Adam Markhiyev

Adam Umarovich Markhiyev (Russian: Адам Умарович Мархиев; born 17 March 2002) is a professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol and the Finland U21 national team.^[3]

Adam Markhiyev

Markhiyev with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Adam Umarovich Markhiyev
Date of birth	(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Nazran, Russia[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aris Limassol
Number	88
Youth career
2009–2016	Jaro[2]
2017–2019	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Klubi 04	23	(2)
2021–2022	Spartaks Jūrmala	28	(2)
2022	→ SPAL (loan)	0	(0)
2023–2025	RFS	66	(3)
2025–	Aris Limassol	14	(0)
International career‡
2018	Finland U16	3	(0)
2018–2019	Finland U17	12	(2)
2021–	Finland U21	23	(0)
Medal record RFS Virslīga 2023 Latvian Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Early career

Markhiyev spent eight years in the youth sector of Jaro in Pietarsaari from 2009 to 2016, before joining the HJK Helsinki youth academy in 2017.

Career

HJK Klubi 04

He made his senior debut with the HJK reserve team Klubi 04 in third-tier Kakkonen in 2019 season, and played for the team until early 2021, making 23 league appearances and scoring two goals in total.^[4]

Spartaks Jūrmala

Markhiyev moved to Latvia and joined Spartaks Jūrmala in 2021, where his father Umar Markhiyev had previously worked as an assistant coach to Aleksei Yeremenko Sr.

2022: SPAL (loan)
He was loaned out to Serie B club SPAL in the early 2022, but due to an injury, he didn't make an appearance for the first team and returned to Latvia after the season.^[5][6]

RFS

After Spartaks Jūrmala were relegated, Markhiyev moved to Riga and signed with RFS ahead of the 2023 season on a three-year deal with an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed fee.^[7] In his first season with the club, Markhiyev helped RFS to win the Latvian championship title.^[8] He also played with RFS in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying matches on four occasions.^[9]

Markhiyev represented RFS in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, helping his side to qualify for the league phase.^[10] On 23 January 2025, in a Europa League match against Ajax, Markhiyev scored the winning goal for RFS, in a 1–0 home win.

With RFS, Markhiyev won two Latvian championship titles in 2023 and 2024. They also won the Latvian Cup in 2024.

Aris Limassol

On 31 January 2025, Markhiyev signed a four-year contract with Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol.^[11]

International career

Markhiyev is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented Finland at various youth national team levels.^[12] Since 2021, Markhiyev has played for the Finland under-21 national team. He made ten appearances in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, helping Finland U21 to qualify for the final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.^[13]

Personal life

Markhiyev was born in Nazran in the Russian republic of Ingushetia, but moved to Finland with his family when he was 7 years old. His father Umar Markhiyev is a Russian football coach and a former player, and his brother Muslim Markhiyev plays football in Finland for Kiffen.^[5] Markhiyev is a Muslim.^[14]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2025^[15][3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2019	Kakkonen	9	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		10	1
	2020	Kakkonen	14	1	0	0	—		—		—		14	1
	Total		23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
Spartaks Jūrmala	2021	Virslīga	19	1	1	0	—		—		—		20	1
	2022	Virslīga	9	1	0	0	—		—		—		9	1
	Total		28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
SPAL (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
RFS	2023	Virslīga	33	1	2	1	—		4[c]	0	—		39	2
	2024	Virslīga	33	2	1	0	–		16[d]	1	1[e]	0	51	3
	Total		66	3	3	1	1	0	20	1	1	0	90	5
Aris Limassol	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
Career total			131	7	4	1	1	0	20	1	1	0	159	9

1. Includes Latvian Cup
2. Includes Kakkonen Cup
3. Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
5. Includes Latvian Supercup

Honours

Aris Limassol

• Cypriot First Division runner-up: 2024–25

RFS

• Virslīga: 2023,^[3] 2024
• Latvian Cup: 2024
• Latvian Cup runner-up: 2023,^[3]
• Latvian Supercup runner-up: 2024^[3]

Klubi 04

• Kakkonen Group B: 2020