Ilya Samoshnikov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Samoshnikov.

Ilya Andreyevich Samoshnikov (Russian: Илья Андреевич Самошников; born 14 November 1997) is a Russian football player who plays as a right winger for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national team.

Ilya Samoshnikov

Samoshnikov with Torpedo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Andreyevich Samoshnikov
Date of birth	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Moscow
Number	77
Youth career
2005–2014	Prialit Reutov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Prialit Reutov (amateur)
2017	Veles Moscow (amateur)
2017–2018	Ararat Moscow	19	(1)
2018	Shinnik Yaroslavl	14	(0)
2019	Torpedo Moscow	22	(1)
2020–2023	Rubin Kazan	82	(5)
2023–	Lokomotiv Moscow	52	(5)
International career‡
2021–	Russia	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

Samoshnikov began his football career in the amateur league in Moscow.^[1]

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Ararat Moscow on 19 July 2017 in a game against FC Zorky Krasnogorsk.^[2]

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Shinnik Yaroslavl on 26 August 2018 in a game against FC Baltika Kaliningrad.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 January 2020, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.^[3] He made his RPL debut for Rubin on 27 June 2020 in a game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow, as a starter.^[4]

On 17 June 2023, Samoshnikov signed a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow.^[5]

International career

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in March 2021 for the World Cup qualifiers against Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia.^[6]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.^[7] He was not included in the final squad.^[8]

He made his debut for the senior squad on 1 September 2021 in a World cup qualifier against Croatia. He substituted Mário Fernandes in the 78th minute, as the game ended in a 0–0 draw.^[9] He made his first appearance in the starting line-up 3 days later in the next qualifier against Cyprus.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Prialit Reutov	2015	Russian Amateur Football League	—
	2016	Russian Amateur Football League	—
Veles-M Moscow	2017	Russian Amateur Football League	—
Ararat Moscow	2017–18	Russian Professional Football League	19	1	4	0	—		4[a]	0	27	1
Shinnik Yaroslavl	2018–19	Russian Football National League	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Torpedo Moscow	2019–20	Russian Football National League	22	1	2	0	—		—		24	1
Rubin Kazan	2019–20	Russian Premier League	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	24	2	2	0	—		—		26	2
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	24	1	2	0	1[b]	0	—		27	1
	2022–23	Russian First League	28	2	0	0	—		—		28	2
	Total		82	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	87	5
Lokomotiv Moscow	2023–24	Russian Premier League	28	1	7	0	—		—		35	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	24	4	9	0	—		—		33	4
	Total		52	5	16	0	—		—		68	5
Career total			189	12	27	0	1	0	4	0	221	12

International

As of match played 19 November 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2021	3	0
	2024	1	1
Total		4	1

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2024	Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia	Syria	2–0	4–0	Friendly

Notes

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League