Marat Izmailov

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Personal information
Marat Izmailov
Full name	Marat Nailevich Izmailov
Date of birth	September 21, 1982 (1982-09-21) (age 25)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sporting CP
Number	7
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2007 2007-present	Lokomotiv Moscow →Sporting CP (loan)	141 (21) 023 0(4)
National team²
2002–present	Russia	031 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Marat Nailevich Izmailov (Марат Измайлов), (born September 21, 1982 in Moscow) is a football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder in the Portuguese Liga for Sporting Clube de Portugal, on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow.

[edit] Club career

Pacy and with the ability to beat defenders, also armed with a good long-distance shot, Izmailov is a product of Lokomotiv Moscow youth system. He was promoted from the Lokomotiv B-team to the starting lineup of the national team in the space of 6 months, debuting aged 19.

In July 2007, he was loaned for one season to Portugal's Sporting CP. The first official game he played was the Supertaça, on August 11, against F.C. Porto in Leiria. This match was won by Sporting with a single goal, with Izmailov scoring the 75th minute winner with a long distant effort.

On October 6, coming from the bench, Izmailov contributed with two (his first league ones) late goals in a 3-0 home win against Vitória Guimarães.

[edit] International career

Izmailov was part of the Russian squad at the 2002 World Cup finals, also appearing in Euro 2004.

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v • d • e Russia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Nigmatullin • 2 Kovtun • 3 Nikiforov • 4 Smertin • 5 Solomatin • 6 Semshov • 7 Onopko • 8 Karpin • 9 Titov • 10 Mostovoi • 11 Beschastnykh • 12 Cherchesov • 13 Dayev • 14 Chugainov • 15 Alenichev • 16 Kerzhakov • 17 Semak • 18 Sennikov • 19 Pimenov • 20 Izmailov • 21 Khokhlov • 22 Sychev • 23 Filimonov • Coach: Romantsev

v • d • e Russia squad - UEFA Euro 2004

1 Ovchinnikov • 2 Radimov • 3 Sychev • 4 Smertin • 5 Karyaka • 6 Semshov • 7 Izmailov • 8 Gusev • 9 Bulykin • 10 Mostovoi • 11 Kerzhakov • 12 Malafeev • 13 Sharonov • 14 Anyukov • 15 Alenichev • 16 Evseev • 17 Sennikov • 18 Kirichenko • 19 Bystrov • 20 Loskov • 21 Bugaev • 22 Aldonin • 23 Akinfeev • Coach: Georgi Yartsev