Konstantin Kuchaev

Kuchaev's current-season form is up 57% on last season (Season 21→33), while his Rating climbed 23→25. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Rostov · 9th	10	1	2	6.84	24	19
2025/26	FC Rostov · 10th	24	1	0	7	23	21
2024/25	FC Rostov · 8th	29	1	0	6.7	26	13
2023/24	Nizhny Novgorod · 13th	9	0	0	6.64	26	4
2023/24	CSKA Moscow	12	0	0	6.64	—	—
2022/23	CSKA Moscow · 2nd	14	2	4	7.27	32	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Russia · international

Side	Apps	G
Russia	2	0
Russia U21	10	2
Russia U19	3	0
Russia U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

K. Kuchaev is a 28-year-old central midfielder at FC Rostov, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 10 appearances, a Season grade of 33, top 53% of Premier League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.9, ranking 101st of 157 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (61.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kuchaev.

Judged on this season alone, Kuchaev graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 30 of the 30 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.705 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 33). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 18th of 30 of the 30 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Kuchaev is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potential18th of 30 central midfielders · Premier League · 10 apps Current season16th of 30 central midfielders · Premier League · 10 apps 16th-best central midfielder in the Premier League 101st in the Premier League · potential 18th-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League

24.9

Ratingi

18th of 30 central midfielders

33.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.71

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Rostov finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.9, Kuchaev carries the 18th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 30 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.2%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.109

Assists / 900.218

Goal contribution / 900.327

Defensive actions / 903.705

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %37.5

Pass accuracy %71

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.436

Foul involvement / 903.051

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 28, Kuchaev sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kuchaev's projected Rating — 24.9 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots8

Passing

Assists2

Chances created9

Passes353

Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success40%

Duels won57

Duels won %55.3%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC RostovJun 2024 – nowFree

Nizhny NovgorodFeb 2024 – Jun 2024Free

CSKA Moscow(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Feb 2024

Rubin(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

CSKA Moscowuntil Jan 2022

About K. Kuchaev

Konstantin Kuchaev is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Rostov, born on March 18, 1998 in Ryazan, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Russia. FC Rostov currently sit 9th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, K. Kuchaev has made 10 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 826 minutes, averaging a 6.59 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

When K. Kuchaev plays, FC Rostov's record this season is 3W-3D-4L — and his match ratings average 7 at home against 6.42 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Baltika (90 minutes, 6.42 rating)
October 9, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Akron (85 minutes, 6.52 rating)
September 13, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Spartak Moscow (90 minutes, 4.69 rating)
September 5, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Fakel (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.59 rating)
August 29, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FC Krasnodar (85 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Akhmat (84 minutes, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Rubin (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 8, 2026: 0-0 draw away at CSKA Moscow (77 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 31, 2026: 4-2 win away at Rodina Moskva (80 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Orenburg (55 minutes, 6.5 rating)

K. Kuchaev's next match is on November 1, 2026, when FC Rostov face Dinamo Makhachkala away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Kuchaev at 24.9 with a Season form score of 33.3, ranking 101st of 157 central midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, K. Kuchaev has totalled 204 club appearances with 15 goals and 10 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 29 appearances for FC Rostov.

K. Kuchaev's career has also included time at Nizhny Novgorod, CSKA Moscow and Rubin.

On the international stage, K. Kuchaev has represented Russia, Russia U21, Russia U19, Russia U17 — 17 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Rostov finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points