Vyacheslav Sergeyevich Karavayev (Russian: Вячеслав Сергеевич Караваев; born 20 May 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russia national team.
 Karavayev with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vyacheslav Sergeyevich Karavayev | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2014 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | CSKA Moscow | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dukla Prague (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Jablonec (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Sparta Prague | 30 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Vitesse | 49 | (2) |
| 2019– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 121 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Russia U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Russia U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Russia U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2019– | Russia | 26 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editKaravayev made his debut in the Russian Premier League for CSKA Moscow on 2 December 2013 in a game against FC Rostov.[2]
Karavayev joined Dukla Prague of the Czech First League on a season-long loan deal during the summer of 2014.[3]
On 16 August 2016, he returned to the Czech Republic, signing on the permanent basis with AC Sparta Prague.[4]
On 31 January 2018, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Eredivisie club Vitesse who paid €2.5 million for him.[5]
On 2 September 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League champion Zenit St. Petersburg.[6] On 4 April 2023, Karavayev extended his contract with Zenit until the end of the 2025–26 season, with an option for another season.[7]
International
editOn 11 March 2019, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belgium on 21 March 2019 and Kazakhstan on 24 March 2019.[8] He made his debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Cyprus. He substituted Sergei Petrov in the 38th minute due to an injury to Petrov.[9]
On 3 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Russia national team against Serbia in 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B.[citation needed]
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] In Russia's opening game against Belgium on 12 June 2021, he substituted injured Yuri Zhirkov late in the first half, as Russia lost 0–3.[12] In the second game against Finland on 16 June, he once again had to come on as a first-half substitute for an injured teammate, this time Mário Fernandes, Russia won the game 1–0.[13] He appeared as a second-half substitute on 21 June in the last group game against Denmark as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dukla Prague (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| Vitesse U21 | 2017–18 | Derde Divisie | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Vitesse | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 261 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 348 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Eredivisie Europa League play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 15 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | |
International goals
editScores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Serbia |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2. | 1 June 2021 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland |  Poland |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
editClub
edit- CSKA Moscow
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
edit- ^ "Vyacheslav Karavayev". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Rostov-CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Dukla jde do ligy bez střelce Pospěcha, její cíle však sahají vysoko". idnes.cz (in Czech). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Вячеслав Караваев перешёл в пражскую Спарту (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "KARAVAEV VERSTERKT VITESSE" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Вячеслав Караваев переходит в "Зенит"" [Vyacheslav Karavayev moves to Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Сине-бело-голубые продлили контракт с Вячеславом Караваевым" (in Russian). FC Zenit St. Petersburg. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Состав на Бельгию и Казахстан" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 October 2019.
- ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgium v Russia game report". UEFA. 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Finland vs Russia UEFA EURO 2020". UEFA. 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Russia v Denmark game report". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ Vyacheslav Karavayev at Soccerway
- ^ "Karavayev, Vyacheslav". National Football Teams.
- ^ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
- ^ ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
- ^ ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023.
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
- ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
- ^ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
External links
edit- Vyacheslav Karavayev at Soccerway
- Vyacheslav Karavayev at WorldFootball.net
- Vyacheslav Karavayev at Russian Premier League