| Mikhail Kanayev | |
| Fullname: | Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kanayev |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian SFSR |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Currentclub: | FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Dynamo St. Petersburg |
| Youthclubs2: | Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk |
| Years1: | 2007–2010 |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Meteor Zhukovsky (amateur) (loan) |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Khimki (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010 |
| Clubs4: | → FC Vityaz Podolsk (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | FC Gazovik Orenburg |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Volga Ulyanovsk (loan) |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs7: | FC Tyumen |
| Caps7: | 50 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs9: | FC Torpedo Moscow |
| Caps9: | 20 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2017–2021 |
| Caps10: | 86 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs11: | FC Shinnik Yaroslavl |
| Caps11: | 23 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | FC Dynamo Vologda |
| Caps12: | 10 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Caps13: | 9 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 31 January 2024 |
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kanayev (Russian: Михаил Александрович Канаев; born 1 October 1989) is a Russian professional football player who plays for FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 28 March 2010 in a game against FC Salyut Belgorod.