Ilya Vakhaniya

Ilya Vakhaniya
Vakhaniya with Rostov in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya
Date of birth (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001
Place of birth Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 40
Youth career
–2021 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 60 (2)
2022 Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 (0)
2023–2026 Rostov 86 (2)
2026– Krasnodar 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 Russia U-17 1 (0)
2019 Russia U-18 12 (0)
2019–2020 Russia U-19 8 (1)
2024– Russia 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026

Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (Russian: Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Krasnodar and the Russia national team[2]. 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.[3]

On 17 July 2023, Vakhaniya signed a contract with Rostov.[4]

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

On 17 February 2026, Vakhaniya signed a contract with Krasnodar, beginning on 15 June 2026 and ending on 30 June 2030, remaining in Rostov for the rest of the 2025–26 season.[6]

International career

Vakhaniya was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.[7] He made his debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus.[8]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 2018–19 Russian First League 00—00
2020–21 Russian Second League 180—180
2021–22 Russian Second League 161—161
2023–24 Russian Second League 261—261
Total 602—602
Rostov 2023–24 Russian Premier League 28151332
2024–25 Russian Premier League 290130420
2025–26 Russian Premier League 29151342
Total 8622321094
Krasnodar 2026–27 Russian Premier League 602080
Career total 15242521776

International

As of match played 9 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 202410
202561
202651
Total122

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 March 2025VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia Zambia2–05–0Friendly
25 June 2026Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia Burkina Faso3–03–0

References

  1. ↑ "Илья Вахания". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Илья Сосоевич Вахания". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Nizhny Novgorod v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "ИЛЬЯ ВАХАНИЯ – ИГРОК "РОСТОВА"!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Krylia Sovetov v Rostov game report". Russian Premier League. 5 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Илья Вахания станет игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Belarus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 June 2024.


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