Aleksandr Samedov
.jpg) With Russia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2005 | Spartak Moscow | 47 | (6) |
| 2005–2008 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 49 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | FC Moscow | 44 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Dynamo Moscow | 69 | (9) |
| 2012– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 110 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Russia | 27 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016. | |||
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Самедов, born 19 July 1984 in Moscow) is a Russian professional footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow as a right winger. He has played for the Russia national football team since 2011 and was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
Samedov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, his father is Azerbaijani[1][2] and his mother is Russian. In 2012 he declared he had converted to Christianity on the advice of his wife Yulia after a spell of depression.[3][4]
Club career
He was a pupil of the Spartak Moscow academy and was considered one of their most talented youngsters and is a splendid dribbler. 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 the speedy 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 Božović, 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.[5] He won this poll for the second time in April 2014.[6] 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.[7]
International career
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.[3]
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.[8]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2013 | Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia |  Luxembourg | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 11 October 2013 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 15 November 2013 | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Serbia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Clubs
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Russian Cup: 2006–07, 2014–15
Individual
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: 2013/14.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 June 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 9 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2005 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 68 | 5 | |
| FC Moscow | 2008 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 4 |
| 2009 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 9 | |
| Dinamo Moscow | 2010 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10 | |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2012–13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | |
| Career total | 266 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 313 | 42 | |
References
- ↑ Домашний ребенок. Новобранец «Локомотива» Александр Самедов всегда спешит к родному очагу
- ↑ Александр Самедов: «Понимаю, что кто-то в Азербайджане обижается на меня из-за того, что я не соглашаюсь играть за сборную»
- 1 2 Александр Самедов принял христианство и отказался от места в сборной Азербайджана по футболу(Russian)
- ↑ Александр Самедов принял христианство и отказался от места в сборной Азербайджана по футболу(Russian)
- ↑ Александр Самедов – игрок мая! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 June 2013.
- ↑ Александр Самедов – игрок апреля! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 May 2014.
- ↑ Александр Самедов – лучший игрок сезона! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 28 May 2014.
- ↑ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Samedov". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
External links
- Aleksandr Samedov – FIFA competition record
- Aleksandr Samedov career statistics at Soccerbase
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