Fyodor Smolov

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Смолов, 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.

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 Cicero. 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. 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, and then for the second part of 2013–14 season. 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. Two weeks later, on his new club debut, he scored a goal in a 1–2 away loss to Amkar Perm. 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. 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, and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw against Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on 6 August.

On 10 April 2016, Smolov scored four goals in Krasnodar's 6–0 victory over his former club

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