Igor Smolnikov

37-Year-Old Midfielder/DefenderM/D

FC Krasnodar

Russian Premier

Height 1.8099999

Weight 75

DOB 8/8/1988

Birthplace Kamensk-Uralsky, USSR

Earns early red against Uruguay

M/DZenit St. Petersburg

June 25, 2018

Smolnikov was sent off in the 36th minute of Monday's match with Uruguay after receiving two yellow cards.

ANALYSIS
Smolnikov was caught out on two rash challenges while his team were blitzed over the opening third of the match. Mario Fernandes came on for Denis Cheryshev to keep enough defenders on the field and is a likely candidate to start the first knockout round match with Smolnikov suspended.