Marat Izmailov

Marat Izmailov
Personal information
Full name Marat Nailevich Izmailov
Date of birth 21 September 1982 (1982-09-21) (age 29)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000 Lokomotiv B 18 (1)
2001–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow 124 (20)
2007–2008 → Sporting CP (loan) 23 (4)
2008– Sporting CP 42 (7)
National team‡
2001–2006 Russia 31 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2010

Marat Nailevich Izmailov (Russian: Марат Наилевич Измайлов, Tatar Cyrillic: Марат Наил улы Измайлов, Latin: Marat Nail ulı İzmaylov; born 21 September 1982 in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a Russian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He is an ethnic Volga Tatar.

Mainly a right midfielder, he can also appear as an attacking midfielder, being best known for his one-on-one skills and pace, while also possessing a good long-distance shot.

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Club career

Russia

Izmailov emerged through local FC Lokomotiv Moscow's youth ranks, making a lightning progression in a period of six months. He was already a very important club member when Lokomotiv won the league titles in 2002 and 2004, and the player received the 2001 award for Best Young Player.[1] However, early on, he also suffered often with injuries.[2] On 24 October 2001, he was one the players who helped crush R.S.C. Anderlecht in Brussels, for the season's UEFA Champions League (5–1).[3]

Sporting

In July 2007, Izmailov was loaned for one season to Sporting Clube de Portugal, making his official debut in the Supercup on 11 August, against F.C. Porto in Leiria; the game ended 1–0, with the game's only goal being scored by him at the 75th minute, with a long-distance effort; he also played that match with an injury.[4]

On 6 October 2007, coming from the bench, Izmailov contributed with two late goals (his first league ones) in a 3–0 home win against Vitória de Guimarães, and eventually helped the club finish second in the league, adding the domestic cup also against Porto. During the following summer, he signed a permanent deal with the Lisbon-based outfit, which paid Lokomotiv €4.5 millions.[5][6][7]

In 2009–10, Izmailov's physical problems resurfaced, and he would spend more than three months in the sidelines with a knee condition.[8] He returned to training following coach Paulo Bento's dismissal, in late November 2009, but spent most of the following years on the sidelines, nursing the same injury,[9] and quarreling with Sporting's board of directors over the issue.[10]

International career

Izmailov made his debut with Russia aged just 19,[11] and was summoned for the squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, playing twice in each of those tournaments.

Club statistics

As of 11 September 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[12] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2000 18 1 - - - - - - - - 18 1
Total 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Lokomotiv Moscow 2001 29 6 3 0 - - 11 3 - - 43 9
2002 14 2 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 14 2
2003 27 5 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 40 5
2004 18 2 3 2 - - 2 1 - - 23 5
2005 16 4 0 0 - - 5 0 1 0 22 4
2006 16 1 2 0 - - 3 0 - - 21 1
2007 4 0 0 0 - - 0 0 - - 4 0
Total 124 20 10 2 0 0 31 4 2 0 167 26
Sporting CP 2007–08 23 4 5 1 7 2 11 0 1 1 47 8
2008–09 22 3 2 0 4 1 6 0 1 0 35 4
2009–10 13 1 2 1 3 0 5 0 - - 23 2
2010–11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
2011–12 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - 6 3
Total 65 11 9 2 14 3 24 0 2 1 114 17
Career Totals 207 32 19 4 14 3 55 4 4 1 299 44

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Нигматуллин признан лучшим футболистом России, а Измайлов – лучшим дебютантом (Russian)
  2. ^ Ринат Билялетдинов: «С Измайловым творится что-то непонятное» (Russian)
  3. ^ Five-star Lokomotiv sink Anderlecht UEFA.com
  4. ^ Первый гол за «Спортинг» Измайлов забил травмированной ногой (Russian)
  5. ^ A Bola: «Шахтер» и киевское «Динамо» хотят приобрести Измайлова (Russian)
  6. ^ Марат Измайлов: «Думаю только о «Спортинге» и переговоров ни с кем не веду» (Russian)
  7. ^ Марат Измайлов: «Сегодня не вижу смысла в переходе в ПСЖ» (Russian)
  8. ^ Izmailov to miss Sporting qualifiers UEFA, 14 July 2009
  9. ^ "Izmailov to go under the knife". PortuGOAL. 24 September 2010. http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-sporting-news/16616-izmailov-to-go-under-the-knife. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  10. ^ "Izmailov lambasts Sporting: "Medical staff a joke, club a dictatorship"". PortuGOAL. 6 October 2010. http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-sporting-news/17072-izmailov-lambasts-sporting. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  11. ^ New blood boosts Russian hopes UEFA.com
  12. ^ Includes Russian Super Cup and Portuguese SuperCup

External links

Russia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
Russia squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Sporting Clube de Portugal – current squad