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{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Samat Smakov
| image       = SamSmakov8.jpg
| fullname    = Samat Kabirovich Smakov
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|12|8}}
| birth_place = [[Semey]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height      = {{height|meters=1.77}}
| currentclub = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| position    = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right back]]
| clubnumber  = 18
| youthyears1 = 1992–1997 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Spartak Semey|Yelimay]]
| years1      = 1997–1998 | clubs1  = [[FC Spartak Semey|Yelimay]]           | caps1  = 33  | goals1  = 6  
| years2      = 1999–2000 | clubs2  = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh-Bastau]]   | caps2  = 20  | goals2  = 1  
| years3      = 2000–2001 | clubs3  = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]                   | caps3  = 39  | goals3  = 0  
| years4      = 2000–2001 | clubs4  = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] reserves          | caps4  = 8   | goals4  = 1  
| years5      = 2002      | clubs5  = [[FC Astana-1964|Zhenis Astana]]       | caps5  = 11  | goals5  = 2  
| years6      = 2003      | clubs6  = [[FC Semey|Yelimay]]                    | caps6  = 27  | goals6  = 4  
| years7      = 2004–2006 | clubs7  = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]                   | caps7  = 91  | goals7  = 15  
| years8      = 2007–2013 | clubs8  = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]                   | caps8  = 171 | goals8  = 30
| years9      = 2013      | clubs9  = [[Çaykur Rizespor]]                    | caps9  = 16  | goals9  = 0
| years10     = 2013–2014 | clubs10 = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]                   | caps10 = 32  | goals10 = 0
| years11     = 2015      | clubs11 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] | caps11 = 26  | goals11 = 3  
| years12     = 2016      | clubs12 = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]                   | caps12 = 12  | goals12 = 5
| years13     = 2016–     | clubs13 = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]               | caps13 = 9   | goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2000–
| nationalteam1  = [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
| nationalcaps1  = 74
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| pcupdate = 23 March 2017
| ntupdate = 25 June 2016
}}

'''Samat  Smakov''' ({{lang-kk|Самат Қабірұлы Смақов}}; [[Russian language|Russian]]: Самат Смаков; born 8 December 1978 in [[Semey]]) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[soccer|football]] [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who currently plays for [[Kazakhstan Premier League]] club [[FC Ordabasy]].

==Career==

===Club===
Smakov started his career in his home town [[Semey]] playing for [[FC Semey|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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports.kz|script-title=ru:Юрий Логвиненко — новый рекордсмен «Актобе»|trans_title=Yuri Logvinenko - new "Aktobe" record-holder|author=Balykbaev, Duman|url=http://sports.kz/news/yuriy-logvinenko-novyiy-rekordsmen-aktobe|language=Russian|date=1 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона|url=http://www.sports.ru/football/1024452273.html|website=www.sports.ru|publisher=sports.ru|accessdate=3 December 2014|language=Russian|date=23 October 2014}}</ref> On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with [[Aleksandr Kislitsyn]], moved to [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ|url=http://www.fckairat.kz/club/news/19714|website=http://www.fckairat.kz/|publisher=[[FC Kairat]]|accessdate=6 January 2015|language=Russian|date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for [[FC Ordabasy]] until the end of the [[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|2016]] season.<ref name="Ordabasy Sign Smakov">{{cite web|title=Ордабасы подписал контракт с Смаковым.|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/494|website=fcordabasy.kz|publisher=FC Ordabasy|accessdate=4 August 2016|language=Russian|date=4 August 2016}}</ref>

===International===
Samat received his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualifier]] against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov capped in all major matches of [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], including [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 2006]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008]] qualifiers. As of June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[RSSSF]]|author1=Dryomin, Mike  |author2=Mamrud, Roberto |lastauthoramp=yes |title=Kazakhstan - Record International Players|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kaz-recintlp.html|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> his first goal a penalty against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in September 2007.<ref name="belgium">{{cite news |title=Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=3015880 |work=ESPN |publisher=Entertainment and Sports Programming Network |agency=Reuters |date=12 September 2007 |accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref> 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.

==Career statistics==

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2000||5||0
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2002||0||0
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
|2004||8||0
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||7||0
|-
|2007||12||1
|-
|2008||8||0
|-
|2009||1||0
|-
|2010||0||0
|-
|2011||3||0
|-
|2012||0||0
|-
|2013||0||0
|-
|2014||3||1
|-
|2015||9||0
|-
|2016||3||0
|-
!Total||74||2
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2015''<ref>{{NFT player|pid=3559|Samat Smaqov|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref
|-
| 1. || 12 September 2007 || [[Central Stadium (Almaty)|Almaty Central Stadium]], [[Almaty]] || {{fb|BEL}} || '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A#Kazakhstan v Belgium|Euro 2008 qualifier]] || <ref name="belgium"/>
|-
| 2. || 16 November 2014 || [[Türk Telekom Arena]], [[Istanbul]] || {{fb|TUR}} || '''1'''–3 || 1–3 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A#Turkey v Kazakhstan|Euro 2016 qualifier]] || <ref>{{cite news |first=Asel |last=Esetova |title=Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016 |url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/news/view/30103 |work=Kazakhstanskaya Pravda |date=17 November 2014 |accessdate=17 November 2014 |language=Kazakh}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==

===Club===
;Yelimay
*[[Kazakhstan Premier League]] (1): [[1998 Kazakhstan Premier League|1998]]
;Irtysh-Bastau
*[[Kazakhstan Premier League]] (1): [[1999 Kazakhstan Premier League|1999]]
;Zhenis Astana
*[[Kazakhstan Cup]] (1): 2002
;Kairat
*[[Kazakhstan Premier League]] (1): [[2004 Kazakhstan Premier League|2004]]
;Aktobe
*[[Kazakhstan Premier League]] (3): [[2007 Kazakhstan Premier League|2007]], [[2008 Kazakhstan Premier League|2008]], [[2009 Kazakhstan Premier League|2009]]
*[[Kazakhstan Cup]] (1): [[2010 Kazakhstan Cup|2010]]
*[[Kazakhstan Super Cup]] (2): 2008, 2010

===Personal===
* Kazakhstan FF ""[[Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year|Best Player of the year]]"" 2004, 2008
* GOAL Journal "Best player of the year" - 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-TMzyykPMk Video]
*[http://sam.sbornaya.kz/ Personal Blog at National Team Website] {{ru icon}}
*{{NFT player|pid=3559}}
*[http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/175900/ "КАЙРАТ" ОБЪЯВИЛ О ПОДПИСАНИИ СМАКОВА И ЛОРИЯ (Russian)]

{{FC Ordabasy squad}}
{{Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year}}

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