Igor Smolnikov

Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Смольников; born 8 August 1988) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg as a right-back.

Igor Smolnikov
Smolnikov at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov
Date of birth (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988
Place of birth Kamensk-Uralsky, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 19
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)
2009Chita (loan) 15 (2)
2011Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (loan) 18 (1)
2011–2012Rostov (loan) 23 (1)
2012–2013 Krasnodar 30 (0)
2013– Zenit Saint Petersburg 139 (8)
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 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

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.[2] 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.[3] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[4] 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Torpedo Moscow 2006 Russian Premier League 400040
2007 FNL 26230292
Total 302300000332
FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2008 Russian Premier League 101020
FC Ural Yekaterinburg 2009 FNL 12000120
FC Chita 15200152
FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 1401000150
Total (2 spells) 150200000170
FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi 2011–12 FNL 18120201
FC Rostov 2011–12 Russian Premier League 231302[lower-alpha 1]0281
FC Krasnodar 2012–13 26010270
2013–14 400040
Total 300100000310
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2013–14 Russian Premier League 2001090300
2014–15 23400120354
2015–16 26330501[lower-alpha 2]1354
2016–17 17000201[lower-alpha 3]0200
2017–18 2200070290
2018–19 2310090321
Total 131840440211819
Career total 274141504404133715
  1. Two appearances in the relegation play-offs
  2. One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
  3. One appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2018.[5]
Russia
YearAppsGoals
201310
201430
201560
201680
201750
201850
Total280

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

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