Daler Kuzyayev


Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev 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.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Karelia Petrozavodsk on 23 July 2012 in a game against FC Spartak Kostroma.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Terek Grozny on 15 May 2014 in a game against FC Rubin Kazan.
On 14 June 2017, he signed a 3-year contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 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.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. 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 a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino.

Honours

;Zenit Saint Petersburg

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino1–05–0UEFA 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.