Mikhail Afanasyev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mikhail Afanasyev

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|11|4}}

| birth_place = Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| image = Михаил Афанасьев.jpg

| caption = Mikhail Afanasyev (2013)

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Smena Minsk

| years1 = 2001

| years2 = 2002–2004

| years3 = 2005–2007

| years4 = 2008–2009

| years5 = 2010

| years6 = 2010

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2013

| years9 = 2014

| years10 = 2015

| years11 = 2016

| years12 = 2016–2017

| years13 = 2018–2019

| years14 = 2019

| years15 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = Smena Minsk

| clubs2 = BATE Borisov

| clubs3 = MTZ-RIPO Minsk

| clubs4 = Amkar Perm

| clubs5 = Kuban Krasnodar

| clubs6 = Salyut Belgorod

| clubs7 = Dinamo Minsk

| clubs8 = Gomel

| clubs9 = Atyrau

| clubs10 = Shakhtyor Soligorsk

| clubs11 = Belshina Bobruisk

| clubs12 = Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

| clubs13 = Fakel Voronezh

| clubs14 = Isloch Minsk Raion

| clubs15 = Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 5

| caps3 = 70

| goals3 = 9

| caps4 = 19

| goals4 = 2

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 0

| caps7 = 53

| goals7 = 6

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 3

| caps9 = 27

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 = 17

| goals10 = 2

| caps11 = 9

| goals11 = 2

| caps12 = 38

| goals12 = 5

| caps13 = 44

| goals13 = 5

| caps14 = 10

| goals14 = 0

| caps15 = 35

| goals15 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2009

| nationalyears2 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Belarus U21

| nationalteam2 = Belarus B

| nationalcaps1 = 47

| nationalgoals1 = 11{{cite news|url=https://fcbate.by/ru/history/players/id2742|title=Mihail Afanasyev profile|accessdate=20 April 2020 |language=ru|publisher=BATE Borisov official website}}

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 31 December 2021

| ntupdate = 5 September 2010

}}

Mikhail Afanasyev ({{langx|be|Міхаіл Афанасьеў}}, {{langx|ru|Михаил Афанасьев}}; born 4 November 1986) is a Belarusian former professional footballer.

Club career

He was signed by FC Amkar Perm in February 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=655475.html |title=Amkar land Belarus starlet Afanasiev |date=2008-05-08 |access-date=2008-02-09 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210054059/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D655475.html |archive-date=2008-02-10 |url-status=dead }} Afanasyev joined Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in January 2020.{{cite web|url=http://torpedo-belaz.by/mihail-afanasev-vernulsya-v-zhodino/|title=Михаил Афанасьев вернулся в Жодино|date=9 January 2020|accessdate=20 April 2020|language=ru|publisher=Torpedo Zhodino official website}}

International career

Afanasyev was the captain of the Belarus U21 team and participated in all three of the Belarusians' games at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He conceded a handball in the game against Italy U21, resulting in a penalty, which contributed to the 1–2 loss. Afanasyev holds the record for the most matches played and is also the highest goal scorer for the U-21 side. On 13 November 2009, he made his international debut for the Belarus B team, against Saudi Arabia B team in a friendly match.{{cite web|url=http://www.bff.by/news/722.html|title=Саудовская Аравия (В) – Беларусь (В) – 2:1 (1:0)|date=2009-11-13|accessdate=2010-03-16|publisher=Belarusian Football Federation}}