Andrei Stepanov

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Andrei Stepanov
Personal information
Full name	Andrei Stepanov
Date of birth	March 16, 1979 (1979-03-16) (age 29)
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Khimki
Number	14
Youth clubs
	FC TVMK Tallinn
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1998 1998-1999 2000-2003 2004-2006 2007-	FC TVMK Tallinn Lelle SK FC Flora Tallinn FC Torpedo Moscow FC Khimki	16 (0) 43 (0) 98 (0) 58 (2) 23 (0)
National team2
1999-	Estonia	78 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2007-11-16. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Andrei Stepanov (born March 16, 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian footballer, who plays in the Russian Premier League for FC Khimki and plays the position of center-back.

He joined the Moscow Oblast-based club before the 2007 season from relegated FC Torpedo Moscow. He is an Estonia national football team regular with over 70 caps to his name, and often plays alongside Raio Piiroja in the national side at the heart of defence. Just like Piiroja, he joined FC Flora Tallinn under then manager Teitur Thordarson, before heading off to Russia.

[edit] Career

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2008	FC Khimki		I
2007	FC Khimki		I	23	0
2006	FC Torpedo Moscow		I	16	0
2005	FC Torpedo Moscow		I	24	1
2004	FC Torpedo Moscow		I	18	1
2003	FC Flora Tallinn		I	26	3
2002	FC Flora Tallinn		I	22	2
2001	FC Flora Tallinn		I	26	1
2000	FC Flora Tallinn		I	24	0
1999	Lelle SK		I	21	0
1998	Lelle SK		I	22	0
1997/98	FC TVMK Tallinn		I	3	0
1996/97	FC TVMK Tallinn		I	12	0
1995/96	FC TVMK Tallinn		I	1	0

Awards
Preceded by Mart Poom	Estonian Footballer of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Andres Oper