Sergei Pinyayev

Sergei Maksimovich Pinyayev (Russian: Сергей Максимович Пиняев; born 2 November 2004) is a Russian football player who plays for Lokomotiv Moscow and Russia national team. He mostly plays as a left winger, but is occasionally deployed as a right winger as well.

Sergei Pinyayev
Pinyayev with Krylia Sovetov Samara in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergei Maksimovich Pinyayev
Date of birth (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004
Place of birth Saratov, Russia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2013 Torpedo Saratov
2013–2014 Lokomotiv Moscow
2015–2020 Chertanovo Education Center
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Chertanovo Moscow 30 (2)
2021–2022 Krylia Sovetov Samara 39 (5)
2022– Lokomotiv Moscow 21 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Russia U-15 10 (8)
2018–2019 Russia U-16 6 (4)
2019–2020 Russia U-17 6 (0)
2021 Russia U-19 9 (3)
2022– Russia 5 (1)
2023– Russia U-23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Chertanovo Moscow on 1 August 2020 in a game against FC Spartak-2 Moscow, substituting Dmitri Molchanov in the 63rd minute.[1] Pinyaev is the youngest player ever to score in the FNL. He scored in the game against FC Irtysh Omsk at the age of 15 years, 9 months and 10 days.

Pinyaev is a player who underwent a trial with Manchester United’s academy back in 2019, when he was just 15. But even before Brexit restrictions came in, as he was a non-EU player, United could not sign him.[2]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara on 30 July 2021 in a game against FC Spartak Moscow.[3] He scored his first goal on 22 September 2021, in the 10–0 Russian Cup elite group round win against Znamya Truda. He scored his first RPL goal on 11 December 2021 against FC Rubin Kazan at the age of 17 years and 39 days, becoming the third youngest goal scorer in RPL history, behind Jano Ananidze and Aleksandr Salugin.[4]

On 20 July 2022, Pinyaev collapsed during a training session and was rushed to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax.[5] Reports indicated that he might need a surgery and up to 6 months to recover.[6] He returned to play on 4 September 2022.[7]

On 28 December 2022, Pinyaev signed a four-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow.[8]

International career

The youngest Russian junior national team player of all time. He made his U16 debut at the age of 13 years and 9 months.

Pinyayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.[9] He made his debut against Tajikistan on 17 November 2022 and became the youngest even national team player at the age of 18 years and 15 days, beating the mark held by Igor Akinfeev.[10]

On 26 March 2023, Pinyayev scored his first national team goal in a friendly against Iraq, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the national team at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 24 days, overtaking the mark previously held by Dmitri Sychev.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Russian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chertanovo Moscow 2020–21 Russian First League 30210——312
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2021–22 Russian Premier League 28222——304
2022–23 Russian Premier League 11341——154
Total 39563——458
Lokomotiv Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 9271——163
2023–24 Russian Premier League 12150——171
Total 213121——334
Career total 9010194000010914

International
As of match played 16 October 2023
Russia
YearAppsGoals
202220
202331
Total51

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[12]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2023Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Iraq2–02–0Friendly

References
  1. "Game Report by FNL". Russian Football National League. 1 August 2020.
  2. "Manchester United tracking record breaking Russian wonderkid Sergey Pinyaev". United In Focus. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. "Krylia Sovetov v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 30 July 2021.
  4. "Пиняев – 3-й в списке самых молодых авторов голов в чемпионате России. Только Жано и Салугин были моложе, когда забили" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 11 December 2021.
  5. "«Крылья Советов» сообщили диагноз попавшего в больницу игрока Пиняева". RBK Sport (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  6. "Хавбеку «Крыльев» Пиняеву требуется операция. У футболиста диагностирован пневмоторакс". Sport Express (in Russian). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  7. "Krylia Sovetov v CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 4 September 2022.
  8. "СЕРГЕЙ ПИНЯЕВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ЛОКОМОТИВА"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 30 футболистов на ноябрьский сбор" [The coaching staff of the Russian national team called 30 players to the November training camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 7 November 2022.
  10. "Сергей Пиняев – самый молодой дебютант сборной России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 17 November 2022.
  11. "Сергей Пиняев забил дебютный гол за сборную России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 26 March 2023.
  12. Sergei Pinyayev at National-Football-Teams.com
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