10 ALEKSANDR GOLOVIN Midfielder

Born in Siberia and trained at CSKA Moscow, Aleksandr Golovin made his top-flight debut at the age of 18 in 2015. In three professional seasons with the Moscow club, the right-footed midfielder played 113 games - including 23 Champions League and Europa League matches - and was crowned Russian champion in 2016. After taking part in Euro 2016, Golovin contributed to Russia's good showing at the 2018 World Cup (quarter-final) by scoring a goal and providing two assists. He joined AS Monaco in 2018 after his excellent World Cup campaign for five seasons before extending his contract for a further season in March 2020, until 2024. During the 2020-2021 season, the Russian distinguished himself with nine assists in the league, where he became, during the 2022-2023 season, the Club's best passer in the league since 2006 (27), dethroning Joao Moutinho. He is now the most capped player in the squad with 203 appearances to his name, aided by another outstanding season with 6 goals and 6 assists in 27 games. That total has now risen to 232 games with the Tsar's 29 appearances for Monaco this season, with 3 goals and 1 assist.