Konstantin Tyukavin

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Tyukavin.
Konstantin Tyukavin
Tyukavin with Dynamo Moscow in 2020
Personal information
Full name Konstantin Aleksandrovich Tyukavin
Date of birth (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kotlas, Russia[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Moscow
Number 70
Youth career
2009–2019 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dynamo-2 Moscow 11 (6)
2020– Dynamo Moscow 121 (40)
International career‡
2017 Russia U16 4 (0)
2019 Russia U18 6 (0)
2021–2022 Russia U21 12 (6)
2021– Russia 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Tyukavin (Russian: Константин Александрович Тюкавин; born 22 June 2002) is a Russian football player who plays as a striker or second striker for Dynamo Moscow and Russia national team.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for Dynamo Moscow on 1 November 2020 in a game against Tambov.[2] He made his first start in their next game against Lokomotiv Moscow on 8 November.[3]

On 20 February 2021, he scored his first goal for Dynamo in a 2–0 victory over Spartak Moscow in a Russian Cup game.[4]

On 18 March 2021, he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute in the away game against Krasnodar, with Dynamo down 0–2. 11 minutes later he scored his first RPL goal for Dynamo that equalized the score, and in the 81st minute he scored the winning goal that established the final score of 3–2 for Dynamo. He was selected as player of the match.[5] In Dynamo's next league game on 3 April 2021 against Ufa, Tyukavin scored a goal, assisted on another, and another Dynamo goal was scored on a rebound tap-in after the ball hit the goalpost after Tyukavin's header, as Dynamo won 4–0. He was selected as player of the match again. In the next game on 11 April 2021 against Ural Yekaterinburg, he assisted on both Dynamo goals in a 2–2 draw. Dynamo fans voted him Player of the Month for April 2021.[6]

On 18 June 2021, he extended his contract with Dynamo for 3 additional seasons with an option for another season.[7]

On 20 August 2022, Tyukavin scored the only goal of the game in an oldest Russian derby game against Spartak Moscow, securing the first Dynamo home league victory in this derby since 2008.[8][9] He was selected as Player of the Month by Dynamo fans for May/June 2023.[10] He was voted as Player of the Season for the 2022–23 season by the fans.[11]

On 1 December 2023, he extended his Dynamo contract to summer 2028.[12] He was selected as player of the month for November and December 2023 games by Dynamo fans and by the Russian Premier League.[13][14] He was selected as player of the month for the second time in the season for April 2024 games.[15][16]

On 26 May 2024, Tyukavin was named by the league as player of the season, forward of the season and his backheel rabona goal against Sochi on 5 May 2024 was named goal of the season.[17] He was also voted Dynamo player of the month for May.[18] On 12 June 2024, he was chosen as Footballer of the Year in Russia in a traditional poll taken among the league players.[19]

International career

On 20 March 2021, he was called up to the Russia U21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[20]

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for World Cup qualifiers against Croatia, Cyprus and Malta in September 2021.[21] He made his debut on 4 September 2021 against Cyprus, substituting Fyodor Smolov in the 75th minute of a 2–0 away victory.[22]

Personal life

His father Aleksandr Tyukavin is a legendary bandy player who won the Bandy World Championship 8 times and Russian Bandy Super League 16 times.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Russian Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo-2 Moscow 2020–21 Russian Professional Football League 11 6 — — 11 6
Dynamo Moscow 2020–21 Russian Premier League 15 3 2 1 — 17 4
2021–22 Russian Premier League 30 6 6 3 — 36 9
2022–23 Russian Premier League 28 9 10 1 — 38 10
2023–24 Russian Premier League 30 15 8 2 — 38 17
2024–25 Russian Premier League 18 7 3 1 — 21 8
Total 121 40 29 8 0 0 150 48
Career total 132 46 29 8 0 0 161 54

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2021 1 0
2023 2 0
2024 3 1
Total 6 1

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2024 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Даёшь, молодёжь! Константин Тюкавин" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tambov v Dynamo Moscow game report". Russian Premier League. 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Dynamo v Lokomotiv game report". Russian Premier League. 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Dynamo v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Krasnodar v Dynamo game report". Russian Premier League. 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ игрок месяца в апреле" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Константин Тюкавин продлил контракт с "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Dynamo v Spartak game report". Russian Premier League. 20 August 2022.
  9. ^ ""Динамо" впервые за 14 лет обыграло "Спартак" дома в чемпионате" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 20 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ Игрок месяца в мае-июне" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ Игрок сезона-2022/23 по версии болельщиков" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 June 2023.
  12. ^ ""Динамо" продлило контракт с Константином Тюкавиным" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ Игрок месяца в ноябре-декабре" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 21 December 2023.
  14. ^ a b "КОНСТАНТИН ТЮКАВИН – WINLINE ЛУЧШИЙ ИГРОК НОЯБРЯ И ДЕКАБРЯ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 20 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ Игрок месяца в апреле" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 4 May 2024.
  16. ^ a b "КОНСТАНТИН ТЮКАВИН – WINLINE ИГРОК АПРЕЛЯ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 8 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Все лауреаты второй премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the second Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Константин Тюкавин — ВТБ Игрок месяца в мае" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 1 June 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Тюкавин — № 1! Футболисты РПЛ выбрали лучшего игрока сезона" (in Russian). Sport-Express. 12 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Тренерский штаб молодежки вызвал Тюкавина вместо Кучаева" [Coaching staff of Under-21 team called up Tyukavin to replace Kuchayev] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 20 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Состав на Хорватию, Кипр и Мальту" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Cyprus v Russia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 4 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Константин Тюкавин – автор Winline гола сентября!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 October 2024.