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Samat Smakov

Samat Smakov
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Personal information
Full name Samat Kabirovich Smakov
Date of birth (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth Semey, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Centre back / Right back
Club information
Current team
Ordabasy
Number 18
Youth career
1992–1997 Yelimay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Yelimay 33 (6)
1999–2000 Irtysh-Bastau 20 (1)
2000–2001 Rostov 39 (0)
2000–2001 Rostov reserves 8 (1)
2002 Zhenis Astana 11 (2)
2003 Yelimay 27 (4)
2004–2006 Kairat 91 (15)
2007–2013 Aktobe 171 (30)
2013 Çaykur Rizespor 16 (0)
2013–2014 Kairat 32 (0)
2015 Irtysh Pavlodar 26 (3)
2016 Aktobe 12 (5)
2016– Ordabasy 9 (0)
National team
2000– Kazakhstan 74 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2016

Samat Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Қабірұлы Смақов; Russian: Самат Смаков; born 8 December 1978 in Semey) is a Kazakhstani football defender who currently plays for Kazakhstan Premier League club FC Ordabasy.

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 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. 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. On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with Aleksandr Kislitsyn, moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar.

On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for FC Ordabasy until the end of the 2016 season.

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 June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals, his first goal a penalty against Belgium in September 2007. Many times he led the team as a captain. Currently he holds a record as the most capped player in Kazakhstan national football team with 74 matches as of June 2016.


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