Ibragim Yuryevich Tsallagov (; born 12 December 1990) is a Russian professional

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who plays primarily as a

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for

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. He also played as a

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and

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Club career

He made his

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debut on 13 March 2010 for

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in a game against FC Zenit St. Petersburg. On 30 December 2016, he signed a 3.5-year contract with

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. On 2 August 2017, he joined

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footba ...

on loan for the 2017–18 season. On 28 July 2018, he moved on loan to

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for the 2018–19 season. On 2 July 2019, he left Zenit for

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. Tsallagov left Sochi in June 2023. On 23 June 2023, Tsallagov signed a three-year contract with

Personal life

He is a cousin of Dzambolat Tsallagov.

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* 1990 births Footballers from Vladikavkaz Russian people of Ingush descent Ingush people Russian Muslims Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Rubin Kazan players PFC Sochi players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1990-stub