Андрей Андреевич Мостовой; born 5 November 1997) is a Russian professional

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who plays for

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and the Russia national team. He mostly plays as a

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with some appearances as a

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as well.

Club career

Mostovoy made his debut in the

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for FSK Dolgoprudny on 10 April 2016 in a game against

FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo Znamya Truda is a Russian football club from Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow Oblast. The club is most noted because they are the oldest now-playing club in Russia, founded in 1909. They currently play in the FNL 2. The club's finest hour came in 1962 whe ...

and scored a goal on his debut in his team's 2–0 victory. On 19 July 2019, he joined

PFC Sochi Football Club Sochi (russian: Футбольный клуб Сочи, Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium. History FC Sochi was ...

on loan for the 2019–20 season. Upon his return from loan, on 7 August 2020 he made his debut for

's senior squad, as a substitute in the

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game, which Zenit won. On 5 May 2021, he extended his contract with Zenit throughout the 2023–24 season.

International career

Mostovoy was called up for the Russia national team for the first time for

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games against Serbia and Hungary in September 2020. He made his debut on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against

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

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. On 11 June 2021, he was removed from the squad after testing positive for

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and replaced by

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. He scored his first international goal on 11 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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, 2021–22 *

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References

External links

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Profile by Russian Professional Football League
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mostovoy, Andrei 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Omsk Russian footballers Association football midfielders Russia international footballers FC Khimki players FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players PFC Sochi players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny players