Market value
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Rating · 99/00
5.1
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
top club · 129 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#121
goals rank
#79
assists rank
32
season goals
13
season assists
Among 228 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€8.00m
peak value · 2004
€5.50m
top transfer fee · 03/04
7
best season · 94/95
55 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1975-05-01 · 4 players total
521Appearances
32Goals
13Assists
64Yellow cards
1Red cards
88Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Aleksey Smertin |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Смертин Алексей Геннадьевич |
| Date of birth | 1975-05-01 (51 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Barnaul, Russia |
| Citizenship |  Russia |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 174.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2008-09-03 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Paulo Barbosa |
Sep 2008
Transfer: Fulham → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Mar 2008
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Fulham FC
17 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Dinamo Moscow → Fulham
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Fulham FC, Dinamo Moscow
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2006
Transfer: Chelsea → Dinamo Moscow
05/06 · Transfer · €1.50m
Mar 2006
Transfer: Charlton → Chelsea
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
Transfer: Chelsea → Charlton
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Charlton Athletic, Dinamo Moscow
46 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Chelsea FC
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2004
Transfer: Portsmouth → Chelsea
03/04 · Return from loan
Aug 2003
Transfer: Chelsea → Portsmouth
03/04 · Loan
Aug 2003
Transfer: G. Bordeaux → Chelsea
03/04 · Transfer · €5.50m
Jul 2003
03/04 — Portsmouth FC, FC Girondins Bordeaux
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
44 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Loko Moskau → G. Bordeaux
00/01 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Lokomotiv Moskau
18 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 1999
Transfer: Uralan → Loko Moskau
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — Lokomotiv Moskau, Uralan Elista
34 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1998
Transfer: Zarya L-K. → Uralan
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — Uralan Elista
27 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Uralan Elista, Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
36 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
37 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1994
Transfer: Dinamo Barnaul → Zarya L-K.
93/94 · Transfer
Jul 1993
93/94 — Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
40 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1992
92/93 — Dinamo Barnaul
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1992
Transfer: Ac. D. Barnaul → Dinamo Barnaul
91/92 · Transfer
Jul 1991
91/92 — Dinamo Barnaul
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 185 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.23/90
Assists1 total · 0.11/90
G+A3 total · 0.34/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.23/90
Minutes played by club
Lokomotiv Moskau
15.4%
Uralan Elista
9.7%
Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy
36.5%
Dinamo Barnaul
5.4%
Fulham FC
6.3%
Dinamo Moscow
0.0%
Charlton Athletic
0.0%
Chelsea FC
4.2%
FC Girondins Bordeaux
22.5%
Portsmouth FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Moskau | 2 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 1,217 |
| Uralan Elista | 3 | 96/97 | 98/99 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 763 |
| Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 4 | 93/94 | 96/97 | 129 | 13 | 0 | 2,877 |
| Dinamo Barnaul | 2 | 91/92 | 92/93 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 422 |
| Fulham FC | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 495 |
| Dinamo Moscow | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea FC | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 332 |
| FC Girondins Bordeaux | 4 | 00/01 | 03/04 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 1,772 |
| Portsmouth FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Premier Liga | Lokomotiv Moskau | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 683 |
| 99/00 | Russian Cup | Lokomotiv Moskau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Cup | Lokomotiv Moskau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Lokomotiv Moskau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 98/99 | Cup Winners' Cup | Lokomotiv Moskau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Premier Liga | Lokomotiv Moskau | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 428 |
| 98/99 | Russian Cup | Uralan Elista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Premier Liga | Uralan Elista | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 763 |
| 97/98 | Russian Cup | Uralan Elista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | 1.Division | Uralan Elista | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | 1.Division | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Russian Cup | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | 1.League | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 713 |
| 95/96 | Russian Cup | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | 1.League | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 455 |
| 93/94 | 1.League | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,709 |
| 92/93 | 1.League | Dinamo Barnaul | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Russian Cup | Dinamo Barnaul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | 1.Division | Dinamo Barnaul | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 422 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Fulham FC | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 495 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Fulham FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Russian Cup | Dinamo Moscow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier Liga | Dinamo Moscow | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Russian Cup | Dinamo Moscow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 332 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Portsmouth FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Ligue 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Portsmouth FC | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Ligue 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 33 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1,337 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 28 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/92 | 1992-01-01 | Ac. D. Barnaul | Dinamo Barnaul | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | Dinamo Barnaul | Zarya L-K. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | Zarya L-K. | Uralan | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Uralan | Loko Moskau | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Loko Moskau | G. Bordeaux | Transfer | 0 | €3.00m |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-25 | G. Bordeaux | Chelsea | Transfer | 0 | €5.50m |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-27 | Chelsea | Portsmouth | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-05-31 | Portsmouth | Chelsea | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-15 | Chelsea | Charlton | Loan | 6500000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-03-12 | Charlton | Chelsea | Return from loan | 6500000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-03-13 | Chelsea | Dinamo Moscow | Transfer | 6500000 | €1.50m |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-27 | Dinamo Moscow | Fulham | Transfer | 6500000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-09-03 | Fulham | Retired | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | unknown injury | 2008-03-07 | 2008-03-17 | 11 | 2 |
Current—
Peak€8.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€8.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3448 | #4 | 55 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1.League | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 7 | 37 |
| 98/99 | Premier Liga | Lokomotiv Moskau | 6 | 29 |
| 95/96 | 1.League | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetskiy | 4 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Premier Liga | Lokomotiv Moskau | 4 | 29 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 1 | 5 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2006-03-12 | Charlton | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €6.50m |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-15 | Chelsea | Charlton | Loan | — | €6.50m |
| 03/04 | 2004-05-31 | Portsmouth | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-27 | Chelsea | Portsmouth | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Aleksey Smertin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38% |
| Everton FC | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 63% |
| Manchester United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 25% |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 25% |
| Newcastle United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 50% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 38% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 50% |
| Liverpool FC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 31% |
| Arsenal FC | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 6% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 50% |
| Charlton Athletic | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 50% |
| Birmingham City | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 58% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 18 | 789 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 |
| 98/99 | 34 | 428 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 97/98 | 27 | 763 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 96/97 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | 36 | 713 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 94/95 | 37 | 455 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 93/94 | 40 | 1,709 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 92/93 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | 18 | 422 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 07/08 | 17 | 495 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 05/06 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 25 | 332 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 |
| 03/04 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 44 | 1,337 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 01/02 | 40 | 435 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 00/01 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
1.League
189 apps
15 G
0 A
Premier Liga
87 apps
10 G
6 A
Premier League
82 apps
2 G
3 A
Ligue 1
85 apps
2 G
1 A
Champions League
5 apps
1 G
1 A
Coupe de la Ligue
8 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
2 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
12 apps
0 G
1 A
League Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
Russian Cup
14 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Aleksey Smertin?
Aleksey Smertin is a Russia professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Aleksey Smertin?
Aleksey Smertin is 51 years old. He was born on May 1, 1975 in Barnaul.
What position does Aleksey Smertin play?
Aleksey Smertin plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Aleksey Smertin play for?
Aleksey Smertin currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Aleksey Smertin scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Aleksey Smertin has scored 32 goals in 521 appearances.