Igor Smolnikov

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

In this name that follows East 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 37)
Place of birth Kamensk-Uralsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ural Yekaterinburg (scout)
Youth career
1995–1999 FC Udacha Kamensk-Uralsky
2000–2005 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)
2020–2021 Krasnodar 23 (0)
2021–2022 Arsenal Tula 27 (1)
2022 Torpedo Moscow 16 (1)
2023 Lokomotiv Moscow 6 (0)
Total 358 (16)
International career
2007 Russia U-19 3 (0)
2010 Russia U-21 1 (0)
2012 Russia-2 1 (0)
2013–2021 Russia 30 (0)
Managerial career
2024–2025 Ural Yekaterinburg (scout)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Смольников; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian former football player who played as a right-back.

Club career

[edit | edit source]

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]

On 8 February 2023, Smolnikov returned to Lokomotiv Moscow on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5] Smolnikov left Lokomotiv in June 2023.[6]

Smolnikov announced retirement from playing in August 2023.[7]

International career

[edit | edit source]

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.[8] 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.[9] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

[edit | edit source]

Club

[edit | edit source]
As of 27 November 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
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 (2 spells) 53 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 63 0
Arsenal Tula 2021–22 RPL 27 1 0 0 – – 27 1
Torpedo Moscow 2022–23 16 1 5 0 – – 21 1
Total (2 spells) 46 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 54 3
Career total 352 16 24 1 55 0 5 1 436 18
  1. ^ Appearances in the relegation play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

[edit | edit source]
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 October 2020.[12]
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

[edit | edit source]
Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Igor Smolnikov at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=Igor_Smolnikov&oldid=8666623"