Zelimkhan Bakayev

Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev (Russian: Зелимхан Джабраилович Бакаев; born 1 July 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Russia national team.

This article is about Russian football player. For Russian-Chechen singer Zelimkhan Khoussainovich Bakaev, see Zelim Bakaev.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dzhabrailovich and the family name is Bakayev.
Zelimkhan Bakayev
Bakayev with Zenit in 2022
Personal information
Full name Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev
Date of birth (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996
Place of birth Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 7
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 13 (1)
International career‡
2016–2018 Russia U21 15 (6)
2019– Russia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

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.[3]

On 1 August 2018, he joined FC Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[4]

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.[5] 3 days later, he scored his first two Russian Premier League goals for Spartak in a 3–1 victory over FC Akhmat Grozny.[6]

Bakayev left Spartak as a free agent on 1 June 2022.[7]

On 15 June 2022, Bakayev signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for three years with an option for the fourth year.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

Honors

Club

Spartak Moscow

Zenit St. Petersburg

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak-2 Moscow 2013–14 PFL 10–––10
2015–16 FNL 101–––101
2016–17 310––4[lower-alpha 1]1351
2017–18 103–––103
Total 524000041565
Spartak Moscow 2015–16 RPL 0020––20
2017–18 5010000060
2019–20 276414[lower-alpha 2]3–3510
2020–21 23130––261
2021–22 260327[lower-alpha 3]1–363
Total 8171331140010514
Arsenal Tula (loan) 2018–19 RPL 25840––298
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2022–23 RPL 13160–1[lower-alpha 4]0201
Career total 171192331145121028
  1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances, one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in the Russian Super Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[15]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2021Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia Malta2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[16] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.

References
  1. "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 9 June 2015.
  2. "Volga-Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 23 September 2015.
  3. "Ufa v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. "ЗЕЛИМХАН БАКАЕВ ПОПОЛНИЛ "АРСЕНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 1 August 2018.
  5. "Thun v Spartak game report". UEFA. 8 August 2019.
  6. "Akhmat v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2019.
  7. "Удачи, Зелимхан! Бакаев покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ""Зенит" заключил контракт с Зелимханом Бакаевым" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  9. "Состав на Сан-Марино и Кипр" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2019.
  10. "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 October 2019.
  11. "Russia v Malta game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 September 2021.
  12. ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  13. "Spartak 2 – 1 Lokomotiv ( 2017, Финал)".
  14. "«Зенит» обыграл «Спартак» в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
  15. Zelimkhan Bakayev at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "«Зелимхан был против моего ухода из «Спартака». Почему разошлись пути братьев Бакаевых" (in Russian). Championat. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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