Igor Smolnikov
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 Smolnikov with Arsenal Tula in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Aleksandrovich Smolnikov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1988 | ||
| 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.
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
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]
