Claim: The major port city of Saratov, Russia is the hometown of Fyodor Smolov, an athlete whose career has spanned from 2007-2020.
Evidence: He made his Russian Premier League debut for Dynamo on 28 April 2007 in a game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, at the age of 17, as a last-minute substitute for Cícero. Senior career* 2007–2015 2020 Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Смо́лов, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ˈsmoləf; born 9 February 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team. Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Saratov (UK: /səˈrɑːtɒf/, US: /-təf/; Russian: Сара́тов, IPA: [sɐˈratəf (listen)) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River located upstream (north) of Volgograd.