Alexander Ovechkin scored a goal in his soccer debut match for FC Dynamo Moscow against FC Amkal Moscow on Saturday, June 25, 2022. He signed a one-day contract with his father’s former club.
Ovechkin’s father, Mikhael, was a player at Dynamo Moscow in his youth. The Great Eight wore the number 3 jersey, which his father used to play back in his days, as a tribute.
An avid soccer fan, Ovechkin is a die-hard Liverpool supporter and investor in the American club Washington Spirits, which currently plays in the National Women’s Soccer League.
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Ice Hockey player Alexander “Alex” Ovechkin scored in a friendly soccer match for Dynamo Moscow. Luckily, no injuries or accidents were reported during the game.
The Russian was overjoyed when he scored the goal and made a grand celebration similar to Christiano Ronaldo after scoring. The friendly match was held on June 25, 2022, where he scored the first goal of the match against FC Amkal Moscow, a team comprising social media stars and bloggers.
The match concluded 5-0 in Dynamo’s favor, and Ovechkin was awarded the man of the match. The professional ice hockey player wore the captain’s armband before being substituted. He handed the armband to Danya Fomin as he left the pitch.
Ovechkin’s huge body size was hard to handle for the players of the opponent team, and he proved too big for them on several occasions. The Washington Capitals captain was very joyful about getting a chance to play the sport that he is a fan of.
The 36-year-old NHL player has invested in the National Women’s Soccer League club Washington Spirit and is a huge Liverpool FC supporter.
Meet Alexander Ovechkin’s Wife Nastya
Alexander Ovechkin is married to the model Nastya Shubskaya, the daughter of the Russian actress and film director Vera Glagoleva.
Ovechkin announced his engagement to Nastya via an Instagram post on September 11, 2015. The couple tied their knots in October 2016. The couple is blessed with two sons; Sergio, born in August 2018, and Ilya, born in May 2020.
Before his marriage, Ovechkin was engaged to the tennis player Maria Kirilenko. However, the two called off their wedding in July 2014 and were no longer seeing each other by then.
Alexander Ovechkin’s Net Worth In 2022
The Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin is worth around $80 million. He is one of the highest-earning professional hockey players in the world.
Reportedly, the annual salary of the Russian player is $9 million. Alexander signed a three-year contract with the Washington Capitals in 2005. The contract had the possibility of raising his salary to $3.9 million.
But after superb performances and the rise in popularity, Ovie signed a 13-year deal in 2008, worth $124 million with the Capitals. According to the new contract, the Russian’s salary was raised to $9 million.
Currently, Ovechkin endorses various products such as Gilette, Nike, Coca-Cola, Hublot, CCM, Energizer, and many others to earn a significant sum of money. Forbes Russia named him the second most successful athlete from Russia, just behind MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.