Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (Russian: Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Rostov and the Russia national team. He is also sometimes deployed as a left-back.
Club career
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
Vakhaniya was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.[4] He made his debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus.[5]
Personal life
On his father's side, he is of Georgian descent.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | 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 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 106 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.
External links
- Ilya Vakhaniya at Soccerway
- Ilya Vakhaniya at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Ilya Vakhaniya at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)