Andrey Arshavin Biography: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Height, Children, Parents, Career

Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin is a Russian former professional footballer whose performances for Zenit Saint Petersburg earned him national acclaim before a breakthrough display at UEFA Euro 2008 thrust him into the international spotlight.

His skillful playmaking against top European sides led Arsenal FC to secure his signature in February 2009, making him the club’s record signing at the time.

Profile

• Full name: Andrey Sergeyevich Arshavin
• Date of birth: 29 May 1981
• Age: 44 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Leningrad, Soviet Union
• State of origin: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
• Nationality: Russian
• Profession: Former professional footballer; football executive
• Height: 1.72 m
• Weight: 68 kg (playing weight)
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Brown
• Parents: Sergey Arshavin (father); Lyudmila Arshavina (mother)
• Siblings: None
• Spouse: N/A
• Children: Artyom Arshavin; Arseniy Arshavin; Yana Arshavina
• Relationship status: Divorced
• Ethnicity: Russian
• Net worth: $50 million

Early Life and Education

Andrey Arshavin was born on 29 May 1981 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and is now 44 years old.

He joined Zenit Saint Petersburg’s youth academy at the age of seven and rose through its ranks, completing his training there in 1999.

Details on his formal schooling beyond his sports education are not public, as his teenage years were largely devoted to football development within Zenit’s youth system.

Personal Life

Arshavin’s long-term relationship with television presenter Julia Baranovskaya produced three children—two sons, Artyom and Arseniy, and a daughter, Yana—but the couple never formally married and separated in 2014.

He later married Alisa Arshavina in September 2016; they divorced after approximately one year.

He has written three books, including 555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football; no further details about his romantic life or other family relationships are public.

Career

Arshavin made his senior debut for Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2000 and amassed 238 league appearances and 51 goals over eight seasons, helping the club win the Russian Premier League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup.

At UEFA Euro 2008, he was instrumental in Russia’s run to the semi-final, earning two Man of the Match awards and a sixth-place finish in the Ballon d’Or voting.

In February 2009, Arsenal acquired him for £15 million; he scored 23 league goals in 105 appearances before returning to Zenit on loan in 2012 and rejoining permanently in 2013.

He concluded his playing career with stints at Kuban Krasnodar and Kairat before retiring in 2018.

Since 2019, he has held executive and developmental roles at Zenit, including Deputy General Director for Sports Development from 2022 and a seat on the club’s executive board from 2023.

Awards

• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Futbol) 2006
• Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express) 2006
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament 2008
• Ballon d’Or sixth place 2008
• Premier League Player of the Month April 2009
• Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year 2007, 2008, 2009

Social Media

• Instagram: @andrey.arshavin10
• X: N/A

Books

• 555 Questions and Answers on Women, Money, Politics and Football