Arseny Arshavin, son of Spartak Academy football player, former Russian national team and Zenit striker Andrei Arshavin, scored with a direct kick from the corner in the match against the Vista Junior team in the All-Russian children’s tournament for Oleg Romantsev awards. . This was reported by RIA News.
Spartak won the match with a score of 14:1.
13-year-old Arshavin Jr. has been studying at the Moscow Spartak football academy since 2020.
In 1999, Arshavin Sr. made his debut at the top level for Zenit. After nine years in the St. Petersburg team, the Russian moved to London Arsenal. Arshavin played for England for four years. He was the league’s player of the month in April 2009.
He returned to Zenit on loan in 2012 and signed a full-fledged contract a year later. In 2015, the midfielder played for Kuban. Arshavin ended his career in Kazakhstan’s Kairat club in 2018. After completing his football career, Arshavin started working as an expert on television and within Zenit.
Previously Arshavin stated About the lack of alternatives to the post of coach of the Russian national team.