Marat Izmailov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Nailevich and the family name is Izmailov.
Marat Izmailov

Izmailov with Krasnodar in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marat Nailevich Izmailov
Date of birth (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000 Lokomotiv B 18 (1)
2001–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow 124 (20)
2007–2008 → Sporting CP (loan) 23 (4)
2008–2013 Sporting CP 59 (9)
2013–2015 Porto 13 (1)
2014 → Gabala (loan) 14 (1)
2014–2015 → Krasnodar (loan) 22 (1)
National team‡
2001–2012 Russia 35 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2012

Marat Nailevich Izmailov (Russian: Марат Наилевич Измайлов, Tatar: Cyrillic Марат Наил улы Измайлов, Latin Marat Nail uğlı İzmailev; born 21 September 1982) is a Russian professional footballer.

Mainly a right midfielder he can also appear as an attacking midfielder, being best known for his dribbling skills and pace while also possessing a good long-distance shot and accurate passing. He played most of his injury-plagued career with Sporting Clube de Portugal, after starting it with Lokomotiv Moscow.

Izmailov represented Russia at the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships.

Club career

Lokomotiv

Born in Moscow of Volga Tatar descent, 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 often suffered with injuries.[2]

On 24 October 2001 Izmailov was one of 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 FC 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 million.[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]

Porto

On 7 January 2013, after passing the pertinent medicals, Izmailov joined Porto on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with Miguel Lopes moving in the opposite direction.[11] He changed his jersey name from Izmailov to Izmaylov, and scored in only his second game, helping to a 2–0 home win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[12]
During 2013–14 season he missed four months being absent in his home country due to family reasons, and departed on loan.

On 31 January 2014, Izmailov signed for Gabala FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League on loan until the end of the season, rejoining former Lokomotiv coach Yuri Semin who he worked with nine years ago.[13][14] On 16 July, still in the same predicament, he returned to his homeland and joined FC Krasnodar, which had the option of making the move permanent at the end of the campaign.[15]

Izmailov scored his first goal in Russian football in seven years on 14 August 2014, netting his team's first in a 4–0 home win against FC Spartak Moscow. He left Porto at the end of his contract, in July 2015.[16]

International career

Izmailov made his debut with Russia aged just 19,[17] and was summoned for the squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004, playing twice in each of those tournaments. On 25 May 2012, after an absence of six years, he was selected by manager Dick Advocaat for his Euro 2012 squad.[18]

Statistics

Club

As of 9 July 2015[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[20] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 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 13 5 1 0 2 0 9 1 - - 25 6
2012–13 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - 9 0
Total 81 13 10 2 16 3 33 1 2 1 142 20
Porto 2012–13 13 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 1
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 1
Gabala (loan) 2013–14 14 1 4 1 - - - - - - 18 2
Total 14 1 4 1 - - - - - - 18 2
Krasnodar (loan) 2014–15 22 1 1 0 - - 8 0 - - 31 1
Total 22 1 1 0 - - 8 0 - - 31 1
Career Totals 272 37 25 5 17 3 74 5 4 1 392 51

International

[21]

Russia
YearAppsGoals
200140
200260
200350
200451
200581
200630
200700
200800
200900
201000
201100
201240
Total352

Honours

Club

Lokomotiv
Sporting
Porto
Gabala

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Izmaylov to miss Sporting qualifiers UEFA, 14 July 2009
  9. ↑ "Izmailov to go under the knife". PortuGOAL. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Izmailov lambasts Sporting: "Medical staff a joke, club a dictatorship"". PortuGOAL. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  11. ↑ Izmaylov and Miguel Lopes switch clubs, but who stands to benefit from the deal?; PortuGOAL, 8 January 2013
  12. ↑ Porto squeeze past resilient Paços; PortuGOAL, 19 January 2013
  13. ↑ "Izmailov vai ser emprestado ao FC Gabala até final da época" [Izmailov will be loaned to FC Gabala until end of the season] (in Portuguese). RTP. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Marat Izmailov in Gabala". Gabala FK. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Игроком «Краснодара» стал Марат Измайлов (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Измайлов стал свободным агентом [Izmailov a free agent] (in Russian). Championat. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  17. ↑ New blood boosts Russian hopes UEFA.com Archived 8 August 2002 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ↑ Адвокат огласил заявку на ЕВРО-2012 [Advocaat announces EURO-2012 squad] (in Russian). RFS. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "M. Izmailov". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  20. ↑ Includes Russian Super Cup and Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  21. ↑ "Marat Izmaylov". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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