Lechi Sadulayev
Russian footballer
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Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev (Russian: Лечи Баймарзаевич Садулаев; born 8 January 2000) is a Russian football player who plays for Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national team. He is deployed in a variety of positions, mostly as an attacking midfielder, but also as a wide midfielder or winger on right or left side of the field.
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Sadulayev with Akhmat Grozny in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tsentaroy, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Akhmat Grozny | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Akhmat Grozny | 131 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Russia U-20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Russia | 13 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Akhmat Grozny on 10 December 2018 in a game against Arsenal Tula as a 90th-minute substitute for Magomed Mitrishev.[1]
International career
Sadulayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[2] He made his debut against Tajikistan on 17 November 2022.[3]
Personal life
Sadulayev is an ethnic Chechen.
He changed his shirt number for the first six seasons he played professionally, he made his debut under number 87 and then changed it to 22, 99, 17, 11 and 10 in the 2023–24 season. He kept number 10 in the 2024–25 season, before changing it again to 7 for the 2025–26 season.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akhmat Grozny | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 131 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
