Mikhail Khazbiyevich Bakayev (russian: Михаил Хазбиевич Бакаев; born 5 August 1987) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...

for Alania-2 Vladikavkaz.

Career

Club

He made his professional debut in the

Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...

in 2003 for FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz. He made his

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debut for

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founde ...

on 13 March 2010 in a game against

PFC Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак Нальчик") is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the third-tier FNL 2. They played in the Russian ...

. On 1 August 2011, Bakayev re-signed for Alania Vladikavkaz after two and a half years with

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

. In March 2014, Bakayev signed a three-year contract with

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat ( kk, Qaırat Fýtbol Klýby) is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in ...

of the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

. In October 2014, Bakayev, along with Dmitri Khomich, Zaurbek Pliyev, Aleksandr Kislitsyn and

Samat Smakov Samat Kabiruly Smakov ( kk, Самат Қабірұлы Смақов, Samat Qabiruly Smaqov; born 8 December 1978) is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of FC Yelimay Semey. Club car ...

, was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club. On 28 October 2016, Bakayev extended his contract with Kairat until 16 December 2019. On 29 August 2017, Kairat announced that Bakayev had left the club to join

, with Anzhi announcing the signing the following day. On 2 July 2018,

FC Orenburg FC Orenburg (russian: ФК «Оренбург») is a Russian professional football club from Orenburg, founded in 1976. It will return to the Russian Premier League for the 2022–23 season. History It played professionally as Gazovik from 19 ...

announced the signing of Bakayev. On 14 February 2020, Bakayev left Shinnik Yaroslavl by mutual consent. On 26 February 2020,

FC Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ; Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footb ...

announced the signing of Bakayev. On 30 December 2021, Bakayev left Shakhter Karagandy after his contract expired.

International

In August 2008, Bakayev was called up to the Russia U21 squad.

Personal life

His older brother Eduard Bakayev was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;FC Kairat *

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, 2015 *

Kazakhstan Super Cup The Kazakhstan Super Cup ( kk, Қазақстан Суперкубогы, ''Qazaqstan Sýperkýbogy'') is a one-match football annual competition. The two participating clubs are the Kazakhstan Premier League champion and the Kazakhstan Cup winner ...

(1):

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References

External links

*
Profile at FNL official site

Match statistics at RFU site
1987 births Sportspeople from Tskhinvali Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz players FC Anzhi Makhachkala players FC Kairat players FC Orenburg players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1987-stub