Soslan Dzhanayev

Soslan Totrazovich Dzhanaev (, ; born 13 March 1987) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career On 8 January 2019, he was released from his contract with Rubin Kazan by mutual consent.

On 27 February 2019, he signed with Polish club Miedź Legnica until the end of the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa season.

On 16 July 2019, he joined Russian Premier League newcomer Sochi. On 20 October 2019 he saved two penalty kicks in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal Tula. He also saved a penalty in the previous game, making it 3 penalty kick saves in 2 games. Dzhanayev left Sochi in June 2023.

On 29 August 2023, Dzhanayev signed with Baltika Kaliningrad.

International career In September 2009, Dzhanayev was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for games against Germany and Azerbaijan. He was called up again in August 2016 for matches against Turkey and Ghana. He made his debut on 9 October 2016 in a friendly against Costa Rica. On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad. After a 3-year break, he was called up to the national team in August 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Scotland and Kazakhstan.

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Honours

Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League runner-up: 2009

Rostov Russian Premier League runner-up: 2015-16

Individual Lev Yashin Prize "Goalkeeper of the year": 2015–16 List of 33 best football player of the Russian Championship: 2015–16