Konstantin Tyukavin Explained

Konstantin Tyukavin
Fullname:Konstantin Aleksandrovich Tyukavin
Birth Date:22 June 2002
Birth Place:Kotlas, Russia[1]
Height:1.80 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Dynamo Moscow
Clubnumber:70
Youthyears1:2009–2019
Youthclubs1:Dynamo Moscow
Years1:2020–2021
Caps1:11
Goals1:6
Years2:2020–
Caps2:108
Goals2:34
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021–2022
Nationalcaps3:12
Nationalgoals3:6
Nationalyears4:2021–
Nationalteam4:Russia
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:17 August 2024
Ntupdate:7 June 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueRussian CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo-2 Moscow2020–21Russian Professional Football League116116
Dynamo Moscow2020–21Russian Premier League15321174
2021–22Russian Premier League30663369
2022–23Russian Premier League2891013810
2023–24Russian Premier League3015823817
2024–25Russian Premier League511061
Total108342770013541
Career total119402770014647

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia202110
202320
202421
Total51

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

Honours

Individual

2023–24.

Notes and References

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