Konstantin Kuchayev
{{short description|Russian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Vitalyevich|Kuchayev|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Konstantin Kuchayev
| full_name = Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev
| image = Konstantin Kuchayev 2022.jpg
| caption = Kuchayev with CSKA Moscow in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ryazan, Russia
| position = Right winger, attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Rostov
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs1 = Ryazansky Rayon Ryazan
| youthyears2 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs2 = UOR-5 Yegoryevsk
| youthyears3 = 2015–2017
| youthclubs3 = CSKA Moscow
| years1 = 2017–2023
| clubs1 = CSKA Moscow
| caps1 = 111
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Rubin Kazan (loan)
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = Pari Nizhny Novgorod
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Rostov
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Russia U17
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Russia U18
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = Russia U19
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017–2020
| nationalteam4 = Russia U21
| nationalcaps4 = 11
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2020
| nationalteam5 = Russia
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 24 May 2025
| ntupdate = 12 November 2020
}}
Konstantin Vitalyevich Kuchayev ({{langx|ru|link=no|Константин Витальевич Кучаев}}; born 18 March 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Rostov.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://pfc-cska.com/komanda/igroki/kuchaev_konstantin_vitalievich/|title=Константин Кучаев|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|language=Russian}} While playing there, Kuchayev was spotted by CSKA Moscow scout Andrey Movsisyan and joined for the club in 2015.{{cite news |title=Андрей Мовсесьян: "По таланту и работоспособности Кучаев сопоставим с Головиным" |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/football/champions-league/news/andrey-movsesyan-po-talantu-i-rabotosposobnosti-kuchaev-sopostavim-s-golovinym-1315239/ |access-date=22 June 2021 |newspaper=Sport Express |date=29 September 2017 |language=Russian}}
Kuchayev made his senior debut with CSKA on 2 April 2017, in a 2–1 Russian Premier League win over Krylia Sovetov Samara. 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.sovsport.ru/football/news/1004778-konstantin-kuchaev-rebjata-v-cska-shutili-chto-gol-mezhdu-nog-de-hea-idet-za-chetyre |title=Константин Кучаев: Ребята в ЦСКА шутили, что гол между ног Де Хеа идет за четыре |access-date=22 June 2021 |date=18 October 2017 |newspaper=Sovetsky Sport |language=Russian}}
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.{{cite news |title=Кучаев получил разрыв крестообразной связки колена |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/football/rfpl/news/kuchaev-poluchil-razryv-krestoobraznoy-svyazki-kolena-1405670/ |access-date=22 June 2021 |newspaper=Sport Express |date=7 May 2018 |language=Russian}} 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.{{cite news|title=Константин Кучаев: Желания поберечь ногу не было, играл так же, как и раньше|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/konstantin-kuchaev-zhelaniya-poberech-nogu-ne-bylo-igral-tak-zhe-kak-i-ranshe/|date=24 November 2018|access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|language=Russian}} Kuchayev also missed the remainder of that season due to a meniscus injury he picked up in February 2019.{{cite news|title=Кучаев прооперирован в Германии|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/kuchaev-prooperirovan-v-germanii/|date=7 February 2019|access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|language=Russian}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13647.html |title=FC Khimki 0 – 2 PFC CSKA |publisher=Russian Premier League |date=8 August 2020 |access-date=22 June 2021 }} He also scored in the following match, helping CSKA to a 2–1 win against Tambov at VEB Arena.{{cite web |url=https://eng.premierliga.ru/match/match_13649.html |title=PFC CSKA 0 – 2 FC Tambov |publisher=Russian Premier League |date=15 August 2020 |access-date=22 June 2021 }} Four goals in six appearances in August 2020 won Kuchayev the Russian Premier League Player of the Month award.{{cite news|title=Кучаев, Тедеско и Влашич – лучшие в августе! |url=https://premium.premierliga.ru/news-and-media/novosti-i-media_84.html |date=3 September 2020 |access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=Russian Premier League |language=Russian}}
==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.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|url=https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/rubin-arendoval-konstantina-kuchaeva|title="РУБИН" АРЕНДОВАЛ КОНСТАНТИНА КУЧАЕВА|date=26 January 2022|language=ru|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=23 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021316/https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/rubin-arendoval-konstantina-kuchaeva|url-status=dead}} Before the loan was agreed upon, Kuchayev extended his contract with CSKA until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/konstantin-kuchaev-pereshel-v-rubin-na-pravakh-arendy/|title=Константин Кучаев перешел в Рубин на правах аренды|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|language=ru}} Rubin did not exercise the purchase option.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|url=https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/konstantin-kuchaev-vozvraschaetsya-v-tsska|title=КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ ВОЗВРАЩАЕТСЯ В ЦСКА|date=1 June 2022|accessdate=1 June 2022|language=ru|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601122707/https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/konstantin-kuchaev-vozvraschaetsya-v-tsska|url-status=dead}}
=Pari NN=
On 22 February 2024, Kuchayev signed with Pari Nizhny Novgorod until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web|publisher=FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod|url=https://fcnn.ru/news/27461|title=КОНСТАНТИН КУЧАЕВ – В "ПАРИ НН"!|date=22 February 2024|language=ru}}
=Rostov=
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.{{Soccerway |id=420110 |name=Konstantin Kuchaev |accessdate=22 June 2021 }} On 15 March 2021, he was called up to the 23-man squad for the group stage of the tournament;{{cite news|title=Состав на молодежный чемпионат Европы|url=https://rfs.ru/news/213260|date=15 March 2021|access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=Russian Football Union|language=Russian}} however, five days later, he was ruled out due to a muscle injury.{{cite news|title=Тренерский штаб молодежки вызвал Тюкавина вместо Кучаева|url=https://rfs.ru/news/213299|date=20 March 2021|access-date=22 June 2021|publisher=Russian Football Union|language=Russian}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/212593|title=Состав на Молдавию, Турцию и Сербию|trans-title=Line-up for Moldova, Turkey and Serbia|language=Russian|date=2 November 2020}} On 12 November 2020, Kuchayev made his senior national team debut as a half-time substitute in a 0–0 draw against Moldova.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/212662|title=Нулевая ничья в Кишиневе|trans-title=Scoreless draw in Chisinau|date=12 November 2020|language=ru}}
Personal life
Kuchayev is in a relationship with a former figure skater Elena Radionova.{{cite web|publisher=RIA Novosti|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/20200429/1570754178.html|title=Кучаев рассказал, как начались его отношения с фигуристкой Радионовой|date=29 April 2020|language=ru}} They were engaged in late 2022.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/pervaya-nedelya-pozadi/|title=Первая неделя позади!|date=14 January 2023|language=ru}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 1 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9" valign="center"|CSKA Moscow
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|Russian Premier League |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|Russian Premier League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Russian Premier League |25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Russian Premier League |21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22
|Russian Premier League |13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|Russian Premier League |14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=RSC|Appearance in Russian Super Cup}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!111 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 11 | |
| Rubin Kazan (loan)
|Russian Premier League |9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | |||
| Nizhny Novgorord
|Russian Premier League |9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Relegation playoffs}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Rostov
|Russian Premier League |21 | 1 | 11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!150 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 14 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 12 November 2020}}{{NFT player |id=80407 |name=Kuchayev, Konstantin |access-date=22 June 2021}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia
|2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||1||0 |
Honours
=Club=
=Individual=
- Russian Premier League Player of the Month: August 2020
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{RPL player|Kuchaev-Konstantin}}
{{FC Rostov squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuchayev, Konstantin}}
Category:Sportspeople from Ryazan
Category:Footballers from Ryazan Oblast
Category:Russian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Russia men's youth international footballers
Category:Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Russia men's international footballers
Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players
Category:FC Rubin Kazan players
Category:FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players