Marat Nailevich Izmailov (russian: Марат Наилевич Измайлов, tt-Cyrl, Марат Наил улы Измайлов; born 21 September 1982) is a Russian former professional
footballer
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.
Mainly a
right midfielder
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, he could also appear as an
attacking midfielder
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, being best known for his dribbling skills and pace while also possessing a good long-distance shot and accurate passing. He played most of his injury-plagued career with
Sporting CP
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, after starting it with
Lokomotiv Moscow
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.
Izmailov represented
Russia
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at the
2002 World Cup
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and two
European Championships, earning 35
caps
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in 11 years.
Club career
Lokomotiv
Born in
Moscow
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of
Volga Tatar
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descent, Izmailov emerged through local
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
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's youth ranks, making a lightning progression in a period of six months. He was already a very important first-team member when Lokomotiv won the
Russian Premier League
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titles in
2002 and
2004, and the player received the 2001 award for ''Best Young Player''.
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However, early on, he also often suffered with injuries.
On 24 October 2001, Izmailov was one of the players who helped crush
R.S.C. Anderlecht
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in
Brussels
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, for
the season's
UEFA Champions League
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(5–1).
Sporting
In July 2007, Izmailov was loaned for one season to
Sporting CP
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, making his official debut in the
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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on 11 August, against
FC Porto in
Leiria. The game ended 1–0, with the game's only goal being scored by him at the 75th minute, with a long-distance effort; he also played that match with an injury.
On 6 October 2007, coming
from the bench, Izmailov contributed with two late goals (his first league ones) in a 3–0 home win against
Vitória de Guimarães
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, and eventually helped the side
finish second in the
Primeira Liga,
adding the
Taça de Portugal
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also against Porto. During the following summer he signed a permanent deal with the
Lisbon-based club, which paid Lokomotiv
€
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4.5 million.
In
2009–10, Izmailov's physical problems resurfaced, and he would spend more than three months in the sidelines with a knee condition. He returned to training following coach
Paulo Bento
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A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, amassin ...
's dismissal, in late November 2009, but spent most of the following years on the sidelines nursing the same injury, and quarreling with Sporting's board of directors over the issue.
Porto
On 7 January 2013, after passing the pertinent medicals, Izmailov joined Porto on a two-and-a-half-year contract, with
Miguel Lopes
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moving in the opposite direction. He changed his jersey name from Izmailov to Izmaylov, and scored in only his second match, helping to a 2–0 home win over
F.C. Paços de Ferreira
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.
On 31 January 2014, after spending four months in his country due to family reasons, Izmailov signed for
Gabala FK
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in the
Azerbaijan Premier League on loan until the end of
the season, rejoining former Lokomotiv coach
Yuri Semin
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who he worked with nine years ago. On 16 July he returned to his homeland and signed on loan for
FC Krasnodar
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, which had the option of making the move permanent at the end of
the campaign.
Izmailov scored his first goal in
Russian football in seven years on 14 August 2014, netting his team's first in a 4–0 home win against
FC Spartak Moscow
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. He left Porto at the end of his contract, in July 2015.
Krasnodar
On 20 July 2016, after one year out of football, 33-year-old Izmailov signed a one-year contract with Krasnodar with an extension option. On 15 March 2017, he and club parted ways by mutual consent.
Ararat Moscow
On 9 June 2017, Izmailov joined
Russian Professional Football League club
FC Ararat Moscow, where he shared teams with fellow former internationals
Roman Pavlyuchenko
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and
Aleksei Rebko
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Career
He broke the record ...
. On 26 September, his contract was dissolved by mutual consent.
International career
Izmailov made his debut with
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aged just 19, and was summoned for the squads at the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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and
UEFA Euro 2004
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, playing twice in each of those tournaments. On 25 May 2012, after an absence of six years, he was selected by manager
Dick Advocaat
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for his
Euro 2012
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squad.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Izmailov goal''.
Honours
Club
Lokomotiv
*
Russian Premier League
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:
2002,
2004
*
Russian Cup:
2000–01, 2006–07
*
Russian Super Cup
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:
2003,
2005
*
CIS Cup: 2005
Sporting
*
Taça de Portugal
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:
2007–08; Runner-up
2011–12
*
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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:
2007,
2008
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*
Taça da Liga: Runner-up
2007–08,
2008–09
Porto
*
Primeira Liga:
2012–13
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*
Taça da Liga: Runner-up
2012–13
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Gabala
*
Azerbaijan Cup: Runner-up
2013–14
Individual
*
Russian Premier League
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: Best Young Player
2001
References
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1982 births
Living people
Tatar people of Russia
Footballers from Moscow
Tatar sportspeople
Russian footballers
Association football midfielders
Russian Premier League players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
FC Krasnodar players
Primeira Liga players
Sporting CP footballers
FC Porto players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Gabala FC players
Russia under-21 international footballers
Russia international footballers
2002 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2004 players
UEFA Euro 2012 players
Russian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
FC Ararat Moscow players