Ivan Oblyakov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Oblyakov.
Ivan Oblyakov
Oblyakov with CSKA Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ivan Sergeyevich Oblyakov
Date of birth (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Vyndin Ostrov, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2016 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ufa 45 (3)
2018– CSKA Moscow 179 (24)
International career‡
2016 Russia U-18 8 (3)
2016 Russia U-19 4 (1)
2017–2021 Russia U-21 30 (6)
2020– Russia 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Ivan Sergeyevich Oblyakov (Russian: Иван Сергеевич Обляков; born 5 July 1998) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Moscow and the Russia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also operate as a attacking midfielder and on the left flank.[1]

Club career

Ufa

Born in Leningrad Oblast, Oblyakov joined Zenit Saint Petersburg aged nine.[2] In January 2016, Oblyakov made his breakthrough performance at the Granatkin Memorial youth tournament, helping the Saint Petersburg U-18 team reach the second place.[2] He finished the tournament with six goals and won the Best Player of the Tournament award.[2][3]

On 28 June 2016, Oblyakov joined Russian Premier League club Ufa on a long-term contract.[4] He made his debut coming as a second half substitute in a 0–2 loss to Ural in their first match of the 2016–17 Russian Premier League.[5] On 9 April 2017, Oblyakov scored his first career goal in a 1–3 home loss to Spartak Moscow.[6]

The following season, Oblyakov scored two goals in 20 matches, helping Ufa finish in sixth place, their highest league finish to date. On 26 July 2018, he made his debut in UEFA club competitions, starting in a goalless draw with Slovenian side Domžale in the UEFA Europa League qualifying.[7] Two weeks later, he scored a winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn.[8]

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Oblyakov signed for CSKA Moscow in the last day of the summer transfer window on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €4 million.[9][10] Here, he reunited with manager Viktor Goncharenko who gave Oblyakov his senior debut while at Ufa.[2] On the next day after joining, Oblyakov made his club debut as a 61st-minute substitute in a 4–0 win against Ural.[11]

On 18 August 2022, Oblyakov extended his contract with CSKA to 2027.[12]

Oblyakov was chosen as Russian Premier League player of the month for April 2023.[13]

International career

On 23 May 2019, Oblyakov was first called up to the Russia national team for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against San Marino and Cyprus in June.[14] A year and a half later, he made his debut for senior team in a friendly match against Moldova on 12 November 2020.[15] On 18 November 2020, Oblyakov made his competitive debut coming as a half time substitute for Anton Miranchuk in a 0–5 loss to Serbia in the UEFA Nations League.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ufa 2016–17 Russian Premier League 20 1 2 0 — — 22 1
2017–18 Russian Premier League 20 2 1 0 — — 21 2
2018–19 Russian Premier League 5 0 0 0 6[a] 1 — 11 1
Total 45 3 3 0 6 1 0 0 54 4
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 23 3 0 0 6[b] 0 — 29 3
2019–20 Russian Premier League 28 4 3 0 6[a] 0 — 37 4
2020–21 Russian Premier League 27 1 3 0 6[a] 0 — 36 1
2021–22 Russian Premier League 29 1 3 0 — — 32 1
2022–23 Russian Premier League 28 8 13 0 — — 41 8
2023–24 Russian Premier League 27 3 11 1 — 0 0 38 4
2024–25 Russian Premier League 17 4 7 0 — — 24 4
Total 179 24 40 1 18 0 0 0 237 25
Career total 224 27 43 1 24 1 0 0 291 29
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 November 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2020 2 0
2023 6 2
2024 4 2
Total 12 5

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2023 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey  Kenya 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2 20 November 2023 Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia  Cuba 1–0 8–0
3 7 June 2024 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 1–0 4–0
4 15 November 2024 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia  Brunei 1–0 11–0
5 4–0

Honours

Club

CSKA Moscow

References

  1. ^ Terletskiy, Sevastian (2 November 2018). "Иван Обляков: "Гончаренко — отличный тренер и хороший человек"" [Ivan Oblyakov: “Goncharenko is a great manager and a good person”]. Izvestia (in Russian). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Novikov, Igor (1 September 2018). "Не попал в "Зенит", а теперь заменит Головина в ЦСКА. Кто такой Обляков?" [Did not go to Zenit, and now will substitute Golovin at CSKA. Who is Oblyakov?]. Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Итоги Мемориала Гранаткина-2016" [2016 Granatkin Memorial results] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Иван Обляков перешел из "Зенита" в "Уфу"" [Oblyakov moved to Ufa from Zenit] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "FC Ural 2 – 0 FC Ufa". Russian Premier League. 31 July 2016.
  6. ^ "FC Ufa 1 – 3 Spartak". Russian Premier League. 9 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Ufa vs. Domžale". Soccerway. 26 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Ufa vs. Progrès Niederkorn". Soccerway. 9 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Иван Обляков подписал контракт с красно-синими" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Обляков подпишет пятилетний контракт с ЦСКА" [Oblyakov will sign a five-year contract with CSKA]. Sport Express (in Russian). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  11. ^ "PFC CSKA 4 – 0 FC Ural". Russian Premier League. 1 September 2018.
  12. ^ "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Иваном Обляковым!" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Иван Обляков – Winline лучший игрок апреля!" [Ivan Oblyakov is the Winline player of April!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 5 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Состав на Сан-Марино и Кипр" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Нулевая ничья в Кишиневе" [Scoreless draw in Chisinau] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Serbia v Russia game report". UEFA. 18 November 2020.
  17. ^ Ivan Oblyakov at Soccerway
  18. ^ "Oblyakov, Ivan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Суперфинал LIVE. ЦСКА победил "Краснодар" в серии послематчевых пенальти" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 June 2023.