Quick Facts
Biography
Vyacheslav Sergeyevich Karavayev (Russian: Вячеслав Сергеевич Караваев; born 20 May 1995) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg.
Club career
Karavayev made his debut in the Russian Premier League for CSKA Moscow on 2 December 2013 in a game against FC Rostov.
Karavayev joined Dukla Prague of the Czech First League on a season-long loan deal during the summer of 2014.
On 16 August 2016, he returned to the Czech Republic, signing on the permanent basis with AC Sparta Prague.
On 31 January 2018, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Eredivisie club Vitesse who paid €2.5 million for him.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League champion Zenit St. Petersburg.
International
On 11 March 2019, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belgium on 21 March 2019 and Kazakhstan on 24 March 2019. He made his debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Cyprus. He substituted Sergei Petrov in the 38th minute due to injury to Petrov.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dukla Prague (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 44 | 4 | |||
| Vitesse | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 176 | 8 | ||
Honours
Club
- CSKA Moscow
- Russian Premier League (1): 2013–14
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League (1): 2019–20
- Russian Cup (1): 2019–20