Biography
Who is Aleksandr Samedov?
Early life and background
Aleksandr Samedov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. His mother is Russian and his father is Azerbaijani. He is a Christian and is married to Yuliya.
He studied at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture. During his youth, he attended the Spartak Moscow academy and was considered a talented young player there.
Professional football career
Aleksandr began his professional path with Spartak Moscow. In the summer of 2005, he moved to Lokomotiv Moscow for a fee of 3.4 million euros. Following his time there, he joined FC Moscow in 2008.
He transferred to Dynamo Moscow during the winter transfer period of the 2009-10 season. Later, on 27 June 2012, he returned to Lokomotiv Moscow. The club reportedly paid approximately 8.2 million euros for his services.
During his second period at Lokomotiv, he became a regular starter at right wing. He won fan polls for best player of the month in both May 2013 and April 2014. He also won a club poll for best player of the season with 32.3 percent of the votes after the 2013-14 season.
Later career and retirement
Aleksandr Samedov returned to Spartak Moscow on 16 January 2017. He won the Russian Premier League title with the team at the end of that season. He left the club by mutual consent on 5 January 2019.
He signed with Krylia Sovetov Samara in January 2019 and later joined Znamya Noginsk in August 2019. He retired from football on 27 October 2019. After Znamya Noginsk moved to the third-tier Russian Professional Football League, he restarted his career. He retired again in January 2021 and later worked as a scout for FC Lokomotiv Moscow until 2022.
International football
Aleksandr played for the Russia U-21s before making his debut for the senior national team in October 2011 against Slovakia. He was part of the Russian squads for the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups. He started every match for Russia during the 2018 tournament.
In 2003, he spoke with officials in Baku regarding representing the Azerbaijan national team. He declined the opportunity because he did not want to give up his Russian citizenship. He officially retired from international duty following the 2018 World Cup quarterfinal loss to Croatia.
Birthday and age
Aleksandr Samedov was born on July 19, 1984, which makes Aleksandr 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Aleksandr shares the date with 26 other famous people.
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