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Andrei Sergeevich Arshavin (lang-ru?????? ????????? ???????; sometimes romanized (romanization of Russian) as Andrey; born 29 May 1981) is a Russian football (association football) forward (forward (football)) who plays for English Premier League team Arsenal (Arsenal F.C.) and captains (captain (association football)) the Russian national team (Russia national football team). He has won both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup with Zenit St. Petersburg.

The 2006 Russian footballer of the year is a versatile attacking midfielder (Midfielder#Attacking midfielder) who can also play as a second striker (striker) or winger (Midfielder#Winger). Arshavin gained international attention during his breakthrough performance at the UEFA Euro 2008 championship in Austria-Switzerland which resulted in his inclusion in the Team of the Tournament.

Arshavin enjoyed a successful start to his career at Arsenal, becoming Premier League Player of the Month in April 2009 and Arsenals player of the month in March and April 2009. During the 2008-09 (Arsenal F.C. season 2008-09) season, he scored six goals in 12 league appearances for Arsenal. In a match against Liverpool (Liverpool F.C.), Arshavin became the first player to score four league goals at Anfield since 1946. Former Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp has speculated that Arshavin has "every chance of becoming a favourite of the London fans".