Ilya Vakhaniya

Russian footballer (born 2001)

Ilya Vakhaniya
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya
Date of birth	(2001-01-14) 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	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg	60	(2)
2022	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	(0)
2023–	Rostov	20	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Russia U-17	1	(0)
2019	Russia U-18	12	(0)
2019–2020	Russia U-19	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2020

Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (Russian: Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Rostov. 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		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	19	1	4	1	–		–		23	2
Career total			79	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	83	4

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.