Aleksandr Samedov

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Самедов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ sɐˈmʲedəf]; Azerbaijani: Aleksandr Səmədov; born 19 July 1984) is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a right winger. He has played for the Russia national football team since 2011 and was selected for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Samedov.

Aleksandr Samedov
Samedov playing for Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Aleksandr Sergeyevich Samedov
Date of birth (1984-07-19) 19 July 1984
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1995–2000 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Spartak Moscow 47 (6)
2005–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow 49 (3)
2008–2009 FC Moscow 43 (7)
2010–2012 Dynamo Moscow 70 (9)
2012–2016 Lokomotiv Moscow 128 (26)
2017–2018 Spartak Moscow 39 (5)
2019 Krylia Sovetov Samara 9 (0)
2019–2020 Znamya Noginsk
International career
2004–2005 Russia U21 12 (3)
2011–2018 Russia 53 (7)
Managerial career
2021–2022 FC Lokomotiv Moscow (scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Samedov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union, his father is Azerbaijani[2][3] and his mother is Russian. He is a Christian[4] and is married to Yuliya.[5]

Club career
Samedov with Lokomotiv in 2012

He was a student of the Spartak Moscow academy and was considered one of their most talented youngsters. 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 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.[6] He won this poll for the second time in April 2014.[7] 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.[8]

On 16 January 2017, he returned to FC Spartak Moscow, winning the Russian Premier League title at the end of the season.[9] He was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent on 5 January 2019.[10]

On 13 January 2019, he signed with Krylia Sovetov Samara.[11]

On 28 August 2019, he signed with semi-professional side Znamya Noginsk.

On 27 October 2019, he retired from football. He restarted his career after Znamya Noginsk was promoted to the third-tier Russian Professional Football League for the 2020–21 season. He retired again in January 2021 and was appointed scout by FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[12] He left Lokomotiv in 2022.[13]

International career
Samedov and Zobnin in Sochi (2017)

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.[4]

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.[14]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[15] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[16] He started Russia's every game in the World Cup, but was substituted in the second half in 3 out of 5, including both knock-out stage games.

Following Russia's 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal loss to Croatia, he announced his retirement from the national team.[17]

Career statistics

Club statistics
As of 13 December 2018
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak Moscow 2001 Russian Premier League 000000–00
2002 100000–10
2003 6010004[lower-alpha 1]0110
2004 29610721[lower-alpha 2]0388
2005 11021––131
Lokomotiv Moscow 900061–151
2006 1301020–160
2007 2334061–334
2008 40–––40
FC Moscow 1622042–224
2009 27530––305
Total 437504200529
Dynamo Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 27321––294
2011–12 43660––496
Total 7098100007810
Lokomotiv Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League 26210––272
2013–14 30700––307
2014–15 2945020–364
2015–16 28900851[lower-alpha 2]03714
2016–17 15421––175
Total (2 spells) 177291312471021537
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 103–––103
2017–18 212304100283
2018–19 801030–120
Total (2 spells) 8611811435011315
Career total 3765634342126045871
  1. Appearance(s) in the Russian Premier League Cup
  2. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 July 2018.[18]
Russia
YearAppsGoals
201120
201240
201373
2014110
201520
201692
201791
201891
Total537

International goals
As of 5 January 2021 (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Samedov goal)[18]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2013Central Stadium, Kazan, Russia Luxembourg
4–1
4–1
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 October 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
1–0
4–0
3.15 November 2013Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Serbia
1–0
1–1
Friendly
4.9 October 2016Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia Costa Rica
1–2
3–4
5.10 November 2016Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar
1–0
1–2
6.24 June 2017Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia Mexico
1–0
1–2
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
7.5 June 2018VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia Turkey
1–0
1–1
Friendly

Honours

Clubs
Lokomotiv Moscow
Spartak Moscow

References
  1. "Aleksandr Samedov". worldfootball.net. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. Домашний ребенок. Новобранец «Локомотива» Александр Самедов всегда спешит к родному очагу
  3. Александр Самедов: «Понимаю, что кто-то в Азербайджане обижается на меня из-за того, что я не соглашаюсь играть за сборную»
  4. Александр Самедов принял христианство и отказался от места в сборной Азербайджана по футболу Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
  5. Александр Самедов принял христианство и отказался от места в сборной Азербайджана по футболу(in Russian)
  6. Александр Самедов – игрок мая! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. Александр Самедов – игрок апреля! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. Александр Самедов – лучший игрок сезона! (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014.
  9. АЛЕКСАНДР САМЕДОВ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ СО «СПАРТАКОМ» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  10. Александр Самедов: «Желаю "Спартаку" больших побед» [Aleksandr Samedov: I wish big victories for Spartak] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 5 January 2019.
  11. Александр Самедов стал игроком "Крыльев Советов" [Aleksandr Samedov became the Krylia Sovetov player] (in Russian). FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 13 January 2019.
  12. "Александр Самедов – старший селекционер по молодежному футболу" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 12 January 2021.
  13. "Самедов покинул пост селекционера "Локомотива" по молодежному футболу" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  14. Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  15. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  16. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  17. Александр Самедов объявил о завершении карьеры в сборной (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 8 July 2018.
  18. Aleksandr Samedov at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. "Локомотив" наградил медалью футболиста Самедова за победу в Кубке России (in Russian). Rossiya Segodnya. 7 June 2017.
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