Zelimkhan Bakayev
 Bakayev with Zenit in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wahda | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2016 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 52 | (4) |
| 2015–2022 | Spartak Moscow | 81 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arsenal Tula (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2022– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 21 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Al Wahda (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Russia U21 | 15 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Russia | 13 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 | |||
Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev (Russian: Зелимхан Джабраилович Бакаев; born 1 July 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Emirati club Al Wahda on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Club career
He made his debut in the
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.[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 23 July 2017 as a starter in a game against FC Ufa.[4]
On 1 August 2018, he joined FC Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]
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.[6] 3 days later, he scored his first two Russian Premier League goals for Spartak in a 3–1 victory over FC Akhmat Grozny.[7]
Bakayev left Spartak as a free agent on 1 June 2022.[8]
On 15 June 2022, Bakayev signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for three years with an option for the fourth year.[9]
On 19 September 2023, Bakayev was loaned to Emirati club Al Wahda for a season.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
2015–16
|
Russian First League | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||||
2016–17
|
Russian First League | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 4[a] | 1 | 35 | 1 | ||||
2017–18
|
Russian First League | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 4[b] | 3 | – | 35 | 10 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 7[c] | 1 | – | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 81 | 7 | 13 | 3 | – | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 14 | |||
| Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 8 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1[d] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Al Wahda | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 184 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 229 | 29 | ||
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Appearances in the Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 24 September 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2021 | Otkritie Arena, Moscow , Russia |
 Malta |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honors
Club
Spartak Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg
Personal life
His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[20] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.
References
- ^ "Zelimkhan Bakayev". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 9 June 2015.
- Russian National Football League. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Ufa v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Удачи, Зелимхан! Бакаев покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ ""Зенит" заключил контракт с Зелимханом Бакаевым" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Зелимхан Бакаев продолжит сезон в ОАЭ" (in Russian). Zenit St. Petersburg. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Zelimkhan Bakayev at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Spartak 2 – 1 Lokomotiv ( 2017, Финал)".
- ^ ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023.
- ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
- ^ ""Зелимхан был против моего ухода из «Спартака". Почему разошлись пути братьев Бакаевых" (in Russian). Championat. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links
- Zelimkhan Bakayev at Soccerway
- Zelimkhan Bakayev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
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