Fyodor Smolov

Fyodor Smolov
Smolov with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Fyodor Mikhailovich Smolov
Date of birth (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990
Place of birth Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 9
Youth career
1997–2004 Sokol Saratov
2005–2006 Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk
2006–2007 Saturn Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2015 Dynamo Moscow 68 (3)
2010 → Feyenoord (loan) 11 (1)
2012–2013 → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 15 (0)
2014 → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 11 (2)
2014–2015 → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 22 (8)
2015–2018 Krasnodar 75 (53)
2018– Lokomotiv Moscow 6 (2)
National team‡
2006–2007 Russia U-17 11 (5)
2008 Russia U-19 5 (3)
2008–2013 Russia U-21 32 (16)
2012– Russia 37 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:55, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajɫəvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoɫəf], born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club career

Smolov is a graduate of the Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk football academy. In 2007, he joined Dynamo Moscow. On 14 July 2010, the club announced that Smolov would join Feyenoord on a one-year loan deal.[2] Returning from loan, Smolov started 2011–12 season as a squad player, but after 9 matchdays his impact was limited to substitute appearances. So he was loaned again, this time to Anzhi Makhachkala - initially for whole 2012–13 season,[3] and then for the second part of 2013–14 season.[4] During this time, he played with such players as Samuel Eto'o, Willian and Lassana Diarra.

Loan to Ural

On 1 September 2014, Smolov joined Ural Yekaterinburg on a season-long loan deal.[5] Two weeks later, on his new club debut, he scored a goal in a 1–2 away loss to Amkar Perm.[6] He played a major role in the season, providing 8 goals and 2 assists in 22 league appearances for Ural.

Krasnodar

On 2 June 2015, Smolov signed a four-year contract with the Russian Premier League club Krasnodar as a free agent.[7] He made his competitive debut for his new club in a 1–0 away victory over Amkar Perm in his first league match on 20 July 2015,[8] and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw against Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 6 August.[9]

On 10 April 2016, Smolov scored four goals in Krasnodar's 6–0 victory over his former club Ural Yekaterinburg.[10] With 20 goals in 29 games, he became the top scorer of the 2015–16 Russian Premier League season, and he is the first Krasnodar player who achieved this title. He repeated as top scorer in the 2016–17 Russian Premier League, scoring 18 times. In the 2017–18 Russian Premier League, he came in second with 14 goals to Quincy Promes' 15.

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 9 August 2018, he joined the Russian Premier League champion FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[11]

International career

Smolov was a part of the Russia Under-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[12] He was an important factor in U-21 team qualifying for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the next cycle, scoring three goals in the qualification play-offs against Czech Republic.

On 6 November 2012, Russia manager Fabio Capello included Smolov in the squad for a friendly game against the United States.[13] During the game, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the national team, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw on 14 November.[14]

Smolov scored his first competitive goal for the national team in a 7–0 away victory against Liechtenstein in a Euro 2016 qualifier on 8 September 2015.[15] He was subsequently included in Russia's squad for the final tournament in France, where he started in all three matches as Russia finished 4th in the group B.[16][17]

In the opening match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup against New Zealand on 17 June at Krestovsky Stadium, Smolov scored Russia's second goal in a 2–0 win and was awarded as a Man of the Match.[18]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[19] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[20]

Personal life

Smolov is fluent in English and has read the books by Mario Puzo in the original language.[21] Since 2012, he was in a relationship with Russian model and TV hostess Victoria Lopyreva. The couple got married in December 2013 but then divorced in May 2015.[22] He supports AC Milan since 1997/98 season and once cited George Weah and Andriy Shevchenko as his childhood favorite players.[23] On 1 August 2018, Smolov crashed his BMW M5 into a traffic barrier in Krasnodar. He was later fined and had his driver's license suspended for one year for leaving the scene of accident.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Moscow 2007 Russian Premier League 3000—30
2008 7110—81
2009 1803120231
2010 2000—20
2011–12 23210—242
2013–14 13010—140
2014–15 20001030
Total 6836130774
Feyenoord (loan) 2010–11 Eredivisie 1111020141
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League 1503081261
2013–14 1120040152
Total 26230121413
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 22810—238
Krasnodar 2015–16 Russian Premier League 2920311234424
2016–17 221811863125
2017–18 221400202414
Total 7352422299963
Career Total 20066153391025479

International

As of 7 July 2018[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia
201211
201341
201552
201692
201795
201891
Total3712

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[26]
№DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2012Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia United States1–02–2Friendly
2.19 November 2013Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates South Korea1–12–1
3.8 September 2015Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein5–07–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4.17 November 2015Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don, Russia Croatia1–01–3Friendly
5.26 March 2016Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow, Russia Lithuania1–03–0
6.6 September 2016Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia Ghana1–01–0
7.5 June 2017Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–03–0
8.17 June 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia New Zealand2–02–02017 FIFA Confederations Cup
9.7 October 2017VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia South Korea1–04–2Friendly
10.14 November 2017Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Spain1–23–3
11.3–3
12.27 March 2018Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia France1–21–3

Honours

Club

Dynamo Moscow
Anzhi Makhachkala

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
  2. ↑ СМОЛОВ ОТДАН В АРЕНДУ "ФЕЙЕНООРДУ" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Федор СМОЛОВ АРЕНДОВАН "АНЖИ" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 10 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Федор Смолов - в "Анжи" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 29 January 2014.
  5. ↑ ""Урал" взял в аренду Федора Смолова" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Федор Смолов забил первый гол за "Урал" в матче с "Амкаром"" (in Russian). Sverdlovsk Oblast Television. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Смолов подписал контракт с "Краснодаром" на четыре года" (in Russian). Championat.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Выстрел Петрова принес "быкам" 3 очка на старте чемпионата" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Смолов забил свой первый гол за "Краснодар"" (in Russian). Championat.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  10. ↑ ""Быки" разгромили "шмелей", Смолов оформил "покер"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Федор Смолов – в «Локомотиве»!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Russia Under-21 Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "26 players in the national team" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Russia 2-2 USA - as it happened". The Guardian. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Liechtenstein 0 - 7 Russia - Match Report & Highlights". Sky Sports. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2016" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Россия покидает ЕВРО-2016" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Russia v New Zealand – Man of the Match". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Алексеев, Пётр (14 January 2008). "Смолов: братьев Комбаровых уже различаю" (in Russian). Championat.com. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Смолов и Лопырева расстались" (in Russian). Sport-Express. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  23. ↑ https://www.championat.com/football/news-2985631-smolov-soglasilsja-by-perejti-v-milan-za-ljubye-dengi.html
  24. ↑ "Smolov's license is suspended". RIA Novosti. 9 August 2018. (in Russian)
  25. ↑ "Fedor Smolov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Fyodor Smolov - Soccerway profile". soccerway.com.
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