Georgi Mikhaylovich Shchennikov (Russian: Георгий Михайлович Щенников; born 27 April 1991) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left defensive midfielderorleft-back. He is a son of the Olympic medalist race walker Mikhail Shchennikov.
Shchennikov with Russia in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Georgi Mikhailovich Shchennikov | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2023 | CSKA Moscow | 260 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Russia U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Russia U-21 | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Russia | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2016 | |||
He made his debut for the main squad in the Russian Cup game against FC Torpedo Vladimir on 6 August 2008. He came on as a substitute on 24 October 2008 in an UEFA Cup game against Deportivo La Coruña, making his debut in European competition before playing in any domestic league games. He was one of the 50 nominees in the 2011 Golden Boy awards, but was not eventually included to the short list.[citation needed]
On 22 November 2017, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–0 win over Benfica in the 2017–18 season.[2] On 5 June 2018, Shchennikov signed a new five-year contract with CSKA Moscow.[3] On 12 December 2018, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[4]
On 3 June 2023, Shchennikov played his farewell game for CSKA after 15 seasons at the club as CSKA secured 2nd place in the 2022–23 Russian Premier League by beating FC Rostov 4–1.[5]
Shchennikov was a part of the Russia under-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[6]
He made his senior national team debut on 15 August 2012 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2008 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | – | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 260 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 367 | 10 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
