In October 2009, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.

He was called up again in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein.

[1] He made his national team debut, at the age of 34, in the game against Sweden on 5 September 2015.

He scored his first goal for the Russia national football team on 12 October 2015 in a game against Montenegro

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