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.
![]() 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 26) | ||
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) |
National team‡ | |||
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 |
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]
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]
Spartak Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Spartak-2 Moscow | 2013–14 | PFL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | FNL | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
2016–17 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 35 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||||
Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2015–16 | RPL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | – | 35 | 10 | |||
2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
2021–22 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | – | 36 | 3 | |||
Total | 81 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 14 | ||
Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2018–19 | RPL | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022–23 | RPL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Career total | 171 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 209 | 28 | ||
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 |
His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[16] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad | |
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