BIO : WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MIRANCHUK TWINS

The Miranchuk twins are two fine players who would be participating in next year's World Cup 2018, they would be playing for their motherland together, isn't that amazing???. Well i did some little digging for us to know more of these hardworking twins.

ALEKSEI MIRANCHUK

Russian footballer
Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Алексей Андреевич Миранчук; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team.

EARLY YEARS
Born in Slavyansk-na-Kubani, Miranchuk started playing football in his hometown football school Olymp. Then, he and his twin brother Anton arrived in Moscow, joining the youth ranks of Spartak Moscow. However, they did not last long in this club, being expelled because of their insufficient physical abilities.

Then, the twin brothers were spotted by the managers of Lokomotiv Moscow, who invited them to join the club. Aleksei won three titles of Russian League in his age category and scored a goal in the final twice. In October 2012, he became MVP of the Russian Football Union cup.

CLUB CAREER
Lokomotiv Moscow
At the age of 17, Miranchuk made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Lokomotiv Moscow on 20 April 2013 as a starter in away game versus Kuban (0-0). On 5 May 2013, Miranchuk scored his first senior goal and made first assist in away game against Amkar which Lokomotiv won 4-2. He scored a header from Maicon pass in the first half and provided an assist for Renat Yanbayev in the second half.
He made his debut in UEFA Europa League on 28 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitution for Manuel Fernandes in a 1-4 defeat to Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.

His performances got him the title of the best Lokomotiv player of the month by fans' poll on social networks in April 2015 and May 2015.
On 21 May 2015, Miranchuk scored a great solo goal against Kuban Krasnodar in extra time of the Russian Cup final, helping Lokomotiv win the sixth Russian Cup title in history.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER
He made his debut for the Russia national football team on 7 June 2015 in a friendly against Belarus at the Arena Khimki, replacing Yuri Zhirkov in the 71st minute and scoring Russia's third of a 4–2 victory twelve minutes later.
CAREER STATISTICS

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv Moscow 2012–13 6 1 0 0 – – 6 1
2013–14 8 1 1 0 – – 9 1
2014–15 17 1 3 1 1 0 – 21 2
2015–16 27 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 36 3
2016–17 25 3 5 2 – – 30 5
Total 83 8 11 3 7 1 1 0 102 12
Career total 83 8 11 3 7 1 1 0 102 12

1.^ Includes Russian Super Cup.

ANTON MIRANCHUK

Russian association football player

Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk (Russian: Антон Андреевич Миранчук; born 17 October 1995) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.CLUB CAREER

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Lokomotiv Moscow on 9 April 2017 in a game against FC Rostov.

HONOURS

Club

Meistriliiga runner-up: Levadia Tallinn, 2016.

PERSONAL

He is an identical twin brother of Russian national and Lokomotiv teammate Aleksei Miranchuk.

Source : UpClosedRussia, Pulse.ng