Daler Kuzyayev
Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev (Russian: Далер Адьямович Кузяев, IPA: [dɐˈlʲer ɐˈdʲjaməvʲɪtɕ kʊˈzʲæ(j)ɪf], Tatar: Дәлир Әдһәм улы Хуҗаев; born 15 January 1993) is a Russian football player of Tatar descent who currently plays for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. He plays at the central midfielder or right midfielder positions.
.jpg) Kuzyayev with the shirt of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Gazovik Orenburg | ||
| 2004–2007 | Kolomyagi Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2007–2012 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Karelia Petrozavodsk | 22 | (0) |
| 2013 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 15 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Terek Grozny | 70 | (0) |
| 2017– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 59 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Russia | 21 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Club career
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He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Karelia Petrozavodsk on 23 July 2012 in a game against FC Spartak Kostroma.[2]
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Terek Grozny on 15 May 2014 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan.[3]
On 14 June 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[4] On his Zenit debut on 16 July 2017, he scored the first goal of his professional career, opening scoring in a game against FC SKA-Khabarovsk 7 minutes after coming into the game as a half-time substitute.
International career
He made his debut for Russia national football team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[5]
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[6] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[7] He appeared as a second-half substitute in every group stage game, before starting both knock-out stage games - the Round of 16 defeat of Spain and the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.
He scored his first national team goal on 19 November 2019 in an Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karelia Petrozavodsk | 2012–13 | PFL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2013–14 | FNL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Terek Grozny | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 75 | 0 | |||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 85 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 199 | 11 | ||
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 21 March 2019.[10]
| Russia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results Russia's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Personal life
His older brother Ruslan Kuzyayev is a footballer, his father Adyam Kuzyayev is a coach and former player. His grandfather Kabir Kuzyayev played in the Soviet First League for FC Pamir Dushanbe in the 1960s.[11]
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
- "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013.
- "Match Report". Russian Premier League. 15 May 2014.
- Далер Кузяев возвращается в «Зенит» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 14 June 2017.
- Уверенно победили Корею (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 October 2017.
- "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
- "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
- "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
- Daler Kuzyayev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Verth, Manuel (12 October 2017). "Daler Kuzyaev – From Academy Reject to Star in the Making". Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daler Kuzyayev. |
- Career summary by sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Daler Kuzyayev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
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