Igor Smolnikov
Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Смольников; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Krasnodar.
 Smolnikov at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamensk-Uralsky, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Torpedo Moscow | 30 | (2) |
| 2008–2012 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Chita (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Rostov (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Krasnodar | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2020 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 143 | (8) |
| 2020– | Krasnodar | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Russia U-18 | 14 | (4) |
| 2007 | Russia U-19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2010 | Russia U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Russia-2 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Russia | 30 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020 | |||
Club career
On 29 July 2020, he returned to Krasnodar, signing a 2-year contract with a 1-year extension option.[2]
International
Smolnikov was called up by Fabio Capello to the Russia squad for the first time on 4 October 2013 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.[3] He made his debut for the national team on 19 November 2013 in a friendly against South Korea.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[4] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[5] He played his first and last World Cup game in the last group stage game against Uruguay on 25 June 2018 when he started the game, but was sent-off for two yellow cards in the 36th minute.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Torpedo Moscow | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | FNL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| FC Ural Yekaterinburg | 2009 | FNL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| FC Chita | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
| Total (2 spells) | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 2011–12 | FNL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| FC Rostov | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| FC Krasnodar | 2012–13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 131 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 274 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 337 | 15 | ||
- Two appearances in the relegation play-offs
- One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
- One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
Honours
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
- "В "КРАСНОДАР" ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ ИГОРЬ СМОЛЬНИКОВ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 29 July 2020.
- Определен состав национальной сборной (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013.
- "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
- Igor Smolnikov at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
- "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
- "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
- "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
- "Super Cup 2016 live scores, results, Soccer Russia - FlashScore".
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