Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both PFC CSKA Moscow and the Russia national team.

He has spent his entire career at CSKA, making more than 500 official appearances. He won six Russian Premier League titles, and six Russian Cups, as well as the UEFA Cup in 2005.

Regarded as a promising talent in his youth, Akinfeev's precocious performances as a youngster earned him comparisons with former esteemed Russian goalkeepers Lev Yashin and Rinat Dasayev. In 2005, UEFA's Pavle Gognidze praised Akinfeev for being a "cool-headed" goalkeeper in spite of his young age, commenting: "On top of confidence, Akinfeev can also boast cat-like reflexes and excellent aerial ability while he is quick off his line to deal with crosses and through balls. Handy with his kicks, what makes him so remarkable for his age is his positional sense - so well developed that the ball seems drawn towards him." Former goalkeeper and CSKA's goalkeeping coach at the time, Vyacheslav Chanov, also added: "Igor is a real goalkeeper, it's in his character and attitude. Since the age of four he only dreamed of becoming a goalkeeper. He's very confident. I think he also tops all Russian goalkeepers in the length and precision of his goal kicks. With his right, he kicks 90 metres, with his left 80 metres."

A full international for Russia since 2004, he has earned 100 caps and has been selected in their squads for three UEFA European Championships and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was named captain of Russia in March 2017, after the retirement of his predecessor Vasili Berezutski.

Akinfeev is a member of the Lev Yashin Club and has kept more clean sheets in Russian football than any other goalkeeper.

CLUB

CSKA Moscow
Russian Premier League (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
Russian Cup (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
Russian Super Cup (6): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014
UEFA Cup (1): 2004–05

INDIVIDUAL

2012–13 Russian Premier League Player of the Year

Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year ("Star") by Sport-Express (2006)

The best young football player of Russian Premier League (2005)

List of 33 best football player of the Russian Championship: # 1 (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012/13, 2013/14); # 2 (2011/2012); # 3 (2004).

The best Russian goalkeeper according to Russian Football Union (2008, 2009, 2010)

The best young goalkeeper of Europe (2008)

Member of Lev Yashin Club

Russian CSKA Prize "Golden Horseshoe":
one golden horseshoe (2010) and four silver horseshoe (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)

Order of Friendship (2006)

Lev Yashin Prize "Goalkeeper of the year" (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)