Biography
Talent, persistence and hard work allowed Alexander Golovin to pass the way from the hoping of Junior from the province to a world-class player. The game midfielder is positively responding to both fans and sports stars, which call him "Hope of the Russian national team."Childhood and youth
The football player is from the small Siberian town of Caltan, located in the south of the Kemerovo region. Father celebrities by profession forwarder, and Mom is an accountant. Alexander their elder child, later the family was replenished with another boy - Ivan.
Early years of player's biography were happy. They were surrounded by nature, where parents were often chosen together with sons when free days had fallen out. The family traveled in Altai, they lived in tents, fished and arranged alloys on rivers.
But the main passion of little Sasha was football, which he loved thanks to his father. In the youth of the boy, the boy participated in the institute tournaments, but did not become a star. But he helped to reveal to the talent of the Son, who took to his friend Alexander Danusovna, who worked as a coach in the Kaltan Children's and Youth Sports School.
Soon it became clear that in their hometown there are not so many opportunities for development. In Caltan, there was only one stadium, but also in poor condition. Most of the time, young players were engaged in futsal, which made it possible to develop speed and stability, but this was not enough. Then the father decided to give the Son to the football school of the Metallurg-Zapsib club in Novokuznetsk. He personally drank Sasha on training and waited after classes.
In adolescence, the heads called for viewing in Spartak. On a trip to Moscow, he also accompanied Dad. But the young athlete was recognized as "non-prospective". Failure did not break the player who continued to train hard. Later, he moved to the Olympic Reserve School, located in the city of Leninsk Kuznetsk Kemerovo region. There the boy managed to show myself. He laid out in training and was often delayed until late evening, honing the skill.
Celebrity's efforts did not remain without awards - he was decided to include in the team of Siberia. As a result, his team took 4th place at the Russian championship, and he himself was recognized as the best midfielder of the tournament. It is not surprising that Alexander was noticed by representatives of CSKA.
CSKA
In the metropolitan team, the newcomer did not hurry on the field. Although he switched to the club back in 2012, debuted consisting of only 2 years later. Golovin played for CSKA in the match 1/16 of the Russian Cup against Khimki and was replaced only at the 88th minute.The following year, the athlete advocated the "army" in the championship of Russia, where for the first time came out on the field during a meeting with "Mordovia". The same team Alexander scored his first goal for CSKA in the spring of the tournament. As a result, his club managed to win the main prize.
After that, representatives of foreign FC drew on a promising midfielder. According to Sports.ru, a £ 8 million was offered to the celebrity transition to Arsenal, but they refused the CSKA.
In the future, the young footballer managed to become a team leader. In 2017, it was included in the top 33 best players of the Russian Championship. But soon after that, there was a scandalous incident in the match between the "army" and "locomotive". In a collision with heads, the striker from the opponents of Ari, who was injured, suffered. This provided Alexander a yellow card, but did not prevent himself to show himself on the field and conquer recognition of fans.
The next year was marked by a brilliant game in the Europa UEFA League. Thanks to impressive statistics, the athlete was recognized as the best player of the tournament and headed the list of the most prominent representatives of CSKA in the season. This was the reason why Golovin wished to see abroad, and this time in his club decided to consider proposals.
"Monaco"
In July 2018, Alexander replenished the "Monaco" ranks. This transfer made the player the most expensive Russian football player in history, because its cost was € 30 million. The contract with the French club was signed for 5 years. Golovin retained gaming number 17, under which he performed in CSKA and the Russian national team.
It was not possible to show myself immediately, the athlete was injured and was forced to skip a few weeks. He first went on a replacement in September in the match against Nima, which ended in a draw. Soon after, Alexander began the game in the starting lineup, going on the field within the Champions League.
"Monaco" fans quickly loved the player who regularly pleased them with their goals and effective transmissions. Speaking about how he lives in France, punching at first complained about the language barrier, but over time this problem was solved. The athlete attended classes with tutoring in French and English and soon began to do progress.
In the spring of 2020, Alexander extended the contract with Monaco and admitted that he feels so comfortable in the club that he would not accept invitations even from leading European teams. Already in April, he was named the most progressive league player 1, but the triumph overshadowed the injury that the athlete later received during the match against Metric.
At first, doctors talked about the damage to a frivolous and player will return to the field after 4 weeks, but the recovery was delayed. In autumn, Golovin tried to return to training, during which he felt discomfort. Mentor Niko Kovach decided not to risk the health of the ward and delayed the return. As a result, the football player did not play almost 4 months.
Russian team
For the first time, Golovin noted the effective game for the junior team of Russia to 17 years in 2013. The Russians won the European Championship, while the athlete participated in all matches of the final part. This brought him the title of Honored Master of Sports.The world championship of the same year was not as successful for Russia, its representatives reached only to the 1/8 finals. But the midfielder managed to score the 1st goal for the Russian national team: the ball was at the gate of opponents from Venezuela.
Most fans Alexander became known after the debut at the adult level. For a friendly meeting with the command of Belarus, Fabio Capello called several young reservists at once. Golovin went out on the field in the 2nd half of the game and on the 77th minute scored a goal. Later he managed to hit the gate of the Lithuanian national team.
Got a midfielder challenge to the national team and to participate in the European Championships in 2016. But this tournament was unsuccessful for him. After the failed match against the Wales team, the Russians took the last place in their group and dropped out of the struggle. On Whoscored, Alexander was included in the list of worst competition players.
But by next year she managed to rehabilitate in the eyes of experts, and he was called "new hope of the Russian national team." It was included in the application for participation in the Confederations Cup. At the 2018 World Cup, the athlete has already set off with a reputation as the most talented player of the tournament and managed to justify the hopes of the fans.
At the start of the Competitions, the Russian team defeated the team from Saudi Arabia with a score of 5: 0. Alexander was the most productive and useful footballer. On his account 2 assists and spectacular goal in the value added.
Despite the fact that the Russians eventually left the tournament without trophy, for the first time in the long time the fans and the entire football world recognized the team of Stanislav Cherchesov as the best for the past decades, and the heads are one of the main discoveries of the championship.
In 2019, the footballer continued to speak for the national team. He participated in 8 out of the 10 matches of the qualifying stage of the European Championship and with his actions provided the Russian team hitting the tournament.
Personal life
The footballer does not advertise the details of his personal life, but it is known about his relationship with the model from Novosibirsk Angelina Vashchenko. The girl accompanied the athlete at all matches of the CSKA club, and then the Russian national team. But in 2018, rumors appeared that they broke up.
The information was not officially confirmed, and some sources, including the express newspaper, refute it. According to this publication, Angelina went after the beloved in Monaco, where they settled together. In an interview, the friends of the stars confirmed that he had a girl, but she was not called her name.
It is impossible to get an answer from the instagram account of the midfielder. There he publishes mainly a photo with friends and teammates. Also, Golovin is engaged in promoting the Gillette brand, whose face is back in October 2019. Therefore, fans remain only to guess whether the player's chosen is still Vashchenko.
Alexander Golovin now
Now the sports star career continues. At the beginning of 2021, he went to the field for "Monaco" for the first time after the injury suffered and returned truly triumphal. Alexander joined the game only in the 64th minute, but after 10 seconds scored a goal into the goal of rivals - the team "Lorient".The midfielder distinguished himself and in a meeting with "Nimes", which took place in February. In this game, he for the first time in his career designed heat-trick than caused delight of fans. Such effectiveness was not ignored: the head was recognized as the best player of the 24th round League 1.
In the future, the star's actions allowed Monaco to enter the France Cup final. But the triumph overshadowed the positive result of the dough on coronavirus, which was discovered from the athlete. He was forced to go to Quarantine, but he felt good and soon returned to the field. The midfielder provided the team a ticket to the Champions League.
It is not surprising that the star was included in the application for Euro-2020. In this regard, TransferMakt website published new data on the cost of the tournament participants. According to them, the cost of the star increased by € 5 million and amounted to € 28 million. He was recognized as the most expensive player of the Russian national team.
Sports experts agreed with this, who before the start of the competition were called Alexander "the main weapon in the team of Cherchesov", and the journalists The Athletic characterized it as a universal and physically strong athlete. In their opinion, he is a key creative unit of Russians.
Achievements and awards
- 2013 - Winner of the European Championship under 17
- 2015 - Silver winner of the European Championships up to 19
- 2015 - Silver winner of the championship of Russia 2014/2015
- 2016 - Champion of Russia 2015/2016
- 2016 - Finalist of the Russian Cup 2015/2016
- 2016 - Best Young Russian Championship Player 2015/2016
- 2016 - Best Young Footballer of Russia - 2016
- 2017 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship 2016/2017
- 2018 - Silver winner of the championship of Russia 2017/2018
- 2018 - the best player of the season in CSKA
- 2020/21 - Bronze medalist of the France Championship