Career
Samodin previously played for CSKA Moscow from 2002 to 2005, and then Russian amateur club Football Club Nizhny Novgorod in 2006 scoring 20 goals in 40 games, before moving to Dnipro. He made his debut for Dnipro on 3 March 2007 in a 1–1 draw with Football Club Illychivets Mariupol. In January 2014, Samodin signed a 2.5-year contract with Mordovia Saransk.
Samodin played for the Russian Under 21 team
