 Smolov withDynamo Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fyodor Mikhailovich Smolov | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (age 35)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saratov,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krasnodar | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 72 | (23) |
| 2020 | →Celta Vigo (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Dynamo Moscow | 60 | (19) |
| 2024– | Krasnodar | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Russia U17 | 11 | (5) |
| 2008 | Russia U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2008–2013 | Russia U21 | 32 | (16) |
| 2012–2021 | Russia | 45 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 | |||
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov (Russian:Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов,IPA:[ˈfʲɵdərmʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕˈsmoləf]; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forKrasnodar.
Smolov is a graduate of the Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk football academy. In 2007, he joinedDynamo Moscow. He made hisRussian Premier League debut for Dynamo on 28 April 2007 in a game againstFC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, at the age of 17, as a last-minute substitute forCícero. 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 joinFeyenoord on a one-year loan deal.[3]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 toAnzhi Makhachkala - initially for whole 2012–13 season,[4] and then for the second part of 2013–14 season.[5]
On 1 September 2014, Smolov joinedUral Yekaterinburg on a season-long loan deal.[6] Two weeks later, on his new club debut, he scored a goal in a 1–2 away loss toAmkar Perm.[7] He provided 8 goals and 2 assists in 22 league appearances for Ural.[citation needed]
On 2 June 2015, Smolov signed a four-year contract with theRussian Premier League clubKrasnodar as a free agent.[8] 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,[9] and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw againstSlovan Bratislava in theUEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 6 August.[10]
On 10 April 2016, Smolov scored four goals in Krasnodar's 6–0 victory over his former club Ural Yekaterinburg.[11] With 20 goals in 29 games, he became the top scorer of the2015–16 Russian Premier League season, and he is the first Krasnodar player who achieved this title. He repeated as top scorer in the2016–17 Russian Premier League, scoring 18 times. In the2017–18 Russian Premier League, he came in second with 14 goals toQuincy Promes' 15.[citation needed]
On 9 August 2018, he joined theRussian Premier League championFC Lokomotiv Moscow.[12]
On 30 January 2020, he joined Spanish clubCelta Vigo on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[13] He scored his first goal for the new club on 16 February 2020 atSantiago Bernabéu Stadium againstReal Madrid in a 2–2 away draw. Smolov scored the second goal of his loan spell in a 2–2 draw withBarcelona on 27 June.[14]
On 12 May 2021, he scored the go-ahead goal in the2021 Russian Cup Final againstKrylia Sovetov.[15] He won his third trophy at Lokomotiv and also became the tournament's joint-top scorer with 4 goals, along with teammateFrançois Kamano.[citation needed]
On 12 January 2022, Dynamo announced the signing of Fyodor from Lokomotiv, making him return to the first club in his professional career.[16] Also the Moscow club disclosed that the term of the contract is 1.5 years plus an additional optional year.[17] On 26 February 2022, in his first competitive game back with Dynamo, he scored the opening goal of the 3–0 victory overFC Khimki, 11 years after he last scored for Dynamo.[18]
On 31 May 2023, Smolov extended his contract with Dynamo for the 2023–24 season, with an option for the 2024–25 season.[19]
On 18 June 2024, Smolov returned toKrasnodar on a one-year contract.[20]
Smolov was part of theRussia Under-21 side that was competing in the2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[21] He was an important factor in the U-21 team qualifying for the2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the next cycle, scoring three goals in thequalification play-offs againstthe Czech Republic.[citation needed]
On 6 November 2012,Russia managerFabio Capello included Smolov in the squad for a friendly game against theUnited States.[22] 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.[23]
Smolov scored his first competitive goal for the national team in a 7–0 away victory againstLiechtenstein in aEuro 2016 qualifier on 8 September 2015.[24] He was subsequently included in Russia's squad for thefinal tournament in France, where he started in all three matches as Russia finished 4th ingroup B.[25][26]
In the opening match of the2017 FIFA Confederations Cup againstNew Zealand on 17 June atKrestovsky Stadium, Smolov scored Russia's second goal in a 2–0 win and was Man of the Match.[27]
On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[28] He started the tournament-opener game againstSaudi Arabia and appeared as a substitute in every subsequent game. He scored the opening penalty kick in the shoot-out that helped Russia defeatSpain in the Round of 16, but had his shot saved byDanijel Subašić in the quarterfinal shoot-out which Russia lost toCroatia.[citation needed]
On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia'sUEFA Euro 2020 squad.[29]
Smolov is fluent inEnglish and has readMario Puzo's books in the original language.[30] From 2012, he was in a relationship with Russian model and TV hostessVictoria Lopyreva. The couple got married in December 2013 but then divorced in May 2015.[31] He has supportedAC Milan since the1997–98 season and once citedGeorge Weah andAndriy Shevchenko as his childhood favorite players.[32] On 1 August 2018, Smolov crashed hisBMW M5 into atraffic barrier in Krasnodar. He was later fined and had his driver's license suspended for one year for leaving the scene of the accident.[33] On April 5, 2020 Smolov brokeSpain's coronavirus protocols to return to Russia to celebrate the 18th birthday of hisfiancee Maria Yumasheva, the granddaughter ofBoris Yeltsin.[34]
He is the first Russian footballer to speak out against theRussian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.[35]
In June 2023 Smolov married DJ and bloggerKarina Istomina.[36] On the 15th of November of the same year the couple had a daughter named Laura.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 8 | ||
| Krasnodar | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 12[c] | 3 | — | 44 | 24 | |
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8[c] | 6 | — | 31 | 25 | ||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 75 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | — | 101 | 64 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Total | 72 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 29 | ||
| Celta Vigo (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 19 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 80 | 25 | ||||
| Krasnodar | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 23 | 4 | |
| Career total | 363 | 112 | 49 | 16 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 471 | 140 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 16 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2012 | Kuban Stadium,Krasnodar, Russia |  United States | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 19 November 2013 | Zabeel Stadium,Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  South Korea | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 8 September 2015 | Rheinpark Stadion,Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 4. | 17 November 2015 | Olimp-2,Rostov-on-Don, Russia |  Croatia | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 5. | 26 March 2016 | Otkritie Arena,Moscow, Russia |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 6 September 2016 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 5 June 2017 | Groupama Arena,Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 8. | 17 June 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium,Saint Petersburg, Russia |  New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
| 9. | 7 October 2017 | VEB Arena,Moscow, Russia | South Korea | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 10. | 14 November 2017 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia |  Spain | 1–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 11. | 3–3 | |||||
| 12. | 27 March 2018 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia |  France | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 13. | 8 June 2019 | Mordovia Arena,Saransk, Russia |  San Marino | 7–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 14. | 8–0 | |||||
| 15. | 7 September 2021 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 11 November 2021 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia |  Cyprus | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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