David Karaev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Soslanovich and the family name is Karaev.

David Soslanovich Karaev (Russian: Давид Сосланович Караев; Azerbaijani: David Soslan oğlu Qarayev; born 10 March 1995) is a Russian football player who plays for KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. He also holds Azerbaijani citizenship.

David Karaev

Karaev with Torpedo Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	David Soslanovich Karaev
Date of birth	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Vladikavkaz, Russia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2010	Yunost Vladikavkaz
2010–2012	DYuSSh-70 Savyolovskaya Moscow
2012	Gubkin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	3	(0)
2014	TSK Simferopol	0	(0)
2015	TSK Simferopol (KFS)	3	(1)
2015	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	6	(1)
2016	Torpedo Armavir	1	(0)
2016–2017	Spartak Vladikavkaz	29	(4)
2017	SKA Rostov	13	(8)
2018	Khimki	2	(0)
2018	Olimp Moscow (amateur)	11	(19)
2018–2020	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	35	(18)
2020–2021	Ural Yekaterinburg	6	(0)
2020	→ Ural-2 Yekaterinburg	4	(1)
2021	→ Caspiy (loan)	18	(6)
2021–2022	SKA-Khabarovsk	37	(14)
2022–2023	Torpedo Moscow	29	(2)
2023–2024	Alania Vladikavkaz	16	(2)
2024–	KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	30	(6)
International career
2013	Azerbaijan U-18	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk on 7 July 2013 in a game against Salyut Belgorod.^[1]

In February 2020, Karaev went on trial with CSKA Moscow^[2]

On 15 June 2020, he signed a contract with Ural Yekaterinburg.^[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Ural on 10 August 2020 in a game against Dynamo Moscow, he substituted Andrei Panyukov in the 71st minute.^[4]

On 28 February 2021, he moved to Caspiy in Kazakhstan on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.^[5][6]

On 7 June 2022, Karaev signed a contract with Torpedo Moscow for two years with an option for the third year.^[7] His contract with Torpedo was terminated by mutual consent in June 2023.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk	2013–14	First League	3	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
TSK Simferopol	2014–15	Second League	12[a]	4	–		–		–		12	4
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2015–16		6	1	–		–		–		6	1
Torpedo Armavir	2015–16	First League	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
Spartak Vladikavkaz	2016–17	Second League	29	4	1	0	–		–		30	4
SKA Rostov-on-Don	2017–18		13	8	1	0	–		–		14	8
Khimki	2017–18	First League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny	2018–19	Second League	19	7	–		–		–		19	7
	2019–20		16	11	4	1	–		3[b]	1	23	13
	Total		35	18	4	1	0	0	3	1	42	20
Ural Yekaterinburg	2020–21	Premier League	6	0	2	1	–		–		8	1
Ural-2 Yekaterinburg	2020–21	Second League	4	1	–		–		–		4	1
Caspiy	2021	Kazakhstan Premier League	18	6	–		–		–		18	6
SKA-Khabarovsk	2021–22	First League	37	14	0	0	–		2[c]	0	39	14
	Total (2 spells)		40	14	2	0	0	0	2	0	44	14
Torpedo Moscow	2022–23	Premier League	17	1	5	2	–		–		22	3
Career total			171	53	15	4	0	0	5	1	191	58

1. Club excluded mid-season and results annulled by UEFA decision
2. Appearances in the FNL Cup
3. Appearances in the promotion play-offs