Igor Smolnikov

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Smolnikov.
Igor Smolnikov
Igor Smolnikov 2018.jpg
Smolnikov at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov
Date of birth (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Kamensk-Uralsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal Tula
Number 6
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)
2020–2021 Krasnodar 23 (0)
2021– Arsenal Tula 20 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

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

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 8 May 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC 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
FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2008 RPL 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 RPL 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 RPL 23 1 3 0 – 2[a] 0 28 1
FC Krasnodar 2012–13 26 0 1 0 – – 27 0
2013–14 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2013–14 RPL 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
FC 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
FC Arsenal Tula 2021–22 RPL 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
Career total 325 14 19 1 55 0 5 1 404 16
  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.
  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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