Anton Shunin

Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (Russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian association football goalkeeper who currently plays for Dynamo Moscow.

Anton Shunin
Shunin with Dynamo Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Anton Vladimirovich Shunin
Date of birth (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow
Number 1
Youth career
1994–2004 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004– Dynamo Moscow 249 (0)
National team‡
2007 Russia U-21 6 (0)
2011 Russia-2 1 (0)
2007– Russia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Shunin.

Club career

Shunin is a youth product of Dynamo Moscow. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in a 2–1 win over Khimki.

On 17 November 2012, Shunin was struck by a firecracker thrown from the stands during a Russian Premier League match against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. After the match had been stopped, it was confirmed that Shunin had sustained a burn of the cornea in one eye.[1]

He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans.[2]

On 4 August 2020, he was voted Player of the Year by Dynamo fans for the 2019–20 season, the prize he also won in 2018–19.[3]

Career statistics
As of game played on 6 December 2019
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Dynamo Moscow 2007 Premier League 23020–250
2008 9000–90
2009 80000080
2010 9000–90
2011–12 41060–470
2012–13 2302030280
2013–14 7000–70
2014–15 20101040
2015–16 7010–80
2016–17 National League 35000–350
2017–18 Premier League 30000–300
2018–19 30000–300
2019–20 12010–130
Career total 2360130402530

International career
Shunin with the Russia national football team in 2011

He made his international debut on 27 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against Poland.

After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against Belgium on 17 November 2010.[4]

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[5]

After another 6 years without call-ups, he was included in the squad for the games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018.[6] He played his first competitive match for his country on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino, keeping a clean sheet.

Honours

Club
Dynamo Moscow

Individual
  • List of top 33 players in the Russian Premier League: 2011–12 (3rd place)[8]

Personal life

He has a son named Artemy with his first wife, Veronica. Alena Shishkova and Anton Shunin had a relationship from 2015 to 2015. In July 2018, Anton Shunin married Victoria's Secret Angel, Kate Grigorieva.[9][10]

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References
  1. "Fans throw firecrackers; match stopped". 17 November 2012.
  2. "Антон Шунин – лучший игрок ноября" [Anton Shunin is the best player in November] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 29 November 2019.
  3. "Антон Шунин – «ВТБ Лучший игрок» сезона 2019/20" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 August 2020.
  4. Шунин заменил в сборной Рыжикова
  5. "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
  6. Состав сборной России на Турцию и Чехию (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 27 August 2018.
  7. "2015 Atlantic Cup results". The Atlantic Cup. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  8. РФС назвал 33-х лучших игроков чемпионата России (in Russian). RBK Group. 15 May 2012.
  9. "Hottest WAG ever? Victoria's Secret model marries Russian footballer".
  10. "Model Kate Grigorieva met the family of her boyfriend – soccer player Anton Shunin".


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