Rustem Nailevich Mukhametshin (, ; born 2 April 1984) is a Russian former professional
football
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player. He played as a
defensive midfielder
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.
Club career
He made his
Russian Premier League
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debut for
FC Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk () was a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merge of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovia.
History
The club was founded in 1961. In ...
on 20 July 2012 in a game against
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
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.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of
Ruslan Mukhametshin.
Honours
Club
;Tosno
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Russian Cup:
2017–18
Career statistics
External links
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1984 births
Footballers from Kazan
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
FC Mordovia Saransk players
Russian Premier League players
FC Tosno players
FC Rubin Kazan players
FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk players
21st-century Russian sportsmen
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