Ilya Vakhaniya

Ilya Vakhaniya
	Vakhaniya with Rostov in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya
Date of birth	14 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back/Left-back
Team information
Current team	Rostov
Number	40
Youth career
0000–2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2023	Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg
2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2023–	Rostov
International career‡
2017	Russia U-17
2019	Russia U-18
2019–2020	Russia U-19
2024–	Russia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (Russian: Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Rostov and the Russia national team. He is also sometimes deployed as a left-back.

Club career

Vakhaniya was raised in the youth system of Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was called up to Zenit's senior squad only once, on 21 May 2022 for a game against Nizhny Novgorod, but remained on the bench.^[1]

On 17 July 2023, Vakhaniya signed a contract with Rostov.^[2]

Vakhaniya made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 5 August 2023 in a game against Krylia Sovetov Samara.^[3]

International career

Vakhaniya was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.^[4] He made his debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus.^[5]

Personal life

On his father's side, he is of Georgian descent.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg	2018–19	Russian First League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Russian Second League	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2021–22	Russian Second League	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
	2023–24	Russian Second League	26	1	—		—		—		26	1
	Total		60	2	—		—		—		60	2
Rostov	2023–24	Russian Premier League	28	1	5	1	—		—		33	2
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	18	0	8	0	—		—		26	0
	Total		46	1	13	1	—		—		59	2
Career total			106	3	13	1	0	0	0	0	119	4

International

As of match played 7 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

References

^ "Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.
^ "ИЛЬЯ ВАХАНИЯ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2023.
^ "Krylia Sovetov v Rostov game report". Russian Premier League. 5 August 2023.
^ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 49 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор" [Coaching staff of the Russia national team called up 49 players to September camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 August 2023.
^ "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.

External links

Ilya Vakhaniya at Soccerway
Ilya Vakhaniya at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
Ilya Vakhaniya at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

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[1] "Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.

[2] "ИЛЬЯ ВАХАНИЯ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2023.

[3] "Krylia Sovetov v Rostov game report". Russian Premier League. 5 August 2023.

[4] "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 49 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор" [Coaching staff of the Russia national team called up 49 players to September camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 August 2023.

[5] "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.

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