With Rubin in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Rubin Kazan | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2009 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 150 | (31) |
2009–2012 | Everton | 59 | (8) |
2012–2015 | Spartak Moscow | 24 | (4) |
2014 | → Anzhi Makhachkala (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Torpedo Moscow (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2015– | Rubin Kazan | 14 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2012 | Russia | 46 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2012 |
Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov (Russian: Динияр Ринатович Билялетдинов, Tatar: Cyrillic Динияр Ринат улы Билалетдинев, Latin Diniyar Rinat uğlı Bilaletdinev; born 27 February 1985 in Moscow) is a Tatar born-Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Rubin Kazan.
Bilyaletdinov has played for Russia since 2005, earning 46 caps and scoring 6 goals. He was part of their team which reached the semi-finals at Euro 2008.
A native of Moscow, Bilyaletdinov began his career in the Lokomotiv Moscow youth teams. After making his debut in 2004 at age of 19, he became a first team regular. In his first season the club won the Russian Premier League and was named the league's Young Player of the Year. He was the Lokomotiv captain for the 2007 season.
Bilyaletdinov signed a four-year contract with English club Everton in August 2009 for an undisclosed fee – believed to be £9 million – upon recommendation from national team manager Guus Hiddink, who was at Chelsea at that time. The move made him Everton's third most expensive signing in their history.
He made his debut for Everton coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic later in the month. On 17 October 2009, Bilyaletdinov scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers and scored again on the following week in a 1–1 draw against Aston Villa, but received his first red card in the Premier League later on in the match.