Yan Igorevich Kazayev (; born 26 November 1991) is a Russian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
central midfielder
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.
Club career
He made his debut in the
Russian Second Division
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History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the :ru: ...
for
FC Karelia Petrozavodsk on 21 April 2011 in a game against
FC Pskov-747 Pskov.
He made his
Russian Premier League
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debut for
FC Tosno
FC Tosno () was a professional Russian football club based in Tosno, Leningrad Oblast. Founded in 2013, Tosno won promotion to the Russian Premier League on 6 May 2017 after securing second place in the Russian National Football League. The foll ...
on 30 July 2017 in a game against
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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.
Kazayev left
FC Baltika Kaliningrad
FC Baltika () is a professional association football club based in Kaliningrad, Russia. The club will return to the Russian Premier League in the 2025–26 season.
History
The club was founded on 22 December 1954 as ''Pishchevik Kaliningrad''. In ...
by mutual consent on 5 February 2024.
Honours
Club
;Tosno
*
Russian Cup:
2017–18
References
External links
*
1991 births
Footballers from Saint Petersburg
Living people
Russian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
FC Karelia players
FC Tosno players
FC Taganrog players
FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players
FC Khimki players
FC Tom Tomsk players
PFC Sochi players
FC Baltika Kaliningrad players
FC Chelyabinsk players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players
21st-century Russian sportsmen
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