Zelimkhan Bakayev
![]() Bakayev with Zenit in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev | ||
Date of birth | (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Khimki | ||
Number | 18 | ||
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) |
2023–2024 | → Al Wahda (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2024– | → Khimki (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Russia U21 | 15 | (6) |
2019–2022 | Russia | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 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 Khimki on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
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.[2]
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]
On 2 August 2024, Bakayev moved on loan to Khimki.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 August 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
Khimki | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Career total | 186 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 232 | 30 |
- ^ 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 |
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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.[15]
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 |
Honors
Club
Spartak Moscow
- Russian Cup: 2021–22[16]
- Russian Super Cup: 2017[17]
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2022–23[18]
- Russian Super Cup: 2022,[19] 2023[20]
Al Wahda
- UAE League Cup: 2023–24
Personal life
His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[21] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.
References
- ^ "Zelimkhan Bakayev". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Volga-Spartak game report" (in Russian). 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.
- ^ "Зелимхан Бакаев — в «Химках»!" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 2 August 2024.
- ^ "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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