Russian international Arshavin joins Arsenal ArsenalFootball Club is delighted to announce that Russian internationalmidfielder, Andrey Arshavin has joined the Gunners from Zenit St.Petersburg on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.
Arshavin,27, who played a key part in Zenit’s UEFA Cup winning campaign lastseason, was also a member of the Russian EURO 2008 squad in which hescored two goals from his three appearances, earning him a place in the‘Team of the Tournament’.
Arshavin won the Russian PremierLeague with Zenit in 2007, making a total of 232 appearances for hisprevious club, scoring 51 goals. During his time with Zenit, he wasalso part of the winning team that picked up the Russian Super Cup in2008, the Russian Premier League Cup in 2003 and featured in the UEFASuper Cup victory over Manchester United in Monaco last August.
With41 international caps for Russia, Arshavin has scored a total of 15goals for his country. His versatility has allowed him to play in avariety of positions; the 2006 Russian Footballer of the Year startedhis career as a right midfielder, but has since played as an attackingmidfielder and more recently has filled the ‘second striker’s’ role.
[Tuesday, February 03, 2009]
