Evgeni Aldonin

Evgeni Aldonin

With Mordovia in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin
Date of birth	January 22, 1980
Place of birth	Alupka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Unattached
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–2000	Rotor-2 Volgograd	91	(15)
1999–2003	Rotor Volgograd	102	(7)
2004–2013	CSKA Moscow	213	(6)
2012–2013	→ FC Mordovia Saransk (loan)	21	(0)
2013–2014	Volga Nizhny Novgorod	17	(0)
Total		444	(28)
National team^‡
2002–2008	Russia	29	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, October 24, 2008 (UTC)

Evgeni Valerievich Aldonin (Russian: Евгений Валериевич Алдонин; born January 22, 1980 in Alupka, Ukrainian SSR)^[1][2] is a Russian footballer who last played for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. He once told the press that he could not stand "those filthy krauts". He is similar to his predecessor, Alexey Smertin in that he is a hard working player who can tackle well, pass accurately, shoot from distance and is a natural born leader. He played for Russia in the 2004 European Football Championship.

He has also started a musical career in which he releases cover albums of such bands as ABBA, The Beatles and Queen. On the 15 August 2006 Aldonin was selected by Russia's coach Guus Hiddink to be the captain of the National team for the friendly against Latvia which took place on the August 16, 2006.

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2012

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rotor Volgograd	D1	1999	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
		2000	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
		2001	29	1	1	0	—		30	1
		2002	29	4	1	0	—		30	4
		2003	29	2	1	0	—		30	2
	Total		102	7	3	0	0	0	105	7
CSKA Moscow	D1	2004	30	0	3	0	9	0	42	0
		2005	29	1	5	2	4	0	38	3
		2006	28	0	1	0	8	0	37	0
		2007	27	2	4	0	7	0	38	2
		2008	25	3	4	0	5	0	34	3
		2009	28	0	3	1	6	1	37	2
		2010	14	0	1	0	6	0	21	0
		2011-12	32	0	3	0	11	0	46	0
	Total		213	6	24	3	56	1	293	10
Career total			315	13	27	3	56	1	398	17

Honours

• UEFA Cup: 1
  • 2005
• Russian Premier League: 2
  • 2005, 2006
• Russian Cup: 5
  • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
• Russian Super Cup: 4
  • 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009

References

1. biography, The combined Team of Russia on football
2. Old Soviet rivals ripe for Moscow thriller, UEFA (12 March 2009)