Andrea Chukanov

Andrea Chukanov (Russian: Андреа Чуканов; born 18 December 1995) is an Italian-born Russian football player who plays for FC Orenburg.

Andrea Chukanov
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995
Place of birth Cosenza, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current team
FC Orenburg
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2004 Smena St. Petersburg
2004–2012 FC Khimki
2013–2015 FC Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2015–2018 Tyumen 86 (8)
2018– Orenburg 59 (4)
National team
2014 Russia U-19 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Tyumen on 30 August 2015 in a game against FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg.[2]

Personal life

His father, Vyacheslav Chukanov, is the 1980 Olympic champion in equestrian show jumping.[3]

He was born in Italy at the time when his father had been living and working there for six years. His mother is also Russian. As a result, he has an Italian birth certificate but not the passport; his family never applied for citizenship despite being eligible. When Chukanov was 6, his family moved back to Russia, namely St. Petersburg, where he started his youth career. While living in Cosenza, he developed an interest in football and started to support S.S. Lazio ‒ his father's favorite team. He has also cited Hernán Crespo as his childhood footballing idol.[4]

References

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