Zelimkhan Bakayev
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 careerHe 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] InternationalHe 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 statisticsClub
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Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[15]
HonorsClubSpartak Moscow Zenit St. Petersburg Al Wahda Personal lifeHis younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[21] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush. References
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