# 2021–22 FC Akhmat Grozny season

The 2021–22 FC Akhmat Grozny season was the 13th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They also played in the Russian Cup, but were eliminated in the first round.

## Season events

On 18 May, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Mohamed Konaté from Khimki, on a one-year contract with the option of an additional two years.
On 11 June, Daniil Utkin joined Akhmat Grozny on a season-long loan deal from Krasnodar.
On 23 June, Vitali Lystsov joined Akhmat Grozny on a season-long loan deal from Lokomotiv Moscow, Artyom Arkhipov joined on loan for the season from Kuban Krasnodar, and Odise Roshi left the club after his contract with terminated by mutual consent.
On 12 July, Igor Konovalov joined Akhmat Grozny on a season-long loan deal from Rubin Kazan.
On 24 July, Vladislav Karapuzov joined Akhmat Grozny on a season-long loan deal from Dynamo Moscow.
On 31 July, Artyom Timofeyev joined Akhmat Grozny on a permanent transfer from Spartak Moscow, having seen the previous season on loan at the club.
On 7 August, Andrés Ponce left Akhmat Grozny after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 3 September, Akhmat Grozny announced the season-long loan signing of Darko Todorović from Red Bull Salzburg.
On 7 September, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Senin Sebai from Khimki on a one-year contract, with the option to extend it for an additional season.
On 5 October, Mbengue unilaterally terminated his loan deal with Dinamo Minsk, and contract with Akhmat Grozny, to join Maccabi Petah Tikva.
On 17 February, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Aleksandr Troshechkin from Khimki on a contract until the summer of 2024.
On 3 March, Artem Polyarus terminated his contract with Akhmat Grozny.

## Squad

    As of match played 21 May 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | GK | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 27) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2014 | | 49 | 0 |
| 42 | Aleksandr Melikhov | GK | (1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (aged 24) | Tom Tomsk | 2019 | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Giorgi Shelia | GK | (1988-12-11)11 December 1988 (aged 33) | Tambov | 2020 | 2022 (+1) | 33 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | Darko Todorović | DF | (1997-05-05)5 May 1997 (aged 25) | loan from Red Bull Salzburg | 2021 | 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | Vitali Lystsov | DF | (1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (aged 26) | loan from Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021 | 2022 | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | Miroslav Bogosavac | DF | (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 (aged 25) | Čukarički | 2020 | 2024 | 67 | 0 |
| 15 | Andrei Semyonov | DF | (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 33) | Amkar Perm | 2014 | 2022 | 244 | 6 |
| 20 | Zoran Nižić | DF | (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 32) | Hajduk Split | 2018 | | 79 | 0 |
| 40 | Rizvan Utsiyev | DF | (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 34) | Trainee | 2005 | | 274 | 8 |
| 55 | Aleksandr Putsko | DF | (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 29) | Ufa | 2020 | 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 79 | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | DF | (2002-02-18)18 February 2002 (aged 20) | Academy | 2021 | | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Marat Bystrov | DF | (1992-06-19)19 June 1992 (aged 29) | Ordabasy | 2020 | 2022 | 52 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Bernard Berisha | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 30) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2016 | 2023 | 123 | 16 |
| 11 | Igor Konovalov | MF | (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 25) | loan from Rubin Kazan | 2021 | 2022 | 27 | 3 |
| 17 | Lechi Sadulayev | MF | (2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 22) | Academy | 2018 | | 46 | 2 |
| 23 | Anton Shvets | MF | (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 29) | Villarreal B | 2017 | 2023 | 110 | 8 |
| 25 | Aleksandr Troshechkin | MF | (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 26) | Khimki | 2022 | 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 47 | Daniil Utkin | MF | (1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 22) | loan from Krasnodar | 2021 | 2022 | 29 | 10 |
| 59 | Yevgeni Kharin | MF | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 26) | Levadia Tallinn | 2018 | 2022 | 85 | 5 |
| 77 | Vladislav Karapuzov | MF | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 22) | loan from Dynamo Moscow | 2021 | 2022 | 31 | 1 |
| 92 | Abubakar Inalkayev | MF | (2004-07-31)31 July 2004 (aged 17) | Academy | 2021 | | 5 | 0 |
| 93 | Alvi Adilkhanov | MF | (2003-03-09)9 March 2003 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2021 | | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | MF | (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 28) | Spartak Moscow | 2021 | 2024 | 57 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Idris Umayev | FW | (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2016 | | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | Khalid Kadyrov | FW | (1994-04-19)19 April 1994 (aged 28) | Trainee | 2010 | | 26 | 1 |
| 13 | Mohamed Konaté | FW | (1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 24) | Khimki | 2021 | 2022(+2) | 27 | 8 |
| 18 | Senin Sebai | FW | (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 (aged 28) | Khimki | 2021 | 2022 | 19 | 3 |
| 68 | Artyom Arkhipov | FW | (1996-12-15)15 December 1996 (aged 25) | loan from Kuban Krasnodar | 2021 | 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 90 | Islam Alsultanov | FW | (2001-08-18)18 August 2001 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2017 | | 12 | 1 |
| 95 | Abubakar Kadyrov | FW | (1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 25) | Trainee | 2012 | | 4 | 1 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 6 | Amir Aduyev | MF | (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 23) | Montpellier | 2020 | | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Gabriel Iancu | FW | (1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 28) | Viitorul Constanța | 2021 | 2024 | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Nikita Karmayev | DF | (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2018 | | 6 | 0 |
| | Konrad Michalak | MF | (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 24) | Lechia Gdańsk | 2019 | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| | Ilya Moseychuk | MF | (2000-03-19)19 March 2000 (aged 22) | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left Akhmat Grozny during the season ||||||||||
| 14 | Artem Polyarus | MF | (1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 29) | Khimki | 2020 | 2023 | 25 | 3 |
| 17 | Ablaye Mbengue | FW | (1992-05-19)19 May 1992 (aged 30) | Sapins | 2015 | 2022 | 112 | 23 |
| 52 | Akhmed Bunkhoev | GK | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 21) | Akademia Ramzan | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Ravanelli | MF | (1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 24) | Ponte Preta | 2017 | 2022 | 37 | 5 |
| | Andrés Ponce | FW | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 25) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2023 | 30 | 3 |

### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | RUS | Nikita Karmayev (at Kuban Krasnodar until June 2022) |
| — | MF | POL | Konrad Michalak (at Konyaspor) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ROU | Gabriel Iancu (at FCV Farul Constanța until June 2022) |
| — | FW | RUS | Ilya Moseychuk (at Tekstilshchik Ivanovo until June 2022) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 May 2021 | FW | Mohamed Konaté | Khimki | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2021 | MF | Artyom Timofeyev | Spartak Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 7 September 2021 | FW | Senin Sebai | Khimki | Undisclosed |
| 17 February 2022 | MF | Aleksandr Troshechkin | Khimki | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 11 June 2021 | MF | Daniil Utkin | Krasnodar | 31 May 2022 |
| 23 June 2021 | DF | Vitali Lystsov | Lokomotiv Moscow | 31 May 2022 |
| 23 June 2021 | FW | Artyom Arkhipov | Kuban Krasnodar | 31 May 2022 |
| 12 July 2021 | MF | Igor Konovalov | Rubin Kazan | 31 May 2022 |
| 24 July 2021 | MF | Vladislav Karapuzov | Dynamo Moscow | 31 May 2022 |
| 3 September 2021 | DF | Darko Todorović | Red Bull Salzburg | 31 May 2022 |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 June 2021 | DF | Maksim Nenakhov | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 11 June 2021 | FW | Vladimir Ilyin | Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2021 | GK | Akhmed Bunkhoev | Labëria | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2022 | MF | Ravanelli | São Bernardo | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 25 March 2021 | MF | Ravanelli | Chapecoense | December 2021 |
| 29 March 2021 | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | Dinamo Minsk | 5 October 2021 |
| 31 July 2021 | FW | Idris Umayev | Shakhter Karagandy | 31 December 2021 |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Konrad Michalak | Konyaspor | End of season |
| 3 February 2022 | FW | Gabriel Iancu | Farul Constanța | End of season |
| 24 February 2022 | MF | Amir Aduyev | Shakhter Karagandy | End of 2022 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 23 June 2021 | MF | Odise Roshi | Boluspor | 9 August 2021 |
| 7 August 2021 | FW | Andrés Ponce | Vejle | 31 August 2021 |
| 5 October 2021 | FW | Ablaye Mbengue | Al-Arabi | 7 April 2022 |
| 3 March 2022 | MF | Artem Polyarus | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 15 March 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | GK | Vitali Gudiyev | Khimki | 14 July 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | DF | Aleksandr Putsko | Baltika Kaliningrad | 23 July 2022 |
| 31 May 2022 | FW | Senin Sebai | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 June 2022 |

### Trial

| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Date To | Ref. |
| 27 June 2021 | MF | | Yan Vorogovsky | K Beerschot VA | Undisclosed | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 25 July 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 043.33 |
| Russian Cup | 22 September 2021 | 27 October 2021 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 043.75 |
Last updated: 21 May 2022 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2022. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | А | H | А | Н | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 38 |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Krasnodar 4, CSKA Moscow 1.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Rostov 4, Spartak Moscow 1.

### Russian Cup
#### Round of 32

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Rotor Volgograd (Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to Play-off |
| 2 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kairat Moscow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 21 May 2022

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Darko Todorović | 18 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | RUS | Vitali Lystsov | 15 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KOS | Bernard Berisha | 13 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | SRB | Miroslav Bogosavac | 25 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Idris Umayev | 11 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Khalid Kadyrov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Igor Konovalov | 27 | 3 | 16+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BFA | Mohamed Konaté | 27 | 8 | 16+11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Andrei Semyonov | 27 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Lechi Sadulayev | 17 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | CIV | Senin Sebai | 19 | 3 | 4+13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CRO | Zoran Nižić | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | RUS | Anton Shvets | 18 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Vitali Gudiyev | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | RUS | Rizvan Utsiyev | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | RUS | Aleksandr Melikhov | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | RUS | Daniil Utkin | 29 | 10 | 27+1 | 9 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 55 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Putsko | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | RUS | Yevgeni Kharin | 27 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | FW | RUS | Artyom Arkhipov | 18 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Karapuzov | 31 | 1 | 9+20 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | RUS | Turpal-Ali Ibishev | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | RUS | Giorgi Shelia | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | RUS | Islam Alsultanov | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | RUS | Abubakar Inalkayev | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | RUS | Artyom Timofeyev | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | RUS | Abubakar Kadyrov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | DF | KAZ | Marat Bystrov | 27 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | RUS | Amir Aduyev | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Gabriel Iancu | 7 | 2 | 0+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for Akhmat Grozny but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 14 | MF | UKR | Artem Polyarus | 12 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 47 | Daniil Utkin | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | | 13 | Mohamed Konaté | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | | 11 | Igor Konovalov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | | 18 | Senin Sebai | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | | 25 | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | 14 | Artem Polyarus | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | 94 | Artyom Timofeyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Gabriel Iancu | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 77 | Vladislav Karapuzov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 5 | Vitali Lystsov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 17 | Lechi Sadulayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 7 | Bernard Berisha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 95 | Abubakar Kadyrov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 6 | Amir Aduyev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 4 | 40 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 88 | Giorgi Shelia | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | | 33 | Vitali Gudiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | GK | | 42 | Aleksandr Melikhov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 4 | | DF | Darko Todorović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Vitali Lystsov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Bernard Berisha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | | DF | Miroslav Bogosavac | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Idris Umayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Igor Konovalov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | | FW | Mohamed Konaté | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | | MF | Lechi Sadulayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Senin Sebai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | | DF | Zoran Nižić | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | | MF | Anton Shvets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Aleksandr Troshechkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | | DF | Rizvan Utsiyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | | MF | Daniil Utkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | | DF | Aleksandr Putsko | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | | MF | Yevgeni Kharin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 68 | | FW | Artyom Arkhipov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | | MF | Vladislav Karapuzov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | | GK | Giorgi Shelia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 90 | | FW | Islam Alsultanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | | MF | Artyom Timofeyev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | | DF | Marat Bystrov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 6 | | MF | Amir Aduyev | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Akhmat Grozny during the season: ||||||||||
| 14 | | MF | Artem Polyarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 85 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 5 |