Vyacheslav Yakimov
ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fakel.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 6.55 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Premier League standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Premier League: on the pitch for 84% of Fakel's available minutes this season, up from 0% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
V. Yakimov is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Fakel, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 20% of Premier League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.2, ranking 110th of 157 in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (61.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yakimov.
Judged on this season alone, Yakimov graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 10 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.66 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 7th of 10 of the 10 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Yakimov is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Fakel finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side
3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.66 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 23.2, Yakimov carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 10 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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