Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev (Russian: Константин Витальевич Кучаев; born 18 March 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Rostov.
 Kuchayev with CSKA Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ryazan, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Right winger Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Ryazansky Rayon Ryazan | ||
| 2012–2015 | UOR-5 Yegoryevsk | ||
| 2015–2017 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2023 | CSKA Moscow | 111 | (8) |
| 2022 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024 | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Rostov | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Russia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Russia U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2016 | Russia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Russia U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2020 | Russia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 | |||
Club career
editCSKA Moscow
editKuchayev began his career with a football school in his hometown of Ryazan at the age of 8. Six years later, he joined Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk and moved to Moscow Oblast in 2012.[1] While playing there, Kuchayev was spotted by CSKA Moscow scout Andrey Movsisyan and joined for the club in 2015.[2]
Kuchayev made his senior debut with CSKA on 2 April 2017, in a 2–1 Russian Premier League win over Krylia Sovetov Samara.[1] Having established himself in the team the following season, on 27 September 2017, Kuchayev scored his first goal for the club, coming on as a substitute to score CSKA's only goal in a 1–4 loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[3]
On 6 May 2017, Kuchayev tore his cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 6–0 home win over Arsenal Tula, keeping him out for six months.[4] He missed the first half of 2018–19 season and returned to the team on 23 November as a substitute in a 2–0 away win against Akhmat Grozny.[5] Kuchayev also missed the remainder of that season due to a meniscus injury he picked up in February 2019.[6]
On 8 August 2020, Kuchayev scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on the first day of the season in a 2–0 win over Khimki.[7] He also scored in the following match, helping CSKA to a 2–1 win against Tambov at VEB Arena.[8] Four goals in six appearances in August 2020 won Kuchayev the Russian Premier League Player of the Month award.[9]
Rubin Kazan loan
editOn 26 January 2022, he joined Rubin Kazan on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase.[10] Before the loan was agreed upon, Kuchayev extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11] Rubin did not exercise the purchase option.[12]
Pari NN
editOn 22 February 2024, Kuchayev signed with Pari Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
Rostov
editInternational career
editHaving represented Russia at various youth levels, Kuchayev scored two goals in nine matches during the 2021 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying, helping his team reach for the final tournament.[15] On 15 March 2021, he was called up to the 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament;[16] however, five days later, he was ruled out due to a muscle injury.[17]
On 2 November 2020, Kuchayev was named in Stanislav Cherchesov's Russia squad for the friendly match against Moldova and the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Turkey and Serbia.[18] On 12 November 2020, Kuchayev made his senior national team debut as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 draw against Moldova.[19]
Personal life
editKuchayev is in a relationship with a former figure skater Elena Radionova.[20] They were engaged in late 2022.[21]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[a] | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 111 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 11 | ||
| Rubin Kazan (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Nizhny Novgorord | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Rostov | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 13 | ||
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Relegation playoffs
International
edit- As of match played 12 November 2020[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
edit- CSKA Moscow
Individual
edit- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: August 2020[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Константин Кучаев" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow.
- ^ "Андрей Мовсесьян: "По таланту и работоспособности Кучаев сопоставим с Головиным"". Sport Express (in Russian). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Константин Кучаев: Ребята в ЦСКА шутили, что гол между ног Де Хеа идет за четыре". Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Кучаев получил разрыв крестообразной связки колена". Sport Express (in Russian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Константин Кучаев: Желания поберечь ногу не было, играл так же, как и раньше" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Кучаев прооперирован в Германии" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "FC Khimki 0 – 2 PFC CSKA". Russian Premier League. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "PFC CSKA 0 – 2 FC Tambov". Russian Premier League. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Кучаев, Тедеско и Влашич – лучшие в августе!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ ""РУБИН" АРЕНДОВАЛ КОНСТАНТИНА КУЧАЕВА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Константин Кучаев перешел в Рубин на правах аренды" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В ЦСКА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ – В "ПАРИ НН"!" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 22 February 2024.
- ^ "КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b Konstantin Kuchaev at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Состав на молодежный чемпионат Европы" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Тренерский штаб молодежки вызвал Тюкавина вместо Кучаева" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Состав на Молдавию, Турцию и Сербию" [Line-up for Moldova, Turkey and Serbia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Нулевая ничья в Кишиневе" [Scoreless draw in Chisinau] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Кучаев рассказал, как начались его отношения с фигуристкой Радионовой" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Первая неделя позади!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Kuchayev, Konstantin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.