Samat Smakov

Samat Smakov
Personal information
Full nameSamat Kabirovich Smakov
Date of birth8 December 1978
Place of birthSemey, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back / Right back
Club information
Current team
Irtysh Pavlodar
Number8
Youth career
1992–1997FC Elimay
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–1998Elimay33(6)
1999–2000Irtysh Pavlodar20(1)
2000–2001Rostov39(0)
2000–2001Rostov reserves8(1)
2002Astana11(2)
2003Elimay27(4)
2004–2006Kairat91(15)
2007–2013Aktobe171(30)
2013Çaykur Rizespor16(0)
2013–2014Kairat32(0)
2015–Irtysh Pavlodar5(0)
National team‡
2000–Kazakhstan62(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014

Samat Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Қабірұлы Смақов; born 8 December 1978 in Semey) is a Kazakhstani football defender who currently playing for Kazakhstan Premier League club Irtysh Pavlodar.

Club career

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 held FC Aktobe's club record for most Premier League appearances, before being surpassed by Yuri Logvinenko, in August 2013.[1] He is a current captain of FC Kairat Almaty.

In October 2014, Smakov, along with Dmitri Khomich, Mikhail Bakayev, Zaurbek Pliyev and Aleksandr Kislitsyn, was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club.[2] On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with Aleksandr Kislitsyn, moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar.[3]

International career

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 November 2014 he has played 62 international matches and scored two goals,[4] his first goal a penalty against Belgium in September 2007.[5] Many times he led the team as a captain.

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 12 September 2007 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty  Belgium 2–2 2–2 Euro 2008 qualifier [5]
2. 16 November 2014 Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul  Turkey 1–3 1–3 Euro 2016 qualifier [6]

Personal

Awards

GOAL Journal "Best player of the year"

Honours

1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009

2002, 2008

2008, 2010

References

  1. ↑ Balykbaev, Duman (1 September 2013). Юрий Логвиненко — новый рекордсмен «Актобе» [Yuri Logvinenko - new "Aktobe" record] (in Russian). Sports.kz.
  2. ↑ Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона. www.sports.ru (in Russian). sports.ru. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ↑ СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ. http://www.fckairat.kz/'' (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Dryomin, Mike and Mamrud, Roberto (6 February 2014). "Kazakhstan - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier". ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network). Reuters. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Esetova, Asel (17 November 2014). "Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016". Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (in Kazakh). Retrieved 17 November 2014.

External links