Anton Miranchuk

Anton Miranchuk
Miranchuk with Sion in 2025
Personal information
Full name Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk
Date of birth (1995-10-17) 17 October 1995
Place of birth Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Russia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dynamo Moscow
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2010 Olymp Slavyansk-na-Kubani
2011 Spartak Moscow
2011–2017 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2024 Lokomotiv Moscow 164 (37)
2016 → Levadia Tallinn (loan) 30 (14)
2024–2025 Sion 25 (2)
2025– Dynamo Moscow 19 (3)
International career‡
2013 Russia U18 8 (0)
2013 Russia U19 2 (0)
2016 Russia U21 1 (0)
2017– Russia 37 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Антон Андреевич Миранчук, IPA: [ɐnˈton ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪrɐnˈtɕuk]; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dynamo Moscow and Russia national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk joined Spartak Moscow from his hometown football school Olymp. He was dismissed from the club because of weak physical abilities. After that, he and his twin brother Aleksei moved to Lokomotiv Moscow.[2]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 30 October 2013, Miranchuk made his competitive debut in senior football in a Russian Cup game against Rotor Volgograd replacing Victor Obinna in the 88th minute.[3]

Loan to Levadia

On 2 February 2016, Miranchuk was sent on loan to Estonian club Levadia Tallinn.[4] He made his debut for the new team on 2 April 2016, in a 1–1 home draw with Nõmme Kalju.[5] On 30 June 2016, Miranchuk made his debut in UEFA Europa League, in a 1–1 draw with Faroese side HB in a first qualifying round.[6] By the end of 2016 Meistriliiga season, he scored 14 goals.

Return to Lokomotiv Moscow

Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 9 April 2017 in a game against FC Rostov.[7] On 24 October 2018, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–1 home defeat against Porto in the 2018–19 season.[8] On 27 October 2020, he scored a goal in a 1–2 home defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[9] He scored again on 3 November against Atlético Madrid in the same competition.

Miranchuk left Lokomotiv in July 2024 as a free agent.[10]

Sion

On 8 September 2024, Miranchuk signed a two-season contract with Swiss Super League club Sion.[11]

Dynamo Moscow

On 23 August 2025, Miranchuk returned to Russia and signed a two-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[12]

International career

Miranchuk made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[13]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[14] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[15] He did not make any appearances at the tournament as Russia was eliminated by Croatia in the quarterfinal shoot-out.

Personal life

He is the identical twin brother of Atlanta United midfielder Aleksei Miranchuk, who is also his teammate on the Russia national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2013–14 Russian Premier League 0010——10
2014–15 Russian Premier League 000000—00
2015–16 Russian Premier League 0000000000
2016–17 Russian Premier League 3000——30
2017–18 Russian Premier League 2941010[b]11[c]0415
2018–19 Russian Premier League 2611746[d]11[c]04016
2019–20 Russian Premier League 173001[d]01[c]0193
2020–21 Russian Premier League 234206[d]31[c]0327
2021–22 Russian Premier League 9100001[c]0101
2022–23 Russian Premier League 28863——3411
2023–24 Russian Premier League 29692——388
Total 164372692355021851
Levadia Tallinn (loan) 2016 Meistriliiga 3014104[b]1—3515
FC Sion 2024–25 Swiss Super League 24200——242
2025–26 Swiss Super League 1000——10
Total 252000000252
Dynamo Moscow 2025–26 Russian Premier League 14150——191
2026–27 Russian Premier League 5220——72
Total 193700000263
Career total 238563492765030471
  1. ↑ Includes Russian Cup, Estonian Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 9 June 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 201720
201850
201941
202082
202220
202353
202421
202560
202630
Total377

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.
List of international goals scored by Anton Miranchuk
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
18 June 2019Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia San Marino4–09–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
26 September 2020Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–03–22020–21 UEFA Nations League B
311 October 2020VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia Turkey1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B
423 March 2023Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran1–01–1Friendly
526 March 2023Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Iraq1–02–0Friendly
620 November 2023Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia Cuba3–08–0Friendly
721 March 2024VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia Serbia1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Anton Miranchuk". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Антон Андреевич МИРАНЧУК" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Матч Ротор (Волгоград) vs Локомотив (Москва)" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Антон Миранчук - в "Левадии"". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "FCI LEVADIA VS. NÕMME KALJU 1 - 1". Soccerway. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "ФК ЛЕВАДИЯ СЫГРАЛА В НИЧЬЮ ПРОТИВ КОМАНДЫ HB TÓRSHAVNIGA 1:1" (in Russian). FCI Levadia Tallinn. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Game Report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 9 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lokomotiv Moscow 1–3 FC Porto". Sky Sports. 24 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lokomotiv Moscow 1–2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 27 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "АНТОН МИРАНЧУК ПОКИДАЕТ "ЛОКОМОТИВ"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 1 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Anton Miranchuk est officiellement sédunois !" [Anton Miranchuk is officially at Sion!] (in French). FC Sion. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Антон Миранчук — игрок "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 23 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Уверенно победили Корею (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Anton Miranchuk at Soccerway
  17. ↑ Anton Miranchuk at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ "Lokomotiv beat FNL champions Krylia to win Russian Cup". Russian Premier League. 12 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Maikuu parimateks valiti Puštov ja Miranchuk" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 June 2016.