Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk (; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Russia national team. He is the twin brother of player Anton Miranchuk.

Early life Born in Slavyansk-on-Kuban to Andrey and Elena Miranchuk, about 10 minutes before his brother Anton, Aleksei and Anton started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and Anton arrived in Moscow, joining the youth ranks of Spartak Moscow. However, they did not last long in this club, being expelled because of their insufficient physical abilities.

Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of Lokomotiv Moscow, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three Russian League titles in his age category and scored a goal in the final twice. In October 2012, he was named MVP of the Russian Football Union cup.

Club career Lokomotiv Moscow At the age of 17, Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 April 2013 as a starter in away game versus Kuban (0–0). On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4–2. He scored a header from Maicon pass in the first half and provided an assist for Renat Yanbayev in the second half.

He made his debut in UEFA Europa League on 28 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitution for Manuel Fernandes in a 1–4 defeat to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.

His performances got him the title of the best Lokomotiv player of the month by fans' poll on social networks in April 2015 and May 2015.

On 21 May 2015, Miranchuk scored a solo goal against Kuban Krasnodar in extra time of the Russian Cup final, helping Lokomotiv win the sixth Russian Cup title in the club's history.

Later on, he won the 2017–18 Russian Premier League with Lokomotiv, scoring seven goals in that season. On 6 July 2019, he scored two goals in a 3–2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2019 Russian Super Cup.

Atalanta In August 2020, Miranchuk joined Italian club Atalanta for about €15m. On 30 August 2020, Lokomotiv confirmed that the transfer has been agreed and would be completed following the medical exam. On 21 October 2020, Miranchuk made his debut for Atalanta as a substitute against Midtjylland in the Champions League and scored his first goal for the club. He made his Serie A debut for the club on 8 November and scored his side's goal in a 1–1 draw with Inter Milan. He also scored in his Coppa Italia debut on 14 January 2021, in a 3–1 victory over Cagliari in the round of 16. In two seasons with Atalanta, Miranchuk appeared in 56 matches across all competitions and scored nine goals.

Loan to Torino On 11 August 2022, Miranchuk joined Torino on a season-long loan with option to buy.

Atlanta United

On 30 July 2024, Miranchuk joined Major League Soccer club Atlanta United on a contract until the 2028 MLS season with an option for a further year. On September 18, he scored his first MLS goal, a curling strike from outside the box against Inter Miami in a 2–2 draw.

International career Miranchuk made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2015 in a friendly against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing Yuri Zhirkov in the 71st minute and scoring Russia's third of a 4–2 victory twelve minutes later.

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. His only World Cup appearance came as a starter in the last group-stage game against Uruguay which Russia lost 0–3 and Miranchuk was substituted by Fyodor Smolov after an hour of play.

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. In Russia's opening game against Belgium on 12 June, he appeared as a second-half substitute as Russia lost 0–3. He started in the match against Finland on 16 June, and scored Russia's lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Finland. He started again on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated, and Miranchuk was substituted after an hour of play.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLokomotiv Moscow2012–13Russian Premier League6100———612013–14Russian Premier League8110———912014–15Russian Premier League17131—10—2122015–16Russian Premier League27220—61103632016–17Russian Premier League29352———3452017–18Russian Premier League30710—91104182018–19Russian Premier League30372—60104452019–20Russian Premier League271200—421232162020–21Russian Premier League4200—001052Total17832195—2645222843Atalanta2020–21Serie A25432—31—3172021–22Serie A19210—50—2522023–24Serie A27351—100—424Total71993—181009813Torino (loan)2022–23Serie A29420———314Atlanta United2024Major League Soccer93—50——1432025Major League Soccer336———323682026Major League Soccer2563100——287Total67153150—327818Career total34560339504458443578

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRussia2015212016302017932018602019512020302021131202320202432202542202662Total5612

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miranchuk goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Aleksei MiranchukNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 June 2015 Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia 3–2 4–2 Friendly2 28 March 2017 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia 2–3 3–3 3 7 October 2017 VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia 4–0 4–2 4 14 November 2017 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2–2 3–3 5 19 November 2019 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 3–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying6 16 June 2021 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 20207 21 March 2024 VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia 3–0 4–0 Friendly8 19 November 2024 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia 3–0 4–09 7 September 2025 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 4–1 4–1 10 14 October 2025 VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia 2–0 3–0 11 5 June 2026 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia 2–0 3–012 6 October 2026 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 3–1 3–3

Honours Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Premier League: 2017–18 Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 Russian Super Cup: 2019

Atalanta UEFA Europa League: 2023–24

Individual Best under-21 player of the Russian Football Premier League: 2013–14

References

External links

Profile at the Atalanta BC website