Iraqi midfielder Osama Rashid called Sergey Pinyaev the best player of the Russian team. Transmits words “Match TV”.
“He is very small and fast. I know he plays for Lokomotiv. He gave us a lot of trouble, we all tried to catch him, but he is very good. “I think Pinyaev is the best player of the Russian national team at the moment,” said Rashid.
On March 26, the Russian national team’s St. In the match against Iraq in St. Petersburg, Pinyaev scored a goal. Thus, he became the author of the “youngest” goal in the history of the national team. He was 18 years 4 months 24 days old at the time of the game. Before that, the record belonged to Dmitry Sychev.
In this match, besides Pinyaev, another Lokomotiv midfielder Anton Miranchuk also scored.
Pinyaev made his debut for the Russian national team in a match against Tajikistan last November. He became the youngest first player in the history of the national team – 18 years 15 days.
In December 2022, Pinyaev moved from Wings of the Russia to Lokomotiv. For the “rail” in the championship of Russia, he played three matches and scored one goal.
Former Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov shared his thoughts About the success of Pinyaev.