Aleksandr Golovin (footballer)

Aleksandr Golovin
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sergeyevich Golovin
Date of birth (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996
Place of birth Kaltan, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Monaco
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2009 DYuSSh Kaltan
2009–2011 Metallurg Novokuznetsk
2012–2014 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 CSKA Moscow 81 (9)
2018– Monaco 200 (35)
International career
2013 Russia U17 16 (1)
2014 Russia U18 4 (2)
2014–2015 Russia U19 11 (2)
2015 Russia U21 3 (0)
2015– Russia 50 (8)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2013 Slovakia
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Greece
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Golovin (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Головин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr sʲɪrˈgʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ gəlɐˈvʲin]; born 30 May 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and captains the Russia national team.

Golovin began his professional career at CSKA Moscow in 2014, where he played in four Russian Premier League seasons, winning the league title in his second season, before moving to Monaco in 2018, for a club record fee of €30 million, becoming the first Russian to play for the club.

Golovin made his senior international debut for Russia in 2015 and was part of their squads at the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.