Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev (Russian: Лечи Баймарзаевич Садулаев; born 8 January 2000) is a Russian football player who plays for Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national team. He is deployed in a variety of positions, mostly as an attacking midfielder, but also as a wide midfielder or winger on right or left side of the field.

Lechi Sadulayev
Sadulayev with Akhmat Grozny in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev
Date of birth (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tsentaroy, Russia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Akhmat Grozny
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2018 Akhmat Grozny
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Akhmat Grozny 93 (9)
International career
2019 Russia U-20 9 (1)
2022– Russia 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Akhmat Grozny on 10 December 2018 in a game against Arsenal Tula as a 90th-minute substitute for Magomed Mitrishev.[1]

International career

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Sadulayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[2] He made his debut against Tajikistan on 17 November 2022.[3]

Personal life

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Sadulayev is an ethnic Chechen.

He changed his shirt number for the first six seasons he played professionally, he made his debut under number 87 and then changed it to 22, 99, 17, 11 and 10 in the 2023–24 season, keeping the number 10 since then.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Akhmat Grozny 2018–19 Russian Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20 Russian Premier League 6 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 18 1 2 0 20 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 16 1 2 0 18 1
2022–23 Russian Premier League 22 2 6 3 28 5
2023–24 Russian Premier League 14 2 1 0 15 2
2024–25 Russian Premier League 15 3 3 0 18 3
Career total 93 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 107 12

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2022 1 0
2024 3 1
Total 4 1

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2024 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia   Brunei 5–0 11–0 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 30 футболистов на ноябрьский сбор" [The coaching staff of the Russian national team called 30 players to the November training camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Сборная России сыграла вничью с командой Таджикистана" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 17 November 2022.
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