Igor Akinfeyev

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Personal information
Igor Akinfeyev
Full name	Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeyev
Date of birth	April 8, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth	Vidnoye, Russia
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	CSKA Moscow
Number	35
Youth clubs
	CSKA Moscow Youth Academy
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-present	CSKA Moscow	147 (0)
National team²
2004-present	Russia	15 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeyev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев) (born on April 8, 1986 in Vidnoye) is a Russian football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for CSKA Moscow.

He broke into the CSKA starting lineup at the age of 17, and has been the No 1 at the club ever since, gathering various honors including a UEFA Cup and Two National Championships. He has been tipped to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Comparisons with the great Russian goalkeeper of the past Lev Yashin have been mooted after Akinfeyev recently won the ‘Zvezda’ trophy that is awarded to the best football player in the area that was the former Soviet Union.

In his second Champions League campaign he had a dry spell of 362 minutes prior to conceding a goal on Matchday 5 against FC Porto.

Akinfeyev has been linked with various moves away from CSKA, including to 2006/07 Champions League opponents Arsenal F.C.

[edit] Personal Honours

UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 1
- 2005, CSKA Moscow

UEFA Cup winner: 1
- 2004/05, CSKA Moscow

Russian Super Cup winner: 3
- 2004, CSKA Moscow
- 2006, CSKA Moscow
- 2007, CSKA Moscow

Russian Premier League winner: 3
- 2003, CSKA Moscow
- 2005, CSKA Moscow
- 2006, CSKA Moscow

Russian Premier League runners-up: 1
- 2004, CSKA Moscow

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PFC CSKA Moscow - Current Squad
1 Mandrykin \| 2 Šemberas \| 4 Ignashevich \| 6 A. Berezoutski \| 7 Carvalho \| 8 Gusev \| 10 Jô \| 11 Vágner Love \| 15 Odiah \| 17 Krasić \| 18 Zhirkov \| 20 Dudu \| 22 Aldonin \| 24 V. Berezoutski \| 25 Rahimić \| 35 Akinfeyev \| 37 Kochubei \| 39 Taranov \| 40 Salougin \| 50 Grigoryev \| 56 Tatarchuk \| 77 Gaboulov