Sergei Mošnikov (born 7 January 1988) is an Estonian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Early career

Mošnikov came through the youth system at

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

. He made his senior league debut while on loan at Vaprus in the

Esiliiga The Esiliiga is the second division in the Estonian football league system. The Esiliiga is ranked below the Meistriliiga and above the Esiliiga B. As in most countries with low temperatures in winter time, the season starts in March and ends ...

. In September 2005, Mošnikov joined

sc Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

academy in the Netherlands.

Flora

In July 2006, Mošnikov returned to Estonia and joined

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. He made his debut in the

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on 9 July 2006, in a 0–1 home loss to Levadia. Mošnikov won two Meistriliiga titles in

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and

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Pogoń Szczecin

On 21 December 2011, Mošnikov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Polish club

Pogoń Szczecin Pogoń Szczecin Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Pogoń Szczecin (), is a Polish professional football club based in Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national football league s ...

. He failed to break into the first team as his club finished the 2011–12 I liga as runners up and were promoted to the

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. Mošnikov made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 29 September 2012, in 1–1 home draw against

Jagiellonia Białystok Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...

Górnik Zabrze

On 26 January 2013, Mošnikov moved to Polish club

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on a one-year deal, with the option to extend the contract for two and a half years. He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal on 2 June 2013, in a 2–0 away win over

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Kaysar Kyzylorda

On 24 February 2014, Mošnikov signed a one-year contract with

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club Kaysar Kyzylorda.

Return to Flora

On 4 September 2014, Mošnikov signed a contract with his former club Flora until the end of the 2014 season.

Tobol Kostanay

On 9 February 2015, Mošnikov signed a one-year contract with Kazakh club Tobol Kostanay.

Infonet

On 11 February 2016, Mošnikov returned to Estonia and signed a one-year contract with Infonet. He won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season.

Minsk

On 15 February 2017, Mošnikov signed a one-year contract with Belarusian club

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. He made his debut in the

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on 1 April 2017, scoring in a 2–2 home draw against Dynamo Brest. On 5 July 2017, Mošnikov was released from his contract with Minsk by mutual agreement.

PS Kemi

On 18 July 2017, Mošnikov signed for Finnish club

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until the end of the 2017 season.

Górnik Łęczna

On 8 March 2018, Mošnikov signed for Polish club

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Shakhter Karagandy

On 26 July 2018, Mošnikov joined Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy on a six-month deal, with the option for the club to extend his contract. He left the club again at the end of 2018.

International career

Mošnikov made his senior international debut for

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on 19 June 2010, replacing Gert Kams in the 73rd minute of a 0–0 draw against

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at the

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. He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home win over

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in a

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match for the

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Career statistics

:''As of 12 November 2018. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mošnikov goal.''

Honours

Flora *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09,

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: 2009, 2011 Infonet *Meistriliiga:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Paide *Estonian Cup: 2021–22 *Estonian Supercup: 2023 Individual * Meistriliiga Player of the Year:

* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: September 2020 * Meistriliiga Team of the season:

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References

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosnikov, Sergei 1988 births Living people Footballers from Pärnu Estonian men's footballers Estonian people of Russian descent Men's association football midfielders Pärnu JK Vaprus players SC Heerenveen players FC Flora players FCI Tallinn players Pogoń Szczecin players Górnik Zabrze players FC Kaisar players FC Tobol players FC Minsk players Kemi City F.C. players GKS Górnik Łęczna players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FK Palanga players Paide Linnameeskond players FCI Levadia U21 players Meistriliiga players Esiliiga players Veikkausliiga players Ekstraklasa players I liga players III liga players Kazakhstan Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players A Lyga players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania 21st-century Estonian sportsmen