Ilya Samoshnikov

Ilya Andreyevich Samoshnikov (; 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.

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.

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International

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 2–0 4–0 Friendly