Full name Mikhail Afanasyev Name Mikhail Afanasyev Years Team Position Midfielder | Number 18 Height 1.74 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1986-11-04) 4 November 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Current team FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
Mikhail Afanasyev (Belarusian: Міхаіл Афанасьеў, Russian: Михаил Афанасьев) (born 4 November 1986 in Minsk) is a Belarusian footballer who is currently playing for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
Afanasyev was the captain of Belarus U21 team and participated in all 3 of the Belarusians' games at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He conceded a handball in the game against Italy U21, resulting in a penalty, which contributed to the 1:2 loss. He was signed by FC Amkar Perm in February 2008.
On 13 November 2009, Afanasyev made his international debut for Belarus B team, against Saudi Arabia B team in a friendly match.
Honours
MTZ-RIPO Minsk
References
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