Aleksandr Mikhailovich Tashayev (russian: Александр Михайлович Ташаев; born 23 June 1994) is a Russian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Club career

He made his professional debut on 11 December 2014 for FC Dynamo Moscow in a

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group game against PSV Eindhoven. He also played in the Round of 16 away game against Napoli. On 6 July 2018, he signed a contract with the cross-city rivals FC Spartak Moscow, after buying out own contract from Dynamo and becoming a free agent. Dynamo unsuccessfully sued to deem the buyout clause in his contract invalid. On 2 September 2019, he joined Rubin Kazan on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season. On 3 June 2021, his contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent. On 21 June 2021, he joined

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, reuniting with his former Dynamo manager

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International career

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended

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squad, which was the first time he was called up to the senior national team. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.

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* * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Moscow Russian footballers Russia youth international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Spartak-2 Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Rotor Volgograd players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1994-stub