Soslan Dzhanayev

Soslan Totrazovich Dzhanaev (Russian: Сослан Тотразович Джанаев, Ossetian: Джанайты Тотразы фырт Сослан; born 13 March 1987) is a Russian professional footballer of Ossetian descent who plays as a goalkeeper for PFC Sochi.[1][2]

Soslan Dzhanaev

Dzhanaev with PFC Sochi in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Soslan Totrazovich Dzhanaev
Date of birth	13 March 1987
Place of birth	Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	PFC Sochi
Number	35
Youth career
	Alania Vladikavkaz
1999–2006	CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	CSKA Moscow	0	(0)
2007	KamAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	28	(0)
2008–2013	Spartak Moscow	38	(0)
2010–2012	→ Terek Grozny (loan)	41	(0)
2013	→ Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	10	(0)
2014–2017	Rostov	43	(0)
2017–2018	Rubin Kazan	22	(0)
2019	Miedź Legnica	7	(0)
2019–	PFC Sochi	40	(0)
National team^‡
2007–2009	Russia U-21	6	(0)
2011	Russia-2	3	(0)
2016–	Russia	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

On 8 January 2019, he was released from his contract with FC Rubin Kazan by mutual consent.[3]

On 27 February 2019, he signed with Polish club Miedź Legnica until the end of the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa season.[4]

On 16 July 2019, he joined Russian Premier League newcomer PFC Sochi.[5] On 20 October 2019 he saved two penalty kicks in a 1–1 away draw against FC Arsenal Tula. He also saved a penalty in the previous game, making it 3 penalty kick saves in 2 games.

International career

In September 2009, Dzhanayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for games against Germany and Azerbaijan. He was called up again in August 2016 for matches against Turkey and Ghana.[6] He made his debut on 9 October 2016 in a friendly against Costa Rica. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[7] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[8] After a 3-year break, he was called up to the national team in August 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Kazakhstan.[9]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2018

Club	Div	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KamAZ	D2	2007	28	0	0	0	-		28	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Spartak Moscow	D1	2008	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
		2009	26	0	1	0	-		27	0
		2010	12	0	0	0	-		12	0
		2013–14	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	Total		38	0	1	0	0	0	39	0
Terek Grozny (loan)	D1	2010	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
		2011–12	37	0	2	0	-		39	0
		2012–13	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
	Total		41	0	2	0	0	0	43	0
FC Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	D1	2012–13	10	0	0	0	-		10	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
FC Rostov	D1	2014–15	0	0	1	0	-		1	0
		2015–16	30	0	0	0	-		30	0
		2016–17	13	0	0	0	10	0	23	0
	Total		43	0	1	0	10	0	54	0
FC Rubin Kazan	D1	2017–18	18	0	1	0	–		19	0
Career total			178	0	5	0	10	0	193	0

Honours

Club

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Premier League (1): Runner-up 2009

FC Rostov

• Russian Premier League (1): Runner-up 2015-16

Individual

• Lev Yashin Prize "Goalkeeper of the year": 2015-16
• List of 33 best football player of the Russian Championship: 2015-16

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Джанаев Сослан Тотразович (in Russian). Sportbox.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
3. "Сослан Джанаев покидает "Рубин"" [Soslan Dzhanayev leaves Rubin] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 8 February 2019.
4. "Był w szerokiej kadrze Rosji na MŚ. Teraz zagra w Miedzi!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 27 February 2019.
5. "Сослан Джанаев в "Сочи"" [Soslan Dzhanayev in Sochi] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 16 July 2019.
6. "Russia A-squad versus Turkey and Ghana". russiateam.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
7. "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
8. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
9. "Состав на Шотландию и Казахстан" [Line-up for Scotland and Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2019.