Editing Leonid Smotrov (section)

== Professional career ==

=== Early Russian Legion career ===

According to a profile published by ''Iconic Paintball'', Smotrov joined Russian Legion at the age of 15. [1]

He was named in the organisation's January 2014 roster announcement, issued as Moscow Red Legion combined players with [[Toulouse TonTons]] for American competition. The announcement placed him in a squad coached by [[Alexey Soloviev]], alongside players including [[Kirill Prikhidni]], [[Denis Golev]], [[Kevin Coulm]] and [[Fabrice Colombo]]. The club described the roster as part of a three-year development strategy. [4]

=== NXL competition ===

Smotrov was a member of Moscow Red Legion's runner-up roster at the 2016 NXL World Cup, where the team lost the professional final to [[Edmonton Impact]]. [5]

In June 2017, he helped Moscow Red Legion win the NXL Atlantic City Open. The team defeated [[Tampa Bay Damage]] 4-3 in the professional final. [6]

At the 2019 NXL Texas Open, Smotrov was part of the Moscow Red Legion team that defeated [[ac Dallas]] 6-1 in the final. He received the event's Golden Barrel award, presented to the tournament's outstanding individual player. [3][7]

=== Later competition ===

Smotrov was on Red Legion's winning roster at the 2025 NXL Midwest Open. The team defeated Edmonton Impact in the quarter-finals and [[San Antonio X-Factor]] in the semi-finals before beating TonTon FSU 5-3 in the final. [8]

Red Legion continued to list Smotrov on its official professional roster in 2026, wearing number 27. [9]