Dmitri Kombarov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Kombarov.

Dmitri Kombarov

230px Kombarov with Spartak Moscow
Personal information
Full name	Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov
Date of birth	(1987-01-22) 22 January 1987
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Left midfielder / Left back
Team information
Current team	Spartak Moscow
Number	23
Youth career
1993–2001	Spartak Moscow
2001–2006	Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Dynamo Moscow	132	(12)
2010–	Spartak Moscow	161	(20)
International career‡
2011	Russia-2	2	(0)
2012–	Russia	38	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2016

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Комба́ров; IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ kɐmˈbarəf]; born 22 January 1987) is a Russian footballer who plays as a left midfielder or a left back for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he currently plays as an attack minded left back.

Career

Dynamo Moscow

Dmitri started playing football at the age of 4. In 1993, Dmitri and his brother Kirill joined the Spartak Moscow football academy. After a conflict with the school coaches, the brothers left Spartak and joined the Dynamo Moscow academy.

Dmitri made his first appearance for the main squad of Dynamo on 13 July 2005 in a Russian Cup game against Dynamo Bryansk.

FC Spartak Moscow

In August 2010, the Kombarov brothers left Dynamo Moscow for their city rivals Spartak Moscow where they started their football education. Despite being a left defender, at the end of the 2012-13 season he finished as the top scorer of the team with 7 goals.

International career

His first appearance in Russia national football team was in February 2012, in the friendly match with Denmark. He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012. He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Armenia on 5 March 2014. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

He scored his first competitive goal for Russia against Liechtenstein in a 2016 European Championship qualification match.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
2.	8 September 2014	Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia	Liechtenstein	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Moscow	2005	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2006	27	1	6	1	—		33	2
	2007	29	2	6	1	—		35	3
	2008	30	1	2	0	—		32	1
	2009	29	4	3	0	4	0	36	4
	2010	16	4	1	0	—		17	4
Total		132	12	19	2	4	0	155	14
Spartak Moscow	2010	14	1	—		6	0	20	1
	2011–12	40	6	4	1	7	3	51	11
	2012–13	29	7	0	0	8	1	28	7
	2013-14	28	2	2	1	1	0	31	3
	2014-15	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
Total		126	17	6	2	22	4	145	23
Career total		258	29	25	4	26	4	300	37

Individual honours

• List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #2 (2013/14).