Zelimkhan Bakayev
![]() Bakayev with Spartak Moscow in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Nazran, Russia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2016 | Spartak Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 52 | (4) |
2015– | Spartak Moscow | 71 | (7) |
2018–2019 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 25 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Russia U21 | 15 | (6) |
2019– | Russia | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev (Russian: Зелимхан Джабраилович Бакаев; born 1 July 1996) is a Russian football midfielder of Ingush descent who plays as a right winger for FC Spartak Moscow.
Club career[]
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 26 April 2014 in a game against FC Metallurg Vyksa.[1]
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Spartak Moscow on 23 September 2015 in a Russian Cup game against FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.[2]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 23 July 2017 as a starter in a game against FC Ufa.
On 1 August 2018, he joined FC Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[3]
Upon his return from loan, he scored his first two goals for Spartak on 8 August 2019 in an away Europa League qualifier against FC Thun.[4] 3 days later, he scored his first two Russian Premier League goals for Spartak in a 3–1 victory over FC Akhmat Grozny.[5]
International[]
He was first called up to Russia national football team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against San Marino and Cyprus in June 2019.[6] He made his debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Cyprus. He substituted Aleksei Ionov in the 78th minute and participated in one of the three goals Russia scored in the remaining time.[7]
He scored his first international goal on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Malta, establishing the final score of 2–0 at home from the penalty spot.[8]
Honors[]
Club[]
Spartak Moscow
Career statistics[]
- As of 13 December 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Spartak-2 Moscow | 2013–14 | PFL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | FNL | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 4[a] | 1 | 35 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||||
Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2015–16 | RPL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4[b] | 3 | – | 35 | 10 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | – | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 71 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 12 | ||
Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2018–19 | RPL | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||
Career total | 148 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 177 | 25 |
- ^ Appearances in the FNL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, one goal in the UEFA Europa League
International goals[]
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 September 2021 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal life[]
His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.
References[]
- ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Volga-Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "ЗЕЛИМХАН БАКАЕВ ПОПОЛНИЛ "АРСЕНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Thun v Spartak game report". UEFA. 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Akhmat v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Состав на Сан-Марино и Кипр" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Russia v Malta game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Spartak 2 – 1 Lokomotiv ( 2017, Финал)".
- ^ Zelimkhan Bakayev at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Zelimkhan Bakayev at Soccerway
- Zelimkhan Bakayev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- 1996 births
- People from Nazran
- Living people
- Russian footballers
- Russian people of Ingush descent
- Association football midfielders
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- FC Arsenal Tula players
- Russia under-21 international footballers
- Russia international footballers
- Russian Premier League players
- FC Spartak-2 Moscow players
- Russian football midfielder, 1996 birth stubs