| Konstantin Kuchayev | |
| Full Name: | Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ryazan, Russia |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Right winger, attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rostov |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ryazansky Rayon Ryazan |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | UOR-5 Yegoryevsk |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | CSKA Moscow |
| Years1: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs1: | CSKA Moscow |
| Caps1: | 111 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Rubin Kazan (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | Pari Nizhny Novgorod |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Rostov |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Russia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Russia U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Russia U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Russia U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 12 November 2020 |
Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev (ru|link=no|Константин Витальевич Кучаев; born 18 March 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Rostov.
Kuchayev 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]
On 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]
On 22 February 2024, Kuchayev signed with Pari Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
On 20 June 2024, Kuchayev moved to Rostov.[14]
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 final tournament. On 15 March 2021, he was called up to the 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament;[15] however, five days later, he was ruled out due to a muscle injury.[16]
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.[17] On 12 November 2020, Kuchayev made his senior national team debut as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 draw against Moldova.[18]
Kuchayev is in a relationship with a former figure skater Elena Radionova.[19] They were engaged in late 2022.[20]
| 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 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Rostov | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 13 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||