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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 customs, 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 (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) 13 (3)
International career‡
2016–2018 Russia U21 15 (6)
2019–2022 Russia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 23 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Khimki 2024–25 Russian Premier League 13 3 3 2 — — — 16 5
Career total 211 24 30 6 5 0 11 4 6 1 263 35
  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. ^ a b Appearances in the Russian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 24 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.[15]

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

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Club

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Spartak Moscow

Zenit St. Petersburg

Al Wahda

Personal life

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His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[21] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.

References

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  1. ^ "Zelimkhan Bakayev". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Volga-Spartak game report" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Ufa v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ "ЗЕЛИМХАН БАКАЕВ ПОПОЛНИЛ "АРСЕНАЛ"" (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 1 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Thun v Spartak game report". UEFA. 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Akhmat v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Удачи, Зелимхан! Бакаев покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ^ ""Зенит" заключил контракт с Зелимханом Бакаевым" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Зелимхан Бакаев продолжит сезон в ОАЭ" (in Russian). Zenit St. Petersburg. 19 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Зелимхан Бакаев — в "Химках"!" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 2 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Состав на Сан-Марино и Кипр" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Russia v Malta game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 September 2021.
  15. ^ Zelimkhan Bakayev at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Spartak 2 – 1 Lokomotiv ( 2017, Финал)".
  18. ^ ""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.
  19. ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
  20. ^ "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
  21. ^ ""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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