Lechi Sadulayev

Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev (Russian: Лечи Баймарзаевич Садулаев; born 8 January 2000) is a Russian football player who plays for Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national team. He is deployed in a variety of positions, mostly as an attacking midfielder, but also as a wide midfielder or winger on right or left side of the field.

Lechi Sadulayev

Sadulayev with Akhmat Grozny in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Lechi Baymarzayevich Sadulayev
Date of birth	(2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tsentaroy, Russia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Akhmat Grozny
Number	10
Youth career
2010–2018	Akhmat Grozny
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Akhmat Grozny	106	(9)
International career‡
2019	Russia U-20	9	(1)
2022–	Russia	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Akhmat Grozny on 10 December 2018 in a game against Arsenal Tula as a 90th-minute substitute for Magomed Mitrishev.^[1]

International career

Sadulayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2022 for friendly games against Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.^[2] He made his debut against Tajikistan on 17 November 2022.^[3]

Personal life

Sadulayev is an ethnic Chechen.

He changed his shirt number for the first six seasons he played professionally, he made his debut under number 87 and then changed it to 22, 99, 17, 11 and 10 in the 2023–24 season, keeping the number 10 since then.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Akhmat Grozny	2018–19	Russian Premier League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	18	1	2	0	—		—		20	1
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	16	1	2	0	—		—		18	1
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	22	2	6	3	—		—		28	5
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	14	2	1	0	—		—		15	2
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	28	3	5	0	—		1[a]	0	34	3
Career total			106	9	16	3	0	0	1	0	123	12

1. Appearance in the relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 25 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2022	1	0
	2024	3	1
	2025	2	0
Total		6	1

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2024	Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia	Brunei	5–0	11–0	Friendly