Magomed-Shapi Kamilyevich Suleymanov (; born 16 December 1999) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

Suleymanov made his debut in the

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for

FC Krasnodar-2 FC Krasnodar-2 () was a Russian football team from Krasnodar, founded in 2013. From 2018–19 to 2022–23 season, it played in the second-tier Russian First League. It was a farm club for the Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar. History In ...

on 12 March 2017 in a game against

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. He made his debut in the

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for

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on 16 July 2017 in a game against

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. In his second main squad appearance on 27 July 2017 in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round game against

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he scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute, giving his team a 2–1 victory. He thus became the youngest Russian player ever to score in UEFA's club competitions (at the age of 17 years 7 months and 11 days), beating the mark set by Sergey Rodionov in 1980. In his first appearance of the 2018–19 season on 26 August 2018 he scored his first

goal, an 88th-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against

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. In the next game on 1 September 2018, he scored another goal in added time, giving Krasnodar a 2–1 victory over the reigning champions

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. He scored again, for the third time in four games on 24 September 2018 against

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. On 21 February 2019, he scored a late free-kick goal that helped Krasnodar eliminate

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in the Europa League Round of 32 on the away-goals rule. On 14 March 2019, in the Round of 16 return leg, he scored a late goal once again, this time against

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, that would have qualified Krasnodar for the quarterfinal, but Valencia equalized with 30 seconds left in injury time and Krasnodar was eliminated. On 31 March 2019, he had his first Russian Premier League multi-goal game, scoring twice against his hometown club

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in a 5–0 victory. On 13 August 2019, with Krasnodar making its debut appearance in the Champions League qualifiers, he scored twice in a 3–2 away victory over

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to help his club overcome the first leg 0–1 home loss and advance to the play-off round. On 8 September 2021, Krasnodar announced his loan to Turkish club

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for the 2021–22 season. He returned to Krasnodar in June 2022. On 17 August 2022, Suleymanov joined

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

in Israel on a season-long loan with an option to buy. On 3 July 2024, Greek club

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where Suleymanov played on loan in the 2023–24 season, announced his permanent transfer to Aris. On 3 February 2025,

club

signed Suleymanov to a two-year contract through 2027, with a club option for 2028.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual *

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top assists: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suleymanov, Magomed-Shapi 1999 births Footballers from Makhachkala Living people Dargwa people Russian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers FC Krasnodar players FC Krasnodar-2 players Giresunspor footballers Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Sporting Kansas City players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Süper Lig players Israeli Premier League players Super League Greece players Major League Soccer players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Russian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Russian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Russian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Russian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century Russian sportsmen