Andrei Sergeyevich Semyonov ( rus, Андрей Серге́евич Семёнов, p=ɐnˈdrʲej sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ sʲɪˈmʲɵnəf, a=ru-Андрей Сергеевич Семёнов.ogg; born 24 March 1989) is a Russian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Amkar
He made his
Russian Premier League debut for
Amkar Perm
FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...
on 25 November 2012 in a game against
Anzhi Makhachkala and scored a goal in that game (Amkar lost 1–2).
Akhmat Grozny
On 4 February 2014,
Amkar announced Semyonov's transfer to
RFPL rivals
Terek Grozny
Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...
.
On 19 May 2019, Semyonov extended his contract with Akhmat Grozny until the summer of 2022. On 14 June 2022, Semyonov signed a new two-year contract with Akhmat.
On 29 May 2024, Semyonov left Akhmat as his contract expired.
International
He made his debut for the
Russia national football team on 31 May 2014 in a friendly against
Norway.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's
2014 FIFA World Cup
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squad.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended
2018 FIFA World Cup
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squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. He didn't make any appearance for the squad in the tournament, that was the second World Cup in a row he was included in the squad but did not end up playing in any games.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for
UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He played the full match in Russia's opening game against
Belgium on 12 June 2021, making his major tournament debut as Russia lost 0–3. His mistake while clearing the ball led to
Romelu Lukaku's opening goal in the 10th minute. He did not appear in two remaining games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020.''
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1989 births
Footballers from Moscow
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Russia men's youth international footballers
Russia men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2020 players
FC Sokol Saratov players
FC Nosta Novotroitsk players
FC SKA-Khabarovsk players
FC Amkar Perm players
FC Akhmat Grozny players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players