Anton Vladimirovich Shunin (russian: Антон Владимирович Шунин; born 27 January 1987) is a Russian

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who plays as a

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for

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

and the Russian national team.

Club career

Shunin is a youth product of

. He made his debut on 21 April 2007 in a 2–1 win over

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. On 17 November 2012, Shunin was struck by a

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thrown from the stands during a

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match against

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. After the match had been stopped, it was confirmed that Shunin had sustained a burn of the

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in one eye. He was voted as player of the month for November 2019 by Dynamo fans. 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. He was voted player of the month again for August 2020 and September 2020. On 16 November 2021, he extended his contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.

International career

He made his international debut on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match which ended 2–2 against

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. After a three-year break, he was called up for the national team again for a friendly game against

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on 17 November 2010. He was confirmed for the finalized

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squad on 25 May 2012. After another 6 years without call-ups, he was included in the squad for the games against Turkey and Czech Republic in September 2018, two months after then retirement of goalkeeper

Igor Akinfeev Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev ( rus, Игорь Владимирович Акинфеев, Igor' Vladimirovich Akinfeyev, p=ˈiɡərʲ vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ɐkʲɪnˈfʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 April 1986) is a Russian professional footballer who pl ...

from international football. 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. In the

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in 2020, Shunin gradually became the first choice goalkeeper of the national team. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He played the opening game against

as Russia lost 0–3. He did not appear in the remaining games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.

Personal life

Shunin has a son named Artemy (born 2012) with his first wife, Veronica. In July 2018, Anton Shunin married Russian model, Kate Grigorieva. Their daughter Sofia was born on 22 May 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Dynamo Moscow * FNL: 2016–17

Individual

*List of top 33 players in the Russian Premier League: 2011–12 (3rd place)

References

External links

Club profile

Shunin's Instagram account
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