Russian footballer (born 1984)
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov
(Russian:
Александр Сергеевич Самедов
,
IPA:
[?l??k?sandr
s??r???e(j)?v??t?
s??m?ed?f]
;
Azerbaijani
:
Aleksandr S?m?dov
; born 19 July 1984) is a Russian professional
football
official and a former player who played as a
right winger
. He has played for the
Russia national football team
since 2011 and was selected for the
2014
and
2018 FIFA World Cup
.
Personal life
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Samedov was born in Moscow,
Soviet Union
, his father is Azerbaijani
[2]
[3]
and his mother is Russian. He is a Christian
[4]
and is married to Yuliya.
[5]
Club career
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He was a student of the
Spartak Moscow
academy and was considered one of their most talented youngsters. He was a regular in the first team under
Nevio Scala
but when
Aleksandrs Starkovs
came he lost his place in the first team. Spartak Moscow then purchased
Vladimir Bystrov
, and in the summer of 2005 Samedov left for
Lokomotiv Moscow
for €3.4 million. However, Samedov failed to succeed in Loko, and in 2008 joined
FC Moscow
. Having shown great progress under direction of
Miodrag Bo?ovi?
, he chose to become part of a bigger club and went to
Dynamo Moscow
during
the 2009?10 winter transfer period
. On 27 June 2012, Samedov moved to Lokomotiv, where he played earlier. According to the source close to the club, Lokomotiv paid about 8.2 million € for his services.
During his second spell at Lokomotiv, Samedov established himself as starting XI fixture at right wing. In May 2013, when he added some goals to his usual good amount of assistances, he managed to win monthly poll among Loko fans in the social networks for the best player of the month.
[6]
He won this poll for the second time in April 2014.
[7]
After the end of 2013?14 season, club organized new poll among Loko fans in the social networks to name the best player of the season. The award went to Samedov with 32.3 percent of votes.
[8]
On 16 January 2017, he returned to
FC Spartak Moscow
, winning the
Russian Premier League
title at the end of the season.
[9]
He was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent on 5 January 2019.
[10]
On 13 January 2019, he signed with
Krylia Sovetov Samara
.
[11]
On 28 August 2019, he signed with semi-professional side
Znamya Noginsk
.
On 27 October 2019, he retired from football. He restarted his career after
Znamya Noginsk
was promoted to the third-tier
Russian Professional Football League
for the 2020?21 season. He retired again in January 2021 and was appointed scout by
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
.
[12]
He left Lokomotiv in 2022.
[13]
International career
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In 2003, Samedov first visited
Baku
to hold discussions on representing the
Azerbaijan national football team
. He rejected the offer as it would have meant he had to rescind his
Russian passport
.
[4]
At international level Samedov has played for the
Russia U-21s
. He was called up to the
Russia national football team
in late September 2011 for the first time. On 7 October 2011, Samedov made his debut for the senior national team of Russia after coming on as a last-minute substitute for
Alan Dzagoev
in the 1?0 away win against
Slovakia
in a
Euro 2012
qualifier.
On 2 June 2014, he was included in Russia's
2014 FIFA World Cup
squad.
[14]
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended
2018 FIFA World Cup
squad.
[15]
On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.
[16]
He started Russia's every game in the World Cup, but was substituted in the second half in 3 out of 5, including both knock-out stage games.
Following Russia's 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal loss to
Croatia
, he announced his retirement from the national team.
[17]
Career statistics
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Club statistics
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- As of 13 December 2018
International
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- Statistics accurate as of match played 7 July 2018.
[18]
Russia
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
2011
|
2
|
0
|
2012
|
4
|
0
|
2013
|
7
|
3
|
2014
|
11
|
0
|
2015
|
2
|
0
|
2016
|
9
|
2
|
2017
|
9
|
1
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2018
|
9
|
1
|
Total
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53
|
7
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International goals
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- As of 5 January 2021
(Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Samedov goal)
[18]
#
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Date
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Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
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Result
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Competition
|
1.
|
6 September 2013
|
Central Stadium
,
Kazan
, Russia
|
Luxembourg
|
4
?1
|
4?1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
2.
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11 October 2013
|
Stade Josy Barthel
,
Luxembourg City
, Luxembourg
|
1
?0
|
4?0
|
3.
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15 November 2013
|
Zayed Sports City Stadium
,
Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
|
Serbia
|
1
?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
|
4.
|
9 October 2016
|
Krasnodar Stadium
,
Krasnodar
, Russia
|
Costa Rica
|
1
?2
|
3?4
|
5.
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10 November 2016
|
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
,
Doha
, Qatar
|
Qatar
|
1
?0
|
1?2
|
6.
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24 June 2017
|
Kazan Arena
, Kazan, Russia
|
Mexico
|
1
?0
|
1?2
|
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
|
7.
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5 June 2018
|
VEB Arena
,
Moscow
, Russia
|
Turkey
|
1
?0
|
1?1
|
Friendly
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Honours
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Clubs
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- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Spartak Moscow
References
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