| Zelimkhan Bakayev | |
| Full Name: | Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Khimki |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2016 |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Spartak-2 Moscow |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps2: | 81 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Arsenal Tula (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Al Wahda (loan) |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Khimki (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 December 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 24 September 2022 |
Zelimkhan Dzhabrailovich Bakayev (ru|Зелимхан Джабраилович Бакаев; born 1 July 1996) is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khimki on loan from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 26 April 2014 in a game against FC Metallurg Vyksa.[2]
He made his debut for the main squad of FC Spartak Moscow on 23 September 2015 in a Russian Cup game against FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 23 July 2017 as a starter in a game against FC Ufa.[4]
On 1 August 2018, he joined FC Arsenal Tula on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]
Upon his return from loan, he scored his first two goals for Spartak on 8 August 2019 in an away Europa League qualifier against FC Thun.[6] 3 days later, he scored his first two Russian Premier League goals for Spartak in a 3–1 victory over FC Akhmat Grozny.[7]
Bakayev left Spartak as a free agent on 1 June 2022.[8]
On 15 June 2022, Bakayev signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg for three years with an option for the fourth year.[9]
On 19 September 2023, Bakayev was loaned to Emirati club Al Wahda for a season.[10]
On 2 August 2024, Bakayev moved on loan to Khimki.[11]
He was first called up to Russia national football team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against San Marino and Cyprus in June 2019.[12] He made his debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Cyprus. He substituted Aleksei Ionov in the 78th minute and participated in one of the three goals Russia scored in the remaining time.[13]
He scored his first international goal on 7 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Malta, establishing the final score of 2–0 at home from the penalty spot.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Russian First League | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | Russian First League | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Russian First League | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | ||||
| Spartak Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 35 | 10 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 7 | 13 | 3 | – | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 14 | ||||
| Arsenal Tula (loan) | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Al Wahda | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Khimki | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 212 | 25 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 264 | 36 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
Spartak Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg
Al Wahda
His younger brother Soltmurad Bakayev is also a footballer.[20] Bakayev is an ethnic Ingush.