Was born
01.07.1996
Age
28 years
Place of Birth
Nazran, Ingushetia
Citizenship
Russia
Position
Midfielder
Height
180 cm
Weight
77 kg
The previous club
Spartak Moscow
34 Matches for "Zenit"
943 Minutes for "Zenit"
3 Scored goals
3 Yellow cards
0 Red cards

Player statistics - Zelimkhan Bakaev

General Team statistics
Total
2
60
0
2
0
3
02.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
16
0
1
0
0
60
100
05.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
44
0
1
0
3
44
0
Total
2
60
0
2
0
3
G Games played
Min Minutes played
S11 Starting 11
SON Substitution on
SOFF Substitution off
In Interceptions
DW(%) Duels won (%)
DWA Duels won in the air
Total
0
0
0
2
1
1
50
0
0
02.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
05.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
0
0
0
2
1
1
50
0
0
Total
0
0
0
2
1
1
50
0
0
G goals
GP Goals from the penalty
GIB goals from inside the box
GOB goals from outside the box
Min Minutes for goal
TS Total shots
SonT Shots on goal
SA Shots accuracy
PW Penalties won
Off Offsides
Total
4
2
1
0
02.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
2
1
1
0
05.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
2
1
0
0
Total
4
2
1
0
T Tackles
WT Won tackles
Cl Clearances
BA Blocked attempts
Total
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
02.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
8
0
0
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
05.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
16
0
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P Passes
LBR Long balls rate
AP% Accurate passes (%)
CA (%) Crosses accuracy
P90 Passes in 90 minutes
Cr Crosses
AC Accurate crosses
IC Inaccurate crosses
CM Created moments
A Assists
Total
1
0
0
0
02.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
0
0
0
0
05.07
2024
Winline Summer Cup
1
0
0
0
Total
1
0
0
0
F Fouls
FW Fouls won
YC Yellow cards
RC Red cards
Total
Games played
2
Minutes played
60
Starting 11
0
Substitution on
2
Substitution off
0
Interceptions
3
Duels won (%)
Duels won in the air
02.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Games played
Minutes played
16
Starting 11
0
Substitution on
1
Substitution off
0
Interceptions
0
Duels won (%)
60
Duels won in the air
100
05.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Games played
Minutes played
44
Starting 11
0
Substitution on
1
Substitution off
0
Interceptions
3
Duels won (%)
44
Duels won in the air
0
Total
goals
0
Goals from the penalty
0
goals from inside the box
0
Minutes for goal
Total shots
2
Shots on goal
1
Shots off the target
1
Shots accuracy
50
Penalties won
0
Offsides
0
02.072024
Winline Summer Cup
goals
0
Goals from the penalty
0
goals from inside the box
0
Minutes for goal
16.00
Total shots
0
Shots on goal
0
Shots off the target
0
Shots accuracy
0
Penalties won
0
Offsides
0
05.072024
Winline Summer Cup
goals
0
Goals from the penalty
0
goals from inside the box
0
Minutes for goal
44.00
Total shots
2
Shots on goal
1
Shots off the target
1
Shots accuracy
50
Penalties won
0
Offsides
0
Total
Tackles
4
Won tackles
2
Clearances
1
Blocked attempts
0
02.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Tackles
2
Won tackles
1
Clearances
1
Blocked attempts
0
05.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Tackles
2
Won tackles
1
Clearances
0
Blocked attempts
0
Total
Passes
24
Long balls rate
0
Accurate passes (%)
Crosses accuracy
Passes in 90 minutes
0
Crosses
0
Accurate crosses
0
Inaccurate crosses
0
Created moments
0
0
02.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Passes
8
Long balls rate
0
Accurate passes (%)
0
Crosses accuracy
0
Passes in 90 minutes
0
Crosses
0
Accurate crosses
0
Inaccurate crosses
0
Created moments
0
Accurate crosses
0
05.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Passes
16
Long balls rate
0
Accurate passes (%)
0
Crosses accuracy
0
Passes in 90 minutes
0
Crosses
0
Accurate crosses
0
Inaccurate crosses
0
Created moments
0
Accurate crosses
0
Total
Fouls
1
Fouls won
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
02.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Fouls
0
Fouls won
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
05.072024
Winline Summer Cup
Fouls
1
Fouls won
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
 

Compare player

Zenit Zelimkhan Bakaev 7 Midfielder
Player big
player
Player big
Zenit Zelimkhan Bakaev 7 Midfielder
player
Zenit
Passings
258
258
Passing accuracy
78.6%
78.6%
Passing accuracy on opponent's side
76.1%
76.1%
Long passes
8
8
Short passes
250
250
Duels won
44
44
Duels lost
12
12
Duels on the top
13
13
Duels lost on the top
9
9
Rebounds
15
15
Goals
4
4
Shots on goal
4
4
Shots off the target
9
9
Blocked attempts
4
4
Accurate crosses
0
0
Inaccurate crosses
0
0
Crosses accuracy
0%
0%
Assists
1
1
Created moments
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Tackles
20
20
Clearances
1
1
Blocked attempts
4
4
Interceptions
13
13
Fouls suffered
8
8
Fouls commited
12
12
Yellow cards
3
3
Red cards
0
0

Biography

Zelimkhan Bakaev was born on 1 July 1996 in the town of Nazran in Ingushetia, in the south of Russia. His father was a football at local side Angusht.

Bakaev told us: “My father was obsessed with football and my relatives used to say to me that if I play half as well as my dad, then I’ll be a good player. My dad would train for hours, but he was young and had no one to mentor him and as he grew up he gave up on football.

Zelimkhan grew up in Ingushetia with a younger brother, Soltmurad, who is also a pro football and at Rubin Kazan. “Our dad was our real coach and I liked watching Cristiano Ronaldo, I think it’s because of him that I fell in love with football. We watched every Manchester United game and tried to copy him. He really was my idol, I remember watching him play against Barcelona and being so excited!” excitement. 

The future Russian international midfielder moved to Moscow aged 11 and had his first trial at Lokomotiv, which was ultimately unsuccessful. However he was then picked up by Spartak Moscow and spent seven years at the Moscow club’s academy, from 2007 to 2013. 

Bakaev made his debut in the youth championship in the 2013/14 season, made the leap to Spartak-2 for the 2015/16 season. Playing on the left wing Zelimkhan managed only 14 goals in his five seasons in Spartak’s second side. 

Dmitry Alenichev was the first to call Bakaev up to the first team and he came on twice as a substitute in the Russian Cup under Alenichev, but his RPL debut came under Massimo Carrera at the start of the 2017/18 season. Zelimkhan then moved on loan to Arsenal Tula for the 2018/19 season. It was in Tula under Oleg Kononov that he made the switch to the right flank and it’s thanks to this change in position that Bakaev’s fortunes changed. He discovered the possibility to cut inside and use his left foot to great effect and bagged 8 goals while on loan at Arsenal. 

Arsneal Tula and Bakaev finsihed in sixth place that season and took the club into UEFA competition for the first time. “I was happy for the team and for me, and I am grateful to my teammates, the coaches and club staff at Arsenal. I am glad we made history as a team and got into Europe.” 

Bakaev was joined by Oleg Kononov for the 2019/20 season at Spartak and there he played on both wings and managed two goals and three assists in the first 11 games that season. However Kononov was replaced by Domenico Tedesco who switched the team to three central defenders and moved Bakaev to the centre of midfield. The new manager stated: “We wanted him to get the ball often as he knows how to play in tight spaces and we wanted to use this to our advantage. I liked Bakaev in midfield and I’m sure he will soon get used to his new role.” 

Under Tedesco Zelimkhan earned six more assists, giving him nine in total that season and putting him in second place in the assist charts, with only Artem Dzyuba ahead of him on 12. 

Bakaev made his international debut in the 2019/20 season and has now won 12 caps for Russia and scored one international goal. 

Under both Rui Vitoria and Paolo Vanoli he was perhaps Spartak’s best player for during the side’s 2021/22 and his away goal against Legia Warsaw was perhaps the club’s season highlight as it allowed them to progress in the UEFA Europa League ahead of Napoli and Leicester City. 

Bakaev ended the 2021/22 RPL season with six assists, the same as Zenit’s Malcolm and Daler Kuzyaev, and only behind Zinkovsky from Krylia Sovetov and Sebastian Szymański from Dynamo Moscow. Bakaev did not start this season’s Russian Cup final, but still claimed a medal to win the first silverware of his career. 

Zelimkhan joined Zenit in the summer of 2022. 

Achievements - Midfielder Zelimkhan Bakaev

2024 Winner of the Russian Super Cup
2024 Winner of the Russian Cup
2023 Winner of the Russian League
2022 Winner of the Russian Cup
2024 Winner of the Russian League
2024 Winner of the Russian Super Cup
2023 Winner of the Russian Super Cup
2022 Winner of the Russian Super Cup