based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Lokomotiv.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 6.95 |
Scout report
Z. Bakaev is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Lokomotiv, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 5 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 33. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.2. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (59.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bakaev.
On the season, Bakaev graded 33 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 5 assists and 2.172 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 30 Bakaev is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Lokomotiv finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side
2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.45 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 20.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 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× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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