Anton Shkarin

Anton Pavlovich Shkarin (; born 15 November 1982) is a Russian beach soccer player who currently plays as defender for Krylya Sovetov Samara.

Career Shkarin began his beach soccer career at Spartak-Shchyolkovo before spending three more seasons at another local club, FC Strogino, and then moving to Lokomotive Moscow in 2010. He debuted for the national team at the 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup.

In the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final, Shkarin scored the first goal against Spain and helped his team win 5-1.

In December 2018, Shkarin switched to Spartak Moscow. For Lokomotive he scored 62 goals in a record 243 appearances.

In 2019, Anton Shkarin, Artur Paporotnyi, Maxim Chuzhkov and Yuri Krashennikov scored a goal each at the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup bringing the score 7–1 against Italy.

Personal life Shkarin enrolled at the MGSU as a structural architect.

On 8 July 2012, Shkarin made an offer to his girl Marina on the beach field after the match against Spain. They then married and she gave birth to Pavel. Shkarin lives in Fryazino.

Achievements National team FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup champion: 2011, 2013, 2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup champion: 2011, 2012, 2015 Euro Beach Soccer Cup champion: 2010, 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League champion: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017

Clubs Russian National champion: 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Russian Cup champion: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 Russian Super Cup: 2011

Individually Merited Master of Sports (21 December 2012)