Yevgeni Makeyev


Yevgeni Vladimirovich Makeyev or Evgeniy Makeev is a Russian association football player who plays as a left-back or centre-back in Armenia for FC Ararat Yerevan.

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 15 March 2009 in a game against FC Zenit St. Petersburg.
Makeyev is able to play as a wide midfielder on either wing, but he is used mainly as a left back.
He was released from his contract with FC Rostov by mutual consent on 23 August 2018.
On 4 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Armenian club FC Ararat Yerevan.

International career

Makeyev was a part of the Russia U-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.
In March 2011, he was called up for the first time to the Russia national football team. He made his national team debut on 29 March 2011 in a friendly against Qatar after coming on as a half time substitute for Yuri Zhirkov. After a period when he was not called up, he played for the national team once again on 18 November 2014 in a friendly against Hungary.

Personal life

His father Vladimir Makeyev played in the Russian First League in the 1990s for FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi, FC Baltika Kaliningrad and FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk.

Career statistics

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