Fyodor Smolov

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf]; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Mikhaylovich and the family name is 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]
Position(s) 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 48 (12)
2020 → Celta Vigo (loan) 14 (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 39 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2019

Club career

Smolov is a graduate of the Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk football academy. In 2007, he joined Dynamo Moscow. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Dynamo on 28 April 2007 in a game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, at the age of 17, as a last-minute substitute for Cícero. Despite scoring prolifically for the national junior teams and Dynamo's own Under-21 squad, he only scored one goal for the senior team in the next 3.5 seasons and only started in 11 games up to that point. 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]

Loan to Celta

On 30 January 2020, he joined Spanish club Celta Vigo on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] He scored his first goal for the new club on 16 February 2020 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid in a 2–2 away draw. Smolov scored the second goal of his loan spell in a 2–2 draw with Barcelona on 27 June.[13]

International career

Smolov was part of the Russia Under-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[14] He was an important factor in the 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 the Czech Republic.

On 6 November 2012, Russia manager Fabio Capello included Smolov in the squad for a friendly game against the United States.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17] 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 group B.[18][19]

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 Man of the Match.[20]

On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[21] He started the tournament-opener game against Saudi Arabia and appeared as a substitute in every subsequent game. He scored the opening penalty kick in the shoot-out that helped Russia defeat Spain in the Round of 16, but had his shot saved by Danijel Subašić in the quarterfinal shoot-out which Russia lost to Croatia.

Personal life

Smolov is fluent in English and has Mario Puzo's books in the original language.[22] From 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.[23] He has supported AC Milan since the 1997–98 season and once cited George Weah and Andriy Shevchenko as his childhood favorite players.[24] 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 the accident.[25] On April 5, 2020 Smolov broke Spain's coronavirus protocols to return to Russia to celebrate the 18th birthday of his fiancee Maria Yumasheva, the granddaughter of Boris Yeltsin.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 November 2020[27]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Moscow 2007 Russian Premier League 3000——30
2008 Russian Premier League 7110——81
2009 Russian Premier League 1803120—231
2010 Russian Premier League 2000——20
2011–12 Russian Premier League 23210——242
2013–14 Russian Premier League 13010——140
2014–15 Russian Premier League 200010—30
Total 6836130—774
Feyenoord (loan) 2010–11 Eredivisie 1111020—141
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) 2012–13 Russian Premier League 1503081—261
2013–14 Russian Premier League 1120040—152
Total 26230121—413
Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) 2014–15 Russian Premier League 22810——238
Krasnodar 2015–16 Russian Premier League 292031123—4424
2016–17 Russian Premier League 22181186—3125
2017–18 Russian Premier League 22140020—2414
2018–19 Russian Premier League 210000—21
Total 755342229—10164
Lokomotiv Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 2264130—297
2019–20 Russian Premier League 14300401[lower-alpha 1]1194
2020–21 Russian Premier League 11300301[lower-alpha 1]0153
Total 471241100216314
Celta Vigo (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 14200——142
Career Total 2638119449102133396
  1. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International
As of 8 June 2019[28]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia
201211
201341
201552
201692
201795
201891
201922
Total3914

International goals
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[27]
№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 qualification
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 2018 France1–21–3
13.8 June 2019Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia San Marino7–09–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
14.8–0

Honours
Lokomotiv Moscow
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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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  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.
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