Omar Minatulayev

Omar Minatulayev
Personal information
Full name Omar Magomedzagirovich Minatulayev
Date of birth (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006
Place of birth Makhachkala, Russia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Orenburg
Number 63
Youth career
Anzhi Makhachkala
2023–2024 FShM Moscow
2024 Orenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Orenburg-2 29 (13)
2025– Orenburg 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026

Omar Magomedzagirovich Minatulayev (Russian: Омар Магомедзагирович Минатулаев; born 4 January 2006) is a Russian football player who plays as a central midfielder for Orenburg and their reserve team Orenburg-2.

Career

Minatulayev started his youth development in the academies of Anzhi Makhachkala and FShM Moscow, before joining the youth system of Orenburg in April 2024.[1] He made his senior debut for Orenburg-2 in the fourth-tier Second League in 2025.[2]

Minatulayev played his first game for the senior squad of Orenburg on 30 September 2025 in a Russian Cup game against Akhmat Grozny.[2] He made his Russian Premier League debut on 22 August 2026 in a game against Fakel Voronezh.[3]

Career statistics

As of 22 August 2026[2]
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orenburg-2 2025 Russian Second League B 209—209
2026 Russian Second League B 94—94
Total 2913002913
Orenburg 2025–26 Russian Premier League 002020
2026–27 Russian Premier League 101020
Total 103040
Career total 3013303313

Personal life

His twin brother Osman Minatulayev is also a footballer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Большое интервью капитана «Оренбург-2» Омара Минатулаева о жизни, футболе и историческом сезоне второй команды" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Omar Minatulayev at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
  3. ↑ "Матч Факел – Оренбург | 2026/27, 5 тур | РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 22 August 2026.