Yevgeni Makeyev

Yevgeni Vladimirovich Makeyev or Evgeniy Makeev (born 24 July 1989) is a Russian association football player plays as a left-back or cent(re-back for Veles Moscow.

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.