| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samat Kabirovich Smakov | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Semey, Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left/Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Aktobe | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | FC Elimay | 33 | (6) |
| 1999-2000 | FC Irtysh | 20 | (1) |
| 2000-2001 | FC Rostov | 39 | (0) |
| 2000-2001 | FC Rostov reserves | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | FC Astana | 11 | (2) |
| 2003 | FC Elimay | 27 | (4) |
| 2004-2006 | FC Kairat Almaty | 91 | (15) |
| 2007-present | FC Aktobe | 85 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000 - present | Kazakhstan | 56 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Samat Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Смақов) is a football defender from Kazakhstan.
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Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a Four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four different clubs. Having a strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He is a current captain of FC Aktobe.
Samat received his first cap for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov capped in all major matches of Kazakhstan, including World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers. As of June 2008 he has played 52 international matches and scored one goal from penalty against Belgium in September 2007. Many times he led the team as a captain.
1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
2002, 2008
2008, 2010