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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Smolnikov.
Igor Smolnikov
Smolnikov with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov
Date of birth (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kamensk-Uralsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Torpedo Moscow
Number 28
Youth career
1995–1999 FC Udacha Kamensk-Uralsky
2000–2002 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 → Rostov 0 (0)
2012–2013 Krasnodar 30 (0)
2013–2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg 143 (8)
2020–2021 Krasnodar 23 (0)
2021–2022 Arsenal Tula 27 (1)
2022– Torpedo Moscow 16 (1)
International career‡
2007 Russia U-19 3 (0)
2010 Russia U-21 1 (0)
2012 Russia-2 1 (0)
2013–2020 Russia 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020

Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (Template:Lang-ru; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Torpedo Moscow.

Club career

On 29 July 2020, he returned to Krasnodar, signing a 2-year contract with a 1-year extension option.[2] On 8 June 2021, his contract with Krasnodar was terminated by mutual consent.[3]

On 23 July 2021, he joined Arsenal Tula.[4]

International career

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.[5] 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.[6] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[7] 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.

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torpedo Moscow 2006 RPL 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
Lokomotiv Moscow 2008 RPL 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Ural Yekaterinburg 2009 FNL 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
Chita 15 2 0 0 – – 15 2
Lokomotiv Moscow 2010 RPL 14 0 1 0 0 0 – 15 0
Total 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Zhemchuzhina Sochi 2011–12 FNL 18 1 2 0 – – 20 1
Rostov 2011–12 RPL 23 1 3 0 – 2[a] 0 28 1
Krasnodar 2012–13 26 0 1 0 – – 27 0
2013–14 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Zenit St. Petersburg 2013–14 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[b] 1 35 4
2016–17 17 0 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2017–18 22 0 0 0 7 0 – 29 0
2018–19 23 1 0 0 9 0 – 32 1
2019–20 12 0 3 1 3 0 1[b] 0 19 1
Total 143 8 7 1 47 0 3 1 200 10
Krasnodar 2020–21 RPL 23 0 1 0 8 0 – 32 0
Total 53 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 63 0
Arsenal Tula 2021–22 RPL 27 1 0 0 – – 27 1
Career total 336 15 19 1 55 0 5 1 415 17
  1. ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 October 2020.[9]
Russia
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 5 0
2018 6 0
2020 1 0
Total 30 0

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "В "КРАСНОДАР" ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ ИГОРЬ СМОЛЬНИКОВ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 29 July 2020.
  3. ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПОПРОЩАЛСЯ С ИГОРЕМ СМОЛЬНИКОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ИГОРЬ СМОЛЬНИКОВ - В "АРСЕНАЛЕ"!" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ Определен состав национальной сборной (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ Igor Smolnikov at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  11. ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Super Cup 2016 live scores, results, Soccer Russia - FlashScore".


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