 Nikita Andreyev, 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikita Yevgenyevich Andreyev | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-09-22)22 September 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Narva,Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nõmme Kalju (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Narva Trans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Ajax Lasnamäe | 32 | (29) |
| 2006–2009 | Levadia Tallinn | 93 | (69) |
| 2009–2011 | Almería B | 26 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Tyumen | 34 | (11) |
| 2014 | Sokol Saratov | 15 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Tambov | 39 | (17) |
| 2017–2019 | Levadia Tallinn | 44 | (17) |
| 2020 | Intercity | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Legion | 30 | (17) |
| Total | 317 | (191) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Russia U-19 | 11 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Levadia (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Levadia U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Levadia U21 | ||
| 2022 | Levadia (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | ||
| 2023 | Nõmme Kalju (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nikita Yevgenyevich Andreyev (Russian:Никита Евгеньевич Андреев; born 22 September 1988) is a Russianfootball coach and a formerstriker. He is the manager of Estonian clubNõmme Kalju.
Andreyev began playing football for his hometown PSK (Sports School Paemurru) in 1995 andFC Narva in 2002 -2005, before leaving forAjax Lasnamäe in early 2005. He scored 29 goals in 32 league appearances in his debutEsiliiga season, becoming the league'stop-scorer by an incredible 10 goal margin. After a positive end to the season in which Ajax Lasnamäe finished third, they won theplay-off againstKuressaare over two legs, and were promoted to theMeistriliiga. However, promotion was not enough for Andreyev, and a transfer to local rivalsLevadia Tallinn soon followed in the 2005 close season.[2]
After his transfer fromAjax Lasnamäe, Andreyev played 5 games duringLevadia'sUEFA Cup run, knocking outFinnish sideHaka and Dutch clubFC Twente,[3] before falling toNewcastle United in thefirst round.[4][5] Andreyev's only goal during the run was the opening goal in the first leg of Levadia'ssecond qualifying round tie against FC Twente on 10 August 2006.[6]
He finished his debut season forLevadia with 17 goals in 27 league games.[7]
He played two games forCSKA Moscow at the2007 CIS Cup while on trial at the club, however he failed to convince head coachValery Gazzaev to offer him a permanent contract, and he returned toLevadia.[8] Andreyev finished the2007 season with 13 goals in 19 league appearances.[9]
He played both games of the2008–09 UEFA Champions Leaguefirst qualifying round forLevadia Tallinn, though they failed to beat Irish teamDrogheda United over two legs, losing 3–1 on aggregate.[10] In the2008 season, Andreyev managed his best everMeistriliiga goal tally, scoring 22 goals in 30 appearances and finishing as second-top scorer.[11]
Andreyev scored 17 league goals in 17 appearances forLevadia in the2009 season, before transferring toTercera División clubAlmería B in August 2009.[12]
After transferring fromLevadia during the2009–10 La Liga pre-season,[13] Andreyev was given the number 19 jersey for his new club.[14]
In 2011–12, after the new signings for Almería B, Andreev was moved back to "juvenil" team.[15]
In the end of 2011, his contract with Almería was rescinded.
In 2012, he signed a contract withRussian Second Division clubFC Tyumen. Andreev would later make a handful ofRussian National Football League appearances withFC Sokol Saratov andFC Tambov.
In January 2020, he returned to Spain, joiningTercera División clubIntercity.[16]
After persistently turning down offers to play for theEstonian football team,[17] Andreyev represented theRussian under-19 team at the2007 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Austria, though they failed to win a match,[18] and crashed out of the tournament in the group stages.[19][20]
Andreyev stated in an interview withUEFA.com in July 2009 that he is a patriotic Russian, that he dreams of playing in theRussian league and is aZenit fan. He also spoke of his commitment to football, stating "I love playing football, no matter where; in the yard, on the beach. I have not lost my desire – it has become even stronger."[17]
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| Preceded by Incumbent | Meistriliiga Young Footballer of the Season 2006 | Succeeded by |
