Vyacheslav Karavaev
Defender · Zenit Saint Petersburg · №15
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Zenit Saint Petersburg
CSKA Moscow
Premier League
|
1:2 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Makhachkala
Cup
|
3:0 | |
Spartak Moscow
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Premier League
|
2:0 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Dinamo Moscow
Premier League
|
3:0 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Rodina Moskva
Premier League
|
1:2 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Baltika
Cup
|
1:0 | |
Orenburg
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Premier League
|
0:3 | |
|
Makhachkala
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Premier League
|
0:1 | |
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Krasnodar
Premier League
|
1:1 | |
|
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
Cup
|
0:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 2025 | 5 |
| Premier League | 2026 | 5 |
| Cup | 2025 | 2 |
| Cup | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
Karavaev came through CSKA Moscow's youth ranks and made his senior debut for the club in the 2013–14 season. At Jablonec he added goals to his defensive work, three in 40 appearances.
Zenit Saint Petersburg paid €8 million for him in September 2019: Karavaev has been a fixture in a Zenit side that has dominated Russian football since his arrival, adding two Russian Cups and four Russian Super Cups along the way. His form was recognised in 2022–23, when he was named the league's number one right-back on the List of 33 Best Football Players. He has repeatedly signed new terms with the club, with his contract now running to 2026.
At international level, Karavaev made his Russia debut in 2019 and has earned caps at Euro 2020, playing in all three of the team's group matches against Belgium, Finland and Denmark. He has scored twice for the national side, against Serbia in the Nations League and against Poland in a friendly.
Career path
- 2020 — 2027 — now Zenit Saint Petersburg 173 matches
- 2018 — 2020 Vitesse Arnhem 65 matches
- 2018 AC Sparta Prague B 5 matches
- 2017 — 2018 AC Sparta Prague 42 matches
- 2018 Vitesse Arnhem U21 1 match
- 2011 CSKA Moscow II 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 26/27 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 25/26 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168 |
| 25/26 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 24/25 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 743 |
| 24/25 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 24/25 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 23/24 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 730 |
| 23/24 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 7 | 0 | 2 | 448 |
| 23/24 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 22/23 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 886 |
| 22/23 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 437 |
| 21/22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 241 |
| 21/22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| 21/22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 21/22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 21/22 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2011 | CSKA Moscow II | U19 M-Liga (- 2023) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 169 |
| 20/21 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 281 |
| 20/21 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Premier Liga | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 499 |
| 19/20 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 415 |
| 19/20 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Russian Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 409 |
| 19/20 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 450 |
| 18/19 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 936 |
| 18/19 | Vitesse Arnhem | Play-Offs Conference League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 18/19 | Vitesse Arnhem | KNVB Beker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 18/19 | Vitesse Arnhem | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 1 | 360 |
| 17/18 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 750 |
| 17/18 | AC Sparta Prague B | Juniorska liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 360 |
| 17/18 | Vitesse Arnhem | Play-Offs Conference League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 325 |
| 17/18 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 17/18 | AC Sparta Prague | MOL Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 17/18 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 17/18 | AC Sparta Prague B | Premier League International Cup U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Vitesse Arnhem U21 | Derde Divisie B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 392 |
| 16/17 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Europa League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 720 |
Transfers
Transfers- 19/20 Vitesse Zenit S-Pb €8.00M
- 17/18 Sparta Prague Vitesse €1.50M
- 16/17 CSKA Moscow Sparta Prague €1.00M
- 15/16 FK Jablonec CSKA Moscow
- 15/16 CSKA Moscow FK Jablonec
- 14/15 Dukla Prague CSKA Moscow
- 14/15 CSKA Moscow Dukla Prague
- 13/14 CSKA Moscow II CSKA Moscow
- 11/12 CSKA U17 CSKA Moscow II
