Evgeni Gennadyevich Kabaev (russian: Евгений Геннадьевич Кабаев; born 28 February 1988) is a Russian professional

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who plays for Samutsongkhram in the Thai League 3 as a

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. Kabaev has been the top scorer of Estonian

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twice, in

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and 2016 season.

Club career

He made his debut in the

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for FC Petrotrest St. Petersburg on 18 April 2011 in a game against

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. In 2014, he is Top Scorer of Estonia Top Level and The Best Player of Estonia top level, with 36 goals. On 3 December 2014 Kabaev joined Indonesian club Persija Jakarta, but the league season in Indonesia got canceled. On 8 January 2017, Kabaev signed a two-year contract with Czech club Bohemians 1905. On 17 July 2019, Kabaev joined Estonian Club

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. On July 29, Kabaev was arrested for driving 42 km/h over the speed limit. He spent two days in jail. As he had not paid two previous fines for speeding, Kabaev's visa was cancelled, the player was deported and he was banned from entering the

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for one year. After being released from contract with Levadia Kabaev signed with Honduran club C.D. Real de Minas.

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* * 1988 births Living people Russian footballers Association football forwards Oulun Palloseura players Kohtla-Järve JK Järve players JK Sillamäe Kalev players Persija Jakarta players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players FC Petrotrest players C.D. Real de Minas players Meistriliiga players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Estonia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Honduras Expatriate footballers in Thailand FCI Levadia Tallinn players Evgeni Kabaev Evgeni Kabaev Evgeni Kabaev Evgeni Kabaev Evgeni Kabaev Russian expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Russian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand {{Russia-footy-forward-1980s-stub