# 2020–21 FC Rubin Kazan season

The 2020–21 FC Rubin Kazan season was the eighteenth successive season that Rubin Kazan played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Rubin Kazan finished the season in 4th position, qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League, and where knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 32 stage.

## Season events

On 29 July, Rubin announced the signing of Oleg Shatov from Zenit St.Petersburg.
On 10 August, Rubin signed Aleksandr Zuyev to a four-year contract from Rostov after Zuyev had spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Rubin.
On 14 August, Rubin announced the signing of Hwang In-beom to a three-year contract from Vancouver Whitecaps.
On 17 August, Shahrom Samiyev left Rubin Kazan to sign for Sheriff Tiraspol, and Rubin announced the signings of Nikita Medvedev from Lokomotiv Moscow and Georgi Zotov from Krylia Sovetov.
On 20 August, Zuriko Davitashvili joined Rotor Volgograd on a season-long loan deal.
On 14 December, Rubin announced the signing of Mitsuki Saito on an 18-month loan deal from Shonan Bellmare, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 17 December, Dmitri Tarasov left Rubin after his contract expired.
On 12 January, Arsenal Tula announced the signing of Igor Konovalov on loan from Rubin Kazan for the remainder of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 16 May 2021
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Nikita Medvedev | GK | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29) | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2020 | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Yury Dyupin | GK | (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2020 | 57 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Carl Starfelt | DF | (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 29) | IFK Göteborg | 2019 | 2023 | 42 | 3 |
| 3 | Mikhail Merkulov | DF | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30) | Ural Yekaterinburg | 2020 | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Silvije Begić | DF | (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31) | Orenburg | 2019 | 2023 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Filip Uremović | DF | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2018 | | 76 | 1 |
| 27 | Aleksei Gritsayenko | DF | (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | Tambov | 2021 | | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Georgi Zotov | DF | (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 (age 34) | Krylia Sovetov | 2020 | 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 77 | Ilya Samoshnikov | DF | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) | Torpedo Moscow | 2020 | | 32 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Hwang In-beom | MF | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2020 | 2023 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | Darko Jevtić | MF | (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 31) | Lech Poznań | 2020 | 2023 | 37 | 3 |
| 12 | Aleksandr Zuyev | MF | (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 28) | Rostov | 2020 | 2024 | 43 | 0 |
| 14 | Mikhail Kostyukov | MF | (1991-08-09) 9 August 1991 (age 33) | Tambov | 2021 | | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Oleg Shatov | MF | (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2020 | 2022 | 21 | 1 |
| 21 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | MF | (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) | Rustavi | 2019 | 2024 | 51 | 7 |
| 25 | Denis Makarov | MF | (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2020 | 2023 | 39 | 11 |
| 28 | Oliver Abildgaard | MF | (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 28) | loan from AaB | 2020 | 2020 | 40 | 0 |
| 38 | Leon Musayev | MF | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25) | Zenit St.Petersburg | 2021 | | 10 | 0 |
| 59 | Nikita Makarov | MF | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2019 | | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Soltmurad Bakayev | MF | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | Spartak Moscow | 2020 | 2024 | 40 | 3 |
| 99 | Kamil Zakirov | MF | (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2019 | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| | Mitsuki Saito | MF | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 25) | loan from Shonan Bellmare | 2020 | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Đorđe Despotović | FW | (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) | Orenburg | 2020 | 2023 | 26 | 14 |
| 19 | Ivan Ignatyev | FW | (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 25) | Krasnodar | 2020 | 2024 | 30 | 3 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 10 | Igor Konovalov | MF | (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 28) | Kuban Krasnodar | 2018 | | 72 | 3 |
| 11 | Zuriko Davitashvili | MF | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | Locomotive Tbilisi | 2019 | | 28 | 2 |
| 13 | Kirill Klimov | FW | (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2020 | | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Konovalov | GK | (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30) | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2018 | 2022 | 22 | 0 |
| 41 | Vladislav Mikushin | DF | (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2017 | | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Kirill Kosarev | FW | (2001-08-01) 1 August 2001 (age 23) | Murom | 2020 | | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Ilya Agapov | DF | (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Danil Stepanov | DF | (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 2018 | | 20 | 0 |
| 93 | Aleksei Gorodovoy | GK | (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 31) | Kongsvinger | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Mikhail Yakovlev | MF | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) | Academy | 2016 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Vyacheslav Podberyozkin | MF | (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) | Krasnodar | 2018 | | 53 | 2 |
| 15 | Dmitri Tarasov | MF | (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37) | | 2020 | 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | Pavel Mogilevets | MF | (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) | Rostov | 2018 | | 76 | 2 |
| 33 | Oleh Danchenko | DF | (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2019 | 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 40 | Shahrom Samiyev | FW | (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23) | Istiklol | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| | Artur Sagitov | FW | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 2018 | | 14 | 1 |

### 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 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Igor Konovalov (at Arsenal Tula) |
| 11 | MF | GEO | Zuriko Davitashvili (at Rotor Volgograd) |
| 13 | FW | RUS | Kirill Klimov (at Tambov) |
| 23 | GK | RUS | Ivan Konovalov (at Ural Yekaterinburg) |
| 41 | DF | RUS | Vladislav Mikushin (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |
| 47 | FW | RUS | Kirill Kosarev (at Tambov) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | DF | RUS | Ilya Agapov (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |
| 59 | MF | RUS | Nikita Makarov (at Veles Moscow) |
| 69 | DF | RUS | Danil Stepanov (at Rotor Volgograd) |
| 93 | GK | RUS | Aleksei Gorodovoy (at SKA-Khabarovsk) |
| — | MF | RUS | Mikhail Yakovlev (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 July 2020 | MF | Oleg Shatov | Zenit St.Petersburg | Free |
| 10 August 2020 | MF | Aleksandr Zuyev | Rostov | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2020 | MF | Hwang In-beom | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2020 | GK | Nikita Medvedev | Lokomotiv Moscow | Undisclosed |
| 17 August 2020 | DF | Georgi Zotov | Krylia Sovetov | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | MF | Leon Musayev | Zenit St.Petersburg | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | DF | Aleksei Gritsayenko | Tambov | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | MF | Mikhail Kostyukov | Tambov | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 14 December 2020 | MF | | Mitsuki Saito | Shonan Bellmare | 30 June 2022 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 17 August 2020 | FW | Shahrom Samiyev | Sheriff Tiraspol | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2020 | MF | Vyacheslav Podberyozkin | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2021 | DF | Oleh Danchenko | AEK Athens | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| Summer 2020 | DF | Ilya Agapov | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | End of season |
| Summer 2020 | FW | Artur Sagitov | Volgar Astrakhan | End of season |
| 17 June 2020 | GK | Aleksei Gorodovoy | Veles Moscow | 25 January 2021 |
| 15 July 2020 | DF | Vladislav Mikushin | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | End of season |
| 15 July 2020 | MF | Mikhail Yakovlev | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | End of season |
| 15 July 2020 | MF | Nikita Makarov | Veles Moscow | End of season |
| 17 July 2020 | DF | Danil Stepanov | Rotor Volgograd | End of season |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Oleh Danchenko | Ufa | 31 January 2021 |
| 20 August 2020 | MF | Zuriko Davitashvili | Rotor Volgograd | End of season |
| 12 January 2021 | MF | Igor Konovalov | Arsenal Tula | End of season |
| 25 January 2021 | MF | Ivan Konovalov | Ural Yekaterinburg | End of season |
| 27 January 2021 | GK | Aleksei Gorodovoy | SKA-Khabarovsk | End of season |
| 20 February 2021 | FW | Kirill Klimov | Tambov | End of season |
| 20 February 2021 | FW | Kirill Kosarev | Arsenal Tula | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 11 August 2020 | GK | David Volk | Baltika Kaliningrad | |
| 16 October 2020 | MF | Pavel Mogilevets | Khimki | 16 October 2020 |
| 17 December 2020 | MF | Dmitri Tarasov | Veles Moscow | |
| 18 January 2021 | FW | Artur Sagitov | Veles Moscow | |
| 31 May 2021 | GK | Matvey Tyurin | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Vyacheslav Fomin | Amkar Perm | |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Artur Koloskov | Baltika-BFU Kaliningrad | |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Bogdan Mikhaylichenko | Saturn Ramenskoye | |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Saveli Ratnikov | Irtysh Omsk | |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Mikhail Smolyakov | Rotor-2 Volgograd | |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Nikita Makarov | | |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Aleksandr Ryzhkov | Znamya Noginsk | |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Anzor Amiraliyev | Sochi | |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Anton Sholokh | Nosta Novotroitsk | |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Spartak Moscow | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Sochi | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 50 | |
* ↑ FC Lokomotiv Moscow qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2020–21 Russian Cup. The Europa Conference League spot awarded to the third-placed team is passed to fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team is passed to fifth-placed team.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Rubin 3, Sochi 3. Overall matches won: Rubin 16, Sochi 15.
* ↑ Head-to-head points: CSKA 3, Dynamo 3. Head-to-head goal difference: CSKA +1, Dynamo -1.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2021. 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 | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SKA-Khabarovsk (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Play-off |
| 2 | Rubin Kazan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 16 May 2021

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Nikita Medvedev | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Carl Starfelt | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | RUS | Mikhail Merkulov | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Silvije Begić | 20 | 1 | 15+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Filip Uremović | 24 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KOR | Hwang In-beom | 20 | 4 | 13+5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SUI | Darko Jevtić | 27 | 3 | 22+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Đorđe Despotović | 26 | 14 | 21+5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Zuyev | 25 | 0 | 13+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | RUS | Mikhail Kostyukov | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Ivan Ignatyev | 19 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | RUS | Oleg Shatov | 21 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | GEO | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 23 | 4 | 20+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | RUS | Yury Dyupin | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Denis Makarov | 30 | 9 | 20+8 | 7 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Oliver Abildgaard | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | RUS | Georgi Zotov | 19 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | RUS | Leon Musayev | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | RUS | Ilya Samoshnikov | 26 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Soltmurad Bakayev | 30 | 2 | 16+12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | RUS | Igor Konovalov | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GEO | Zuriko Davitashvili | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | RUS | Kirill Klimov | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | RUS | Kirill Kosarev | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | RUS | Dmitri Tarasov | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Pavel Mogilevets | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Đorđe Despotović | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | 25 | Denis Makarov | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Hwang In-beom | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Darko Jevtić | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Carl Starfelt | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 19 | Ivan Ignatyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 87 | Soltmurad Bakayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 77 | Ilya Samoshnikov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 20 | Oleg Shatov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 14 | Mikhail Kostyukov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 4 | Silvije Begić | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 4 | 46 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Russian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 22 | Yury Dyupin | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Nikita Medvedev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Russian Cup | Russian Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Nikita Medvedev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Carl Starfelt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mikhail Merkulov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Silvije Begić | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Filip Uremović | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Hwang In-beom | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Darko Jevtić | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Đorđe Despotović | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Aleksandr Zuyev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ivan Ignatyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Oleg Shatov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Yury Dyupin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Denis Makarov | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Oliver Abildgaard | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Georgi Zotov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Ilya Samoshnikov | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 87 | MF | Soltmurad Bakayev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 13 | FW | Kirill Klimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | Kirill Kosarev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season: ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | Dmitri Tarasov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 96 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 8 |