Igor Semshov

Igor Semshov

Semshov with FC Krylia Sovetov in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Igor Petrovich Semshov
Date of birth	6 April 1978
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Centre Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996	CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–1997	CSKA Moscow	10	(1)
1998–2005	Torpedo Moscow	216	(54)
2006–2008	Dynamo Moscow	85	(17)
2009	Zenit St. Petersburg	26	(6)
2010–2013	Dynamo Moscow	82	(19)
2013–2014	Krylia Sovetov Samara	14	(1)
Total		433	(98)
National team^‡
2002–2012	Russia	57	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2014. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:39, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Igor Petrovich Semshov (Russian: Игорь Петрович Семшов; born 6 April 1978^[1] in Moscow) is a Russian professional footballer who last played for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Career

Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the team's key players even earning a call up to the Russian National Team. In 2006 he was transferred to Dynamo Moscow and played there for two years but was put up for transfer in 2008 due to a failure to reach a contract agreement. On 15 December 2009 he moved to FC Zenit St. Petersburg for €4.5 million but returned to Dynamo the next season.

Career statistics

As of 4 September 2010

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CSKA-d Moscow	D4	1996	33	10	—		—		33	10
		1997	22	3	—		—		22	3
	Total		55	13	0	0	0	0	55	13
CSKA Moscow	D1	1996	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
		1997	8	1	—		—		8	1
	Total		10	1	1	0	0	0	11	1
Torpedo-2 Moscow	D3	1998	1	0	—		—		1	0
		2000	7	3	—		—		7	3
	Total		8	3	0	0	0	0	8	3
Torpedo Moscow	D1	1998	25	6	2	0	—		27	6
		1999	28	3	1	0	—		29	3
		2000	18	1	1	0	1	0	20	1
		2001	28	6	2	0	2	0	32	6
		2002	28	11	—		—		28	11
		2003	30	6	1	0	6	2	37	8
		2004	30	9	1	0	—		31	9
		2005	29	12	5	3	—		34	15
	Total		216	54	13	3	9	2	238	59
Dynamo Moscow	D1	2006	28	6	5	0	—		33	6
		2007	28	5	4	0	—		32	5
		2008	29	6	2	0	—		31	6
	Total		85	17	11	0	0	0	96	17
Zenit SPb	D1	2009	26	6	2	0	2	2	30	8
	Total		26	6	2	0	2	2	30	8
Dynamo Moscow	D1	2010	18	3	1	1	—		19	4
	Total		18	3	1	1	0	0	19	4
Career total			418	97	18	4	11	4	447	105

International career

Semshov with the Russia national football team in 2011

He was selected to play for the Russian national football team at the 2002 World Cup,^[2] but he did not manage to prevent a disappointing performance as he was played out of position on the left of midfield. He took a part at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him again. Russia fell at the first round and Semshov only played in the last match, which many felt was a poor decision.

He was again selected for Euro 2008. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Argentina.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.^[3]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2009-08-12	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Argentina	1 – 0	2–3	Friendly
2	2009-09-09	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	1 – 0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
3	2011-09-02	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Macedonia	1 – 0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying

Career honours

Zenit St. Petersburg

• Russian Cup (1): 2010

References

1. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=13262&cc=5739
2. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=189925/index.html
3. "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.

External links

• (English) Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
• (Russian) Profile at the official Russian Premier League website