# Anton Miranchuk

Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Антон Андреевич Миранчук, IPA:; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for the Swiss Super League club Sion 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.

### 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.

#### Loan to Levadia

On 2 February 2016, Miranchuk was sent on loan to Estonian club Levadia Tallinn. He made his debut for the new team on 2 April 2016, in a 1–1 home draw with Nõmme Kalju. 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. 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. 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. On 27 October 2020, he scored a goal in a 1–2 home defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. He scored again on 3 November against Atlético Madrid in the same competition.
Miranchuk left Lokomotiv in July 2024 as a free agent.

### Move to Switzerland with Sion

On 8 September 2024, Miranchuk signed a two-season contract with Sion.

## International career

Miranchuk made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. 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 Aleksei Miranchuk, who is also his teammate on the Russia national team.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 16 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 11 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Total | Total | 164 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 218 | 51 |
| Levadia Tallinn (loan) | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 15 |
| FC Sion | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 210 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 269 | 68 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 7 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Russia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Russia | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| Russia | 2020 | 8 | 2 |
| Russia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| Russia | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 29 | 7 |

#### 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 |
| 1 | 8 June 2019 | Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia | San Marino | 4–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 6 September 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 11 October 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | Turkey | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 23 March 2023 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | Iran | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Iraq | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 20 November 2023 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia | Cuba | 3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 21 March 2024 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | Serbia | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow
* Russian Premier League: 2017–18
* Russian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
* Russian Super Cup: 2019
Individual
* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: May 2016