Vyacheslav Bardybakhin

Vyacheslav Bardybakhin came through the youth ranks at DYuSSh Lyubertsy before moving to the Tyumen academy, and it was there that he made his senior debut in August 2020. He spent three seasons with Tyumen, making 50 appearances and scoring once, and was part of a side that took silver in the PFL's Group 4 in 2020/21 and bronze in the Second Division's Group 4 the following year.

A loan move to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in July 2022 turned into a permanent transfer a year later once the Krasnoyarsk club exercised its buy option. Bardybakhin made 27 appearances in his first season in the First League, scoring once and adding a further outing in the promotion play-offs, before playing 33 matches the following campaign.

In June 2024, Akron Tolyatti paid around 2.5 million roubles for the left-back and signed him until 2028. He made eight appearances in his debut Russian Premier League season and was named Best Player of the Match against Akhmat Grozny in the ninth round in September 2024. He was sent out on a season-long loan to Rotor Volgograd in July 2025, with the Volgograd club holding an option to buy and Bardybakhin due back at Akron in June 2026. He has made eight appearances for Rotor.

Bardybakhin has represented Russia at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 level, and was part of the Under-21 squad that won the Manas Cup.