Daler Kuzyayev Explained

Daler Kuzyaev
Full Name:Daler Adyamovich Kuzyaev
Birth Date:15 January 1993
Birth Place:Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia
Height:1.82 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Le Havre
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2001–2004
Youthclubs1:Gazovik Orenburg
Youthyears2:2004–2007
Youthclubs2:Kolomyagi Saint Petersburg
Youthyears3:2007–2012
Youthclubs3:Zenit Saint Petersburg
Years1:2012–2013
Clubs1:Karelia Petrozavodsk
Caps1:22
Goals1:0
Years2:2013–2014
Clubs2:Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Caps2:15
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2017
Clubs3:Terek Grozny
Caps3:70
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2023
Clubs4:Zenit Saint Petersburg
Caps4:130
Goals4:16
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Le Havre
Caps5:29
Goals5:2
Nationalyears1:2017–
Nationalteam1:Russia
Nationalcaps1:50
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:10 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:7 June 2024

Daler Adyamovich Kuzyayev (Russian: Далер Адьямович Кузяев, pronounced as /ru/; Tatar: Дәлир Адәм улы Хуҗаев; born 15 January 1993) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for the French club Le Havre and the Russia national team. He mostly plays as a central midfielder or a right midfielder.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Karelia Petrozavodsk on 23 July 2012 in a game against Spartak Kostroma.[2]

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Terek Grozny on 15 May 2014 in a game against Rubin Kazan.[3]

On 14 June 2017, he signed a three-year contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg.[4] On his Zenit debut on 16 July 2017, he scored the first goal of his professional career, opening scoring in a game against SKA-Khabarovsk seven minutes after coming into the game as a half-time substitute.

His contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season and he became a free agent and wanted to play abroad. After missing the 2020 Russian Super Cup and the first 10 games of the 2020–21 Russian Premier League, on 6 October 2020 he returned to Zenit and signed a new three-year contract.[5]

On 12 July 2023, at the end of the games for Zenit, Kuzyayev signed a contract with the French Le Havre. The agreement is for two years.[6]

International career

Kuzyayev made his debut for Russia national team on 7 October 2017 in a friendly game against South Korea.[7]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[8] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[9] He appeared as a second-half substitute in every group stage game, before starting both knock-out stage games - the Round of 16 defeat of Spain and the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.

He scored his first national team goal on 19 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against San Marino.

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[10] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[11] He started Russia's opening game against Belgium on 12 June 2021, but had to be substituted after colliding head-to-head with Timothy Castagne after 25 minutes of play (Castagne suffered double eye socket fracture in the collision and left the Euro 2020 due to that).[12] He recovered for the second game against Finland on 16 June and played a full game in 1–0 victory. He started again on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated, as Kuzyayev was substituted halfway through the second half.[13]

Personal life

Ethnically, Kuzyayev is a Tatar.[14]

His older brother Ruslan is also a footballer, and his father Adyam is a coach and former player. His grandfather Kabir Kuzyayev played in the Soviet First League for Pamir Dushanbe in the 1960s.[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karelia Petrozavodsk2012–13Russian Second League22010230
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk2013–14Russian First League15010160
Terek Grozny2013–14Russian Premier League100010
2014–15Russian Premier League21010220
2015–16Russian Premier League21030240
2016–17Russian Premier League27010280
Total70050750
Zenit Saint Petersburg2017–18Russian Premier League2661091367
2018–19Russian Premier League18210112304
2019–20Russian Premier League2004140281
2020–21Russian Premier League1831160254
2021–22Russian Premier League220105111292
2022–23Russian Premier League2658010355
Total130161623542118323
Le Havre2023–24Ligue 129231323
Career total26618263003542132926

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia201740
2018130
201941
202081
2021130
202220
202350
202410
Total502

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kuzyayev goal.

List of international goals scored by Daler Kuzyayev
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 19 November 2019 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 15 November 2020 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 2–3 2–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

2018–19,[16] [17] 2019–20,[18] 2020–21,[19] 2021–22,[20] 2022–23[21]

2019–20[22]

2021,[23] 2022[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players. FIFA. 24. 17 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF. 19 June 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: . Career Summary . https://web.archive.org/web/20130903151525/http://rfspro.ru/cgi-bin/player/script2.cgi?par1=119031 . dead . 3 September 2013 . 4 November 2012 .
  3. Web site: Russian Premier League. Match Report. 15 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Zenit Saint Petersburg. https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2017-06-14-daler-kuzyaev-vozvrashchaetsya-v-zenit.htm. ru:Далер Кузяев возвращается в «Зенит». 14 June 2017. ru.
  5. Web site: Zenit Saint Petersburg. Далер Кузяев продолжит карьеру в "Зените". 6 October 2020. ru.
  6. Web site: Кузяев объяснил поиском нового вызова переход во французский клуб. ru. 12 July 2023. Sportrbc.ru.
  7. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://www.rfs.ru/news/204779. ru:Уверенно победили Корею. 7 October 2017. ru.
  8. Web site: Russian Football Union. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира. ru. 11 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064. ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018. 3 June 2018. ru.
  10. Web site: Russian Football Union. https://rfs.ru/news/213625. ru:Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО. Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations. ru. 11 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Russian Football Union. Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020. Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020. 2 June 2021. ru.
  12. Web site: Associated Press. The Latest: Belgium's Castagne to miss rest of Euro 2020. 12 June 2021.
  13. Web site: UEFA. Russia v Denmark game report. 21 June 2021.
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuVwvLExyAY Футболист Далер Кузяев: Я татарин! Мои родители татары! — YouTube
  15. Web site: Daler Kuzyaev – From Academy Reject to Star in the Making. Manuel. Verth. 12 October 2017. 9 May 2018.
  16. Web site: Russian Premier League. Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion. 4 May 2019. ru.
  17. Web site: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time. 4 May 2019. ru.
  18. Web site: Russian Premier League. Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions. 5 July 2020.
  19. Web site: Russian Premier League. Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing. 2 May 2021.
  20. Web site: Russian Premier League. "Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!. Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL. 30 April 2022. ru.
  21. Web site: Russian Premier League. "Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком". Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak. 7 May 2023.
  22. Web site: Russian Premier League. Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit. 25 July 2020.
  23. Web site: Russian Premier League. Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv. 17 July 2021.
  24. Web site: Russian Premier League. "Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд. 9 July 2022. ru.