Alexei Smirnov

Alexei Smirnov is a wizard and a professional Quidditch player. He serves as a Chaser for the Russian National Quidditch Team. His sole appearance is in a supplementary video game and he is not mentioned in the original seven-book series.

Alexei Smirnov's personal history is unknown. His career as a professional Quidditch player is his only documented activity, where he plays as a Chaser on the Russian National Team alongside teammates Pyotr Vulchanov, Vasili Dimitrov, Katya Karkarov, and Ivan Volkov (video game).

No information exists regarding Alexei Smirnov's physical appearance or personality traits.

• Quidditch: As a Chaser on a national team, Smirnov is presumed to be an expert flier with excellent agility, aim, and the ability to work effectively within a team structure to score with the Quaffle.

• Broomstick: As a professional Quidditch player, Smirnov would own a high-quality, professional-grade broomstick, though the specific model is unknown.
• Quidditch Uniform: He wears the uniform of the Russian National Quidditch Team (video game).

Smirnov is a teammate of the other players on the Russian National Quidditch Team, including fellow Chasers Katya Karkarov and Ivan Volkov, Keeper Vasili Dimitrov, and Seeker Pyotr Vulchanov (video game). The nature of his personal relationships with them is not known.

• Alexei: A common Russian and Slavic given name, derived from the Greek name Alexios, meaning “helper” or “defender.”
• Smirnov: One of the most common surnames in Russia. It is derived from the Russian adjective smirnyy (смирный), which translates to “quiet,” “gentle,” or “meek.”

Alexei Smirnov is a character created exclusively for the Quidditch World Cup video game, released in 2003. He does not appear in the Harry Potter novels or films. Interestingly, several of his teammates on the Russian team in the game (Volkov, Vulchanov, and Dimitrov) share surnames with members of the Bulgarian National Team from the novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the book, these players are part of the team that faces Ireland in the [[1