Leon Narimanovich Musayev (Russian: Леон Нариманович Мусаев; born 25 January 1999) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Rodina Moscow.

Leon Musayev
Леон Мусаев
Musayev with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Leon Narimanovich Musayev
Date of birth (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rodina Moscow
Number 38
Youth career
2005–2016 Zenit St. Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 72 (3)
2018–2020 Zenit St. Petersburg 16 (0)
2021–2024 Rubin Kazan 34 (2)
2024Kuban Krasnodar (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Rodina Moscow 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Russia U17 9 (0)
2016–2017 Russia U18 6 (0)
2017 Russia U19 3 (0)
2019 Russia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2019

Club career

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Zenit Saint Petersburg

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He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for Zenit-2 St. Petersburg on 11 July 2016 in a game against Sokol Saratov.[1]

He scored his first goal for Zenit-2 in the Russian Football National League match against Avangard Kursk on 12 August 2018.[2]

In February 2019, he was moved to Zenit's main squad, and appeared during UEFA Europa League match on 21 February 2019, when Zenit won 3–1 against Fenerbahçe. He made his Russian Premier League debut for the club on 14 April 2019 in a game against Anzhi Makhachkala, as an 86th-minute substitute for Artem Dzyuba.[3]

Rubin Kazan

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On 29 January 2021, he signed a 5-year contract with Russian club Rubin Kazan.[4]

Rodina Moscow

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On 3 July 2024, Musayev moved to Russian First League club Rodina Moscow.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 21 May 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 2016–17 FNL 8 0 1[a] 0 9 0
2017–18 21 0 21 0
2018–19 26 1 26 1
2019–20 PFL 13 2 13 2
2020–21 4 0 4 0
Total 72 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 73 3
Zenit St. Petersburg 2018–19 RPL 4 0 1[b] 0 5 0
2019–20 9 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
2020–21 3 0 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 6 0
Total 16 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 21 0
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 RPL 10 0 10 0
2021–22 16 0 2 0 2[e] 0 20 0
Total 26 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
Career total 114 3 3 0 5 0 2 0 124 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the FNL Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Зенит-2 - Авангард". Russian Football National League. 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Zenit v Anzhi game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "ЛЕОН МУСАЕВ ПЕРЕШЕЛ В "РУБИН"" [Leon Musaev Moved To Rubin]. www.rubin-kazan.ru (in Russian). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Леон!" (in Russian). FC Rodina Moscow. 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  11. ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
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