Andrei Solomatin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Torpedo Moscow | 8 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | TRASKO Moscow | 54 | (8) |
| 1995–2001 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 143 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | CSKA Moscow | 53 | (3) |
| 2004 | Kuban Krasnodar | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | Seongnam | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Obolon Kyiv | 9 | (0) |
| 2005 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spartak Nizhny Novgorod | 16 | (0) |
| 2006 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 13 | (1) |
| 2007 | Torpedo Moscow | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 320 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Russia U-21 | 23 | (3) |
| 1999 | Russia-2 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Russia | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chertanovo Moscow | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Соломатин; born 9 September 1975) is a Russian football manager and a former player. Since 2023, he has been part of a Russian irregular unit in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Club career
[edit]He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moskva and CSKA Moskva.
International
[edit]He played 13 matches for the Russian national team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Military career
[edit]In August 2023, Solomatin announced that he was joining the Espaniola Battalion of the Russian Military Forces as a volunteer. Serving in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he was initially stationed near Bakhmut under the callsign "Soloma".[2] He was promoted to deputy brigade commander by August 2025.[3]
Honours
[edit]Lokomotiv Moscow
CSKA Moscow
- Russian Cup: 2001–02
International goals
[edit]- Results list Russia's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2002 | Moscow, Russia |  Belarus |
1 goal | 1–1 | LG Cup |
External links
[edit]- Andrei Solomatin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Andrei Solomatin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Andrei Solomatin at National-Football-Teams.com
References
[edit]- ^ Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Бывший игрок сборной России по футболу Андрей Соломатин уехал добровольцем на войну". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Solomatin, Andrei (8 August 2025). "«Когда народ поймет, что это наше общее дело»: Андрей Соломатин о победе на Украине". RTVI (Interview) (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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