Fyodor Vasilievich Kudryashov ( rus, Фёдор Васильевич Кудряшов, p=ˈfʲɵdər vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kʊdrʲɪˈʂof; born 5 April 1987) is a Russian former professional

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who played as a

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. He could also play as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Kudryashov came in from FC Sibiryak,

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. In 2004 while playing for the Siberia selection, he was noticed by Sergey Shavlo, who was Spartak Moscow scout at that time. After playing for Spartak reserves, he had his debut during the last match of the 2006 season. In the new season Kudryashov unexpectedly became a first team regular after Clemente Rodríguez was loaned out. In 2008, Kudryashov played for

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on loan from July to December. In August 2010, he was loaned to

FC Tom Tomsk FC Tom Tomsk () was a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team played in Trud Stadium (Tomsk) before being dissolved in 2022. History The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' (1957), ''Tomich'' (19 ...

. He was also loaned to

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from

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. On 1 February 2012, he missed a

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in a penalty shootout against the Norwegian team

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, the penalty shootout ended 10-9 with

losing. This was their second match in the friendly Cup del Sol tournament. On 8 August 2012, he completed a permanent transfer to

FC Akhmat Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat (; ), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, and formerly as Terek Grozny from 1958 to 2017, is a Russian professional Association football, football club based in Grozny that plays in the Russian Premier League. His ...

. On 15 January 2016,

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signed him from FC Akhmat Grozny for 2 million euros, signing a 3-years deal. In July 2017, he moved on to

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. In 2018, he filed a lawsuit against

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at the

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Dispute Resolution Chamber, claiming that

still owes him around €200,000 in wages and bonuses. On 10 January 2019, he was released from his contract with

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. On 31 January 2019, he signed a 1.5-year contract with the Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir. He left the club on 20 June 2019. On 12 July 2019, he signed with

PFC Sochi Football Club Sochi (), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium. History FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Pete ...

. On 18 December 2019, his contract with Sochi was dissolved by mutual consent. On 6 January 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with the Turkish club

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. On 22 July 2021, he extended his contract for the Turkish club. He left the club on 1 July 2023 at the end of his contract. On 5 July 2023,

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side

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announced the signing of Kudryashov. Kudryashov retired from playing on 8 February 2024.

International career

He was called up to the senior

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squad in August 2016 for matches against

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and

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. He made his debut against Turkey on 31 August 2016. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended

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squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. After coming on as a substitute in the second group game against

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, he started in Russia's last three games at the tournament - the last group game against

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, the round of 16 defeat of

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and the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to

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. On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for

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. On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad. He missed Russia's first two group stage games due to injury before starting on 21 June in the last group game against

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as Russia lost 1–4 and was eliminated, with Kudryashov substituted halfway through the second half.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals (Russia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kudryashov goal)

References

External links

Gazeta.ru profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kudryashov, Fyodor 1987 births Living people 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Antalyaspor footballers Men's association football fullbacks Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey FC Akhmat Grozny players FC Khimki players FC Krasnodar players FC Rostov players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Tom Tomsk players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players PFC Sochi players FC Fakel Voronezh players Sportspeople from Irkutsk Oblast Russia men's international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian men's footballers Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2020 players Footballers from Irkutsk Oblast FC Sibiryak Bratsk players 21st-century Russian sportsmen