What you’re looking at here is the work of a Russian artist by the name of Daira Isaeva, who spends her free time sketching these amazing pencil drawings of football’s great and good.
When she’s not busy working as a social media editor for a Russian sport website, the 19-year-old Arsenal fan likes to unwind by knocking out portraits of her favourite players.
“I was always obsessed with football and I also had some skills in art,” she told Metro.
“So two years ago I decided to draw footballers – the people that inspire me.”
These are the results, and they’re rather bloody good.
Gianluigi Buffon…
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David De Gea…
David Silva…
A photo posted by Daria Isaeva (@arsenalskaya) on
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain…
Just so you’re aware, there are loads more portraits to peruse on Daria’s Twitter and Instagram pages if you’re hankering for drawings of Francis Coquelin and the like!