Ilya Vakhaniya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back/Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 60 | (2) |
| 2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rostov | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Russia U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Russia U-18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Russia U-19 | 8 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2020 | |||
Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (Russian: Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Rostov. He is also sometimes deployed as a left-back.
Club career[edit]
Vakhaniya was raised in the youth system of Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was called up to Zenit's senior squad only once, on 21 May 2022 for a game against Nizhny Novgorod, but remained on the bench.[1]
On 17 July 2023, Vakhaniya signed a contract with Rostov.[2]
Vakhaniya made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 5 August 2023 in a game against Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3]
International career[edit]
Vakhaniya was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 6 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Second League | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 2 | – | – | – | 60 | 2 | |||||
| Rostov | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.
- ^ "ИЛЬЯ ВАХАНИЯ – ИГРОК «РОСТОВА»!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Krylia Sovetov v Rostov game report". Russian Premier League. 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 49 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор" [Coaching staff of the Russia national team called up 49 players to September camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ilya Vakhaniya at Soccerway
- Ilya Vakhaniya at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Ilya Vakhaniya at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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