Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev (russian: link=no, Константин Витальевич Кучаев; born 18 March 1998) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

CSKA Moscow

Kuchayev began his career with a football school in his hometown of

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at the age of 8. Six years later, he joined Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk and moved to

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in 2012. While playing there, Kuchayev was spotted by

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scout

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and joined for the club in 2015. Kuchayev made his senior debut with CSKA on 2 April 2017, in a 2–1

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win over

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. 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

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in the UEFA Champions League group stage. 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. 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 Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. Kuchayev also missed the remainder of that season due to a meniscus injury he picked up in February 2019. 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

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. He also scored in the following match, helping CSKA to a 2–1 win against

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. Four goals in six appearances in August 2020 won Kuchayev the Russian Premier League Player of the Month award.

Rubin Kazan loan

On 26 January 2022, he joined

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase. Before the loan was agreed upon, Kuchayev extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2023–24 season. Rubin did not exercise the purchase option.

Pari NN

On 22 February 2024, Kuchayev signed with Pari Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the 2023–24 season.

Rostov

On 20 June 2024, Kuchayev moved to

International career

Having 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

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. On 15 March 2021, he was called up to the 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament; however, five days later, he was ruled out due to a muscle injury. On 2 November 2020, Kuchayev was named in Stanislav Cherchesov's

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squad for the friendly match against

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and the

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fixtures against

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and

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. On 12 November 2020, Kuchayev made his senior national team debut as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 draw against Moldova.

Personal life

Kuchayev is in a relationship with a former figure skater

Elena Radionova Elena Igorevna Radionova (russian: links=no, Елена Игоревна Радионова; born 6 January 1999) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 World bronze medalist, a two-time ( 2015–2016) European silver ...

. They were engaged in late 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;CSKA Moscow * Russian Cup:

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Individual

Player of the Month: August 2020

References

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* 1998 births Sportspeople from Ryazan Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players FC Rostov players Russian Premier League players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1998-stub