Konstantin Kuchayev

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. While playing there, Kuchayev was spotted by CSKA Moscow scout Andrey Movsisyan and joined for the club in 2015.

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.

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. 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. Kuchayev also missed the remainder of that season due to a meniscus injury he picked up in February 2019.

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. He also scored in the following match, helping CSKA to a 2–1 win against Tambov at VEB Arena. Four goals in six appearances in August 2020 won Kuchayev the Russian Premier League Player of the Month award.

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.

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