Dmitri Chistyakov

Following his move to FC Rostov, Chistyakov's current-season form is up 190% on last season (Season 10→29), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Rostov · 10th	22	0	0	6.86	15	29
2024/25	Zenit	8	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Zenit	2	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	FC SochiLoan · 16th	11	0	0	6.48	16	10
2022/23	Zenit · 1st	15	0	0	6.84	22	23
2021/22	Zenit · 1st	27	1	1	7.01	29	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Chistyakov is a 32-year-old central defender at FC Rostov, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 15% of Premier League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.5, ranking 29th of 32 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (68.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chistyakov.

Judged on this season alone, Chistyakov graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 13 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 6 clean sheets and 3.917 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 29). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 12th of 13 of the 13 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 32 Chistyakov is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Chistyakov is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential12th of 13 centre-backs · Premier League Current seasonTop 16% centre-backs · Premier League 2nd-best centre-back in the Premier League 29th in the Premier League · potential 12th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League

14.5

Ratingi

12th of 13 centre-backs

29.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.92

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Rostov finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.92

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.5, Chistyakov carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 13. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.9%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.917

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.339

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 32, Chistyakov sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chistyakov's projected Rating — 14.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions30

Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards1

Transfer history

€3.4M total transfer fees · 8 moves

FC RostovJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Zenit(back from loan)Jun 2024 – Jul 2025

FC Sochi(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

ZenitJul 2021 – Jan 2024€ 3.3M

Zenit(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jul 2021

FC RostovJul 2019 – Oct 2020€ 125K

TTambovuntil Jul 2019

Shinnik YaroslavlJul 2016 – Jul 2019

MMika(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

Zenituntil Aug 2015

About D. Chistyakov

Dmitri Chistyakov is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Rostov, born on January 13, 1994 in Pikalevo, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Russia. FC Rostov currently sit 12th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, D. Chistyakov has made 22 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,861 minutes, with 6 yellow cards.

D. Chistyakov's next match is on August 29, 2026, when FC Rostov face FC Krasnodar away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Chistyakov at 14.5 with a Season form score of 29.4, ranking 29th of 32 centre-backs in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Premier League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Chistyakov has totalled 277 club appearances with 11 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 35 appearances for Shinnik Yaroslavl.

D. Chistyakov's career has also included time at Zenit, FC Sochi, TTambov, Shinnik Yaroslavl and MMika.

On the international stage, D. Chistyakov has represented Russia — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Rostov finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points