Mikhail Afanasyev (Belarusian: Міхаіл Афанасьеў, Russian: Михаил Афанасьев; born 4 November 1986) is a Belarusian footballer who plays for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
Club Career
He was signed by FC Amkar Perm in February 2008. Afanasyev joined Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in January 2020.
International Career
Afanasyev was the captain of the Belarus U21 team and participated in all three of the Belarusians' games at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He conceded a handball in the game against Italy U21, resulting in a penalty, which contributed to the 1–2 loss. Afanasyev holds the record for the most matches played and is also the highest goalscorer for the U-21 side. On 13 November 2009, he made his international debut for the Belarus B team, against Saudi Arabia B team in a friendly match.
This page also has a version in other languages : Михаил Афанасьев (russian)