Konstantin Kuchayev
Kuchayev with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Place of birth Ryazan, Russia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2012 Ryazansky Rayon Ryazan
2012–2015 UOR-5 Yegoryevsk
2015–2017 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– CSKA Moscow 111 (8)
2022 → Rubin Kazan (loan) 9 (1)
International career‡
2015 Russia U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Russia U18 8 (1)
2016 Russia U19 6 (0)
2017–2020 Russia U21 11 (2)
2020 Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020

Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev (Russian: Константин Витальевич Кучаев; born 18 March 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for CSKA Moscow.

Club career

CSKA Moscow

Kuchayev began his career with a football school in his hometown of Ryazan at the age of 8. Six years later, he joined Master-Saturn Yegoryevsk and moved to Moscow Oblast in 2012.[1] While playing there, Kuchayev was spotted by CSKA Moscow scout Andrey Movsisyan and joined for the club in 2015.[2]

Kuchayev made his senior debut with CSKA on 2 April 2017, in a 2–1 Russian Premier League win over Krylia Sovetov Samara.[1] Having established himself in the team the following season, on 27 September 2017, Kuchayev scored his first goal for the club, coming on as a substitute to score CSKA's only goal in a 1–4 loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[3]

On 6 May 2017, Kuchayev tore his cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 6–0 home win over Arsenal Tula, keeping him out for six months.[4] He missed the first half of 2018–19 season and returned to the team on 23 November as a substitute in a 2–0 away win against Akhmat Grozny.[5] Kuchayev also missed the remainder of that season due to a meniscus injury he picked up in February 2019.[6]

On 8 August 2020, Kuchayev scored his first goal in the Russian Premier League on the first day of the season in a 2–0 win over Khimki.[7] He also scored in the following match, helping CSKA to a 2–1 win against Tambov at VEB Arena.[8] Four goals in six appearances in August 2020 won Kuchayev the Russian Premier League Player of the Month award.[9]

Rubin Kazan loan

On 26 January 2022, he joined Rubin Kazan on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to purchase.[10] Before the loan was agreed upon, Kuchayev extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2023–24 season.[11] Rubin did not exercise the purchase option.[12]

International career

Having represented Russia at various youth levels, Kuchayev scored two goals in nine matches during the 2021 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying, helping his team reach for the final tournament.[13] On 15 March 2021, he was called up to the 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament;[14] however, five days later, he was ruled out due to a muscle injury.[15]

On 2 November 2020, Kuchayev was named in Stanislav Cherchesov's Russia squad for the friendly match against Moldova and the UEFA Nations League fixtures against Turkey and Serbia.[16] On 12 November 2020, Kuchayev made his senior national team debut as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 draw against Moldova.[17]

Personal life

Kuchayev is in a relationship with a former figure skater Elena Radionova.[18] They were engaged in late 2022.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 200000—20
2017–18 Russian Premier League 2101012[lower-alpha 1]1—341
2018–19 Russian Premier League 30002[lower-alpha 2]0—50
2019–20 Russian Premier League 250306[lower-alpha 3]0—340
2020–21 Russian Premier League 216004[lower-alpha 3]0–256
2021–22 Russian Premier League 13021——151
2022–23 Russian Premier League 14291——233
2023–24 Russian Premier League 12020—1[lower-alpha 4]0150
Total 11181622411015211
Rubin Kazan (loan) 2021–22 Russian Premier League 9110——101
Career total 12091722411016212
  1. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 12 November 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202010
Total10

Honours

Club

CSKA Moscow

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Константин Кучаев" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow.
  2. ↑ "Андрей Мовсесьян: "По таланту и работоспособности Кучаев сопоставим с Головиным"". Sport Express (in Russian). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Константин Кучаев: Ребята в ЦСКА шутили, что гол между ног Де Хеа идет за четыре". Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Кучаев получил разрыв крестообразной связки колена". Sport Express (in Russian). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Константин Кучаев: Желания поберечь ногу не было, играл так же, как и раньше" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Кучаев прооперирован в Германии" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "FC Khimki 0 – 2 PFC CSKA". Russian Premier League. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "PFC CSKA 0 – 2 FC Tambov". Russian Premier League. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Кучаев, Тедеско и Влашич – лучшие в августе!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ↑ ""РУБИН" АРЕНДОВАЛ КОНСТАНТИНА КУЧАЕВА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 26 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Константин Кучаев перешел в Рубин на правах аренды" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В ЦСКА" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  13. 1 2 Konstantin Kuchaev at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Состав на молодежный чемпионат Европы" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Тренерский штаб молодежки вызвал Тюкавина вместо Кучаева" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Состав на Молдавию, Турцию и Сербию" [Line-up for Moldova, Turkey and Serbia] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Нулевая ничья в Кишиневе" [Scoreless draw in Chisinau] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Кучаев рассказал, как начались его отношения с фигуристкой Радионовой" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 29 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Первая неделя позади!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 14 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Kuchayev, Konstantin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  21. ↑ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил «Краснодар» в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.
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