Sergei Mošnikov

Sergei Mošnikov (born 7 January 1988) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career Early career Mošnikov came through the youth system at Pärnu. He made his senior league debut while on loan at Vaprus in the Esiliiga. In September 2005, Mošnikov joined sc Heerenveen academy in the Netherlands.

Flora In July 2006, Mošnikov returned to Estonia and joined Flora. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 9 July 2006, in a 0–1 home loss to Levadia. Mošnikov won two Meistriliiga titles in 2010 and 2011.

Pogoń Szczecin On 21 December 2011, Mošnikov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin. He failed to break into the first team as his club finished the 2011–12 I liga as runners up and were promoted to the Ekstraklasa. Mošnikov made his debut in the Ekstraklasa on 29 September 2012, in 1–1 home draw against Jagiellonia Białystok.

Górnik Zabrze On 26 January 2013, Mošnikov moved to Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a one-year deal, with the option to extend the contract for two and a half years. He scored his first Ekstraklasa goal on 2 June 2013, in a 2–0 away win over Lechia Gdańsk.

Kaysar Kyzylorda On 24 February 2014, Mošnikov signed a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League club Kaysar Kyzylorda.

Return to Flora On 4 September 2014, Mošnikov signed a contract with his former club Flora until the end of the 2014 season.

Infonet On 11 February 2016, Mošnikov returned to Estonia and signed a one-year contract with Infonet. He won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2016 season.

Minsk On 15 February 2017, Mošnikov signed a one-year contract with Belarusian club Minsk. He made his debut in the Belarusian Premier League on 1 April 2017, scoring in a 2–2 home draw against Dynamo Brest. On 5 July 2017, Mošnikov was released from his contract with Minsk by mutual agreement.

PS Kemi On 18 July 2017, Mošnikov signed for Finnish club PS Kemi until the end of the 2017 season.

Górnik Łęczna On 8 March 2018, Mošnikov signed for Polish club Górnik Łęczna.

Shakhter Karagandy On 26 July 2018, Mošnikov joined Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy on a six-month deal, with the option for the club to extend his contract. He left the club again at the end of 2018.

International career Mošnikov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 19 June 2010, replacing Gert Kams in the 73rd minute of a 0–0 draw against Latvia at the 2010 Baltic Cup. He scored his first international goal on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home win over Gibraltar in a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics As of 12 November 2018. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mošnikov goal.

Honours Flora Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011 Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011

Infonet Meistriliiga: 2016

Paide Estonian Cup: 2021–22 Estonian Supercup: 2023

Individual Meistriliiga Player of the Year: 2011 Meistriliiga Player of the Month: September 2020 Meistriliiga Team of the season: 2020