Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
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Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov ' onMouseout='HidePop("4887")' href="/topics/Russians">Russian
footballer of ethnic Tatar
who plays for English club Everton
and the Russia national football team
. He usually plays as a winger, but has also been used in defence for the national team. His father Rinat Bilyaletdinov was also a professional footballer and is now a coach.
and was named the league's Young Player of the Year. He was the Lokomotiv captain for the 2007 season.
in August 2009 for an undisclosed fee – believed to be £8.9 million – upon recommendation from national team manager Guus Hiddink
, who was at Chelsea
at that time. He made his debut for Everton coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic
later in the month. He created the first 3 goals with two assists in his first-ever start for Everton in the inaugural Europa League in a 4–0 win over AEK Athens. Bilyaletdinov scored seven goals in his first season in England, including one against that was voted the club's goal of the season.
, he and several younger players were recalled to the U21 squad for the 2006 UEFA U21 championship playoffs against Denmark but lost out to the Danes.
Bilyaletdinov played in ten out of twelve UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. He scored the equalising goal against Israel
, but the team lost in final minutes, 1–2. In the following match against Andorra
, he assisted Dmitri Sychev
in scoring the winning goal, resulting in the team qualifying for the tournament proper. He was called up to Russia's squad for Euro 2008 and played in all of Russia's run to the tournament's semi-final. For the FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification
he was called up for six of the ten matches and scored twice in the play-off first leg against Slovenia
, which Russia won 2–1. His two goals were not enough as Russia lost the second leg 1–0 and Slovenia progressed to the World Cup on the away goals rule
.
(* Includes CIS Cup, Russian Cup, FA Cup
and League Cup
)
(** Includes Russian Super Cup
and FA Community Shield
)
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Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
footballer of ethnic Tatar
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
who plays for English club Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and the Russia national football team
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
. He usually plays as a winger, but has also been used in defence for the national team. His father Rinat Bilyaletdinov was also a professional footballer and is now a coach.
Lokomotiv Moscow
A native of Moscow, Bilyaletdinov began his career in the Lokomotiv Moscow youth teams. After making his debut in 2004, he became a first team regular. In his first season the club won the Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
and was named the league's Young Player of the Year. He was the Lokomotiv captain for the 2007 season.
Everton
Bilyaletdinov signed a four-year contract with English club EvertonEverton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in August 2009 for an undisclosed fee – believed to be £8.9 million – upon recommendation from national team manager Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
, who was at Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
at that time. He made his debut for Everton coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
later in the month. He created the first 3 goals with two assists in his first-ever start for Everton in the inaugural Europa League in a 4–0 win over AEK Athens. Bilyaletdinov scored seven goals in his first season in England, including one against that was voted the club's goal of the season.
International career
After Russia failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, he and several younger players were recalled to the U21 squad for the 2006 UEFA U21 championship playoffs against Denmark but lost out to the Danes.
Bilyaletdinov played in ten out of twelve UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers. He scored the equalising goal against Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
, but the team lost in final minutes, 1–2. In the following match against Andorra
Andorra national football team
The Andorra national football team represents Andorra in association football and is controlled by the Andorran Football Federation, the governing body for football in Andorra. The team has enjoyed very little success due to the Principality's tiny population, the fourth smallest of any UEFA...
, he assisted Dmitri Sychev
Dmitri Sychev
Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is an association footballer. His last name is also transcribed as Sytchev, and his first name as Dmitry or Dmitriy. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since...
in scoring the winning goal, resulting in the team qualifying for the tournament proper. He was called up to Russia's squad for Euro 2008 and played in all of Russia's run to the tournament's semi-final. For the FIFA 2010 World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
he was called up for six of the ten matches and scored twice in the play-off first leg against Slovenia
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....
, which Russia won 2–1. His two goals were not enough as Russia lost the second leg 1–0 and Slovenia progressed to the World Cup on the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
.
Club
As of 26 November 2011| Club | Season | League | Cup* | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Other** | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow The following years were rather successful as Lokomotiv were consistent in the national championships. However, performances after World War II suffered and actually in the space of five year Lokomotiv were relegated to the Soviet First League twice. In 1951, Lokomotiv came second and eventually... |
2004 Russian Premier League 2004 Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.- Top... |
25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 2005 Russian Premier League 2005 - Final standings :- Top goalscorers :-Season statistics:*Goals: 539 **From penalties: 58 **Saved/Missed penalties: 17 **Goals scored home: 324 **Goals scored away: 215... |
29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 9 | |
| 2006 Russian Premier League 2006 Russian Premier League 2006 was the 15th season of Russian Football Championship, and 5th under the current Russian Premier League name. The league was won by defending champions CSKA Moscow. Torpedo Moscow and Shinnik were relegated... |
29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2007 Russian Premier League 2007 Russian Premier League 2007 was the 16th official season of Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, and 6th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started with the match between Luch-Energia and Moskva in Vladivostok on Saturday, 10 March 2007, at 18:00 local time... |
28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| 2008 Russian Premier League 2008 The Russian Premier League 2008 was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov in Grozny. Krylia Sovetov won 3–0... |
26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2009 Russian Premier League 2009 The 2009 Russian Premier League was the 18th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 8th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on 14 March 2009 with a goalless draw between Amkar Perm and Rostov. The last matches were... |
13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Total | 150 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 38 | |
| Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
2009–10 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Premier League The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011... |
26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Premier League The 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012... |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 9 | |
| Career total | 205 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 47 | |
(* Includes CIS Cup, Russian Cup, FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
and League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
)
(** Includes Russian Super Cup
Russian Super Cup
The Russian Super Cup is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is TransTeleCom Russian Supercup . The two participating clubs are holders of the Russian Premier League champions title and the Russian Cup...
and FA Community Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
)
International
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International goals
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Club
Lokomotiv Moscow- Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
(1): 2004Russian Premier League 2004Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.- Top... - Russian Cup (1): 2007
- Russian Super CupRussian Super CupThe Russian Super Cup is a one-match football annual competition. Its official sponsored name is TransTeleCom Russian Supercup . The two participating clubs are holders of the Russian Premier League champions title and the Russian Cup...
(1): 20052005 Russian Super CupThe 2005 Russian Super Cup was the 3rd Russian Super Cup match, a football match which was contested between the Russian Premier League 2004 champion, Lokomotiv Moscow and the winner of Russian Cup 2003-04, Terek Grozny. The match was held on 6 March 2005 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow, Russia... - CIS Cup (1): 2005
Individual
Everton- Everton Goal of the Season (1): 2009–10 vs. Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...