Ilya Samoshnikov

Ilya Samoshnikov
	Samoshnikov with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Andreyevich Samoshnikov
Date of birth	14 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Reutov, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Rubin Kazan; (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
Number	71
Youth career
2005–2014	Prialit Reutov
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Prialit Reutov (amateur)
2017	Veles Moscow (amateur)
2017–2018	Ararat Moscow
2018	Shinnik Yaroslavl
2019	Torpedo Moscow
2020–2023	Rubin Kazan
2023–2025	Lokomotiv Moscow
2025–	Spartak Moscow
2026–	→ Rubin Kazan (loan)
International career‡
2021–	Russia
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2025

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

Club career

Samoshnikov began his football career in the amateur league in Moscow.

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.

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. He made his RPL debut for Rubin on 27 June 2020 in a game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow, as a starter.

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

On 19 August 2025, Samoshnikov moved to Spartak Moscow and signed a three-season deal.

On 8 July 2026, Samoshnikov returned to Rubin Kazan on a season-long loan.

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.

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

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. He made his first appearance in the starting line-up 3 days later in the next qualifier against Cyprus.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 October 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Prialit Reutov	2015	Russian Amateur Football League	—
Prialit Reutov	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	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	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
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		53	5	17	0	—		—		70	5
Spartak Moscow	2025–26	Russian Premier League	2	0	3	1	—		—		5	1
Rubin Kazan (loan)	2026–27	Russian Premier League	9	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
Career total			201	12	34	1	1	0	4	0	240	13

International

As of match played 7 September 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2021	3	0
	2024	1	1
	2025	1	0
Total		5	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

↑ Appearances in the FNL Cup
↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Spartak Moscow

Russian Cup: 2025–26

References

↑ "Разговор о прорыве из любительского футбола, школе Слуцкого и семейной драме, которая сделала сильнее" (in Russian). sport24.ru. 30 March 2021.
↑ Ilya Samoshnikov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
↑ "ИЛЬЯ САМОШНИКОВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 2 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 27 June 2020.
↑ "ИЛЬЯ САМОШНИКОВ – НОВЫЙ ЗАЩИТНИК "ЛОКОМОТИВА"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 17 June 2023.
↑ "Илья Самошников стал игроком "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
↑ "Илья Самошников – снова в «Рубине»!" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
↑ "Состав на Мальту, Словению и Словакию" [Line-up for Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2021.
↑ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
↑ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
↑ "Russia v Croatia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
↑ "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 September 2021.
↑ Ilya Samoshnikov at Soccerway
↑ ""Спартак" – обладатель FONBET Кубка России 2025/26" [Spartak is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2025–26] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2026.

External links

Ilya Samoshnikov at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)
Ilya Samoshnikov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

[14] Appearances in the FNL Cup

[15] Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] "Разговор о прорыве из любительского футбола, школе Слуцкого и семейной драме, которая сделала сильнее" (in Russian). sport24.ru. 30 March 2021.

[2] Ilya Samoshnikov at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)

[3] "ИЛЬЯ САМОШНИКОВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 2 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Rubin v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 27 June 2020.

[5] "ИЛЬЯ САМОШНИКОВ – НОВЫЙ ЗАЩИТНИК "ЛОКОМОТИВА"!" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 17 June 2023.

[6] "Илья Самошников стал игроком "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

[7] "Илья Самошников – снова в «Рубине»!" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.

[8] "Состав на Мальту, Словению и Словакию" [Line-up for Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2021.

[9] Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.

[10] "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.

[11] "Russia v Croatia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[12] "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 September 2021.

[13] Ilya Samoshnikov at Soccerway

[16] ""Спартак" – обладатель FONBET Кубка России 2025/26" [Spartak is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2025–26] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2026.