Ivan Sergeyevich Oblyakov (; born 5 July 1998) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Russia national team. He plays mainly as a

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, but can also operate as a

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and on the left

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Club career

Ufa

Born in

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, Oblyakov joined SCYSSOR Zenit aged nine. In January 2016, Oblyakov made his breakthrough performance at the

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youth tournament, helping the

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U-18 team reach the second place. He finished the tournament with six goals and won the Best Player of the Tournament award. On 28 June 2016, Oblyakov joined

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club Ufa on a long-term contract. He made his debut coming as a second half substitute in a 0–2 loss to Ural in their first match of the

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. On 9 April 2017, Oblyakov scored his first career goal in a 1–3 home loss to

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. The following season, Oblyakov scored two goals in 20 matches, helping Ufa finish in sixth place, their highest league finish to date. On 26 July 2018, he made his debut in

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, starting in a goalless draw with Slovenian side

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in the UEFA Europa League qualifying. Two weeks later, he scored a winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Oblyakov signed for

in the last day of the summer transfer window on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €4 million. Here, he reunited with manager

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who gave Oblyakov his senior debut while at Ufa. On the next day after joining, Oblyakov made his club debut as a 61st-minute substitute in a 4–0 win against Ural. On 18 August 2022, Oblyakov extended his contract with CSKA to 2027. Oblyakov was chosen as

player of the month for April 2023.

International career

On 23 May 2019, Oblyakov was first called up to the Russia national team for

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matches against

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and

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in June. A year and a half later, he made his debut for senior team in a friendly match against

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on 12 November 2020. On 18 November 2020, Oblyakov made his competitive debut coming as a half time substitute for Anton Miranchuk in a 0–5 loss to

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in the

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;CSKA Moscow * Russian Cup:

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, 2024–25

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oblyakov, Ivan 1998 births Living people People from Volkhovsky District Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Ufa players PFC CSKA Moscow players Russian Premier League players Footballers from Leningrad Oblast 21st-century Russian sportsmen