Elmir Nabiullin is a Russian professional footballer who plays in the position of central defender at the Zenit club from St. Petersburg and the Russian national team. He went through all the systems of youth and youth teams of the Russian team. In the period from 2014 to 2017, the player performed as part of the Kazan Rubin. In 2014 he was recognized as the best young soccer player in Russia. The growth of a football player is 176 centimeters, weight - 70 kg. As part of the "blue-white-blue" plays under the 15th number. According to information from Transfermarket, the current transfer value of a football player at the time of 2018 is 4 million euros.
Biography
Elmir Nabiullin was born on March 8, 1995 in the city of Kazan, Russia. From an early age he began to play football. He is a pupil of the Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve No. 14. The first coach of Elmira was Renat Rashidovich Ibragimov. In 2012, Elmir Nabiullin was admitted to the Rubin Academy of Kazan, where he played in various age categories until 2017. He made his debut for the main team in March 2014 as part of the Premier League in the match against Anji. In the same season he received the national first five prize, which is issued to the best young players of the Russian championship. A year later, namely on April 12, 2015, Elmir scored his first goal for the “Ruby”, scoring at the gates of St. Petersburg “Zenith”. Soon, the young defender became interested in various clubs in Russia and Europe, among which the most suitable were Zenit SPB, Spartak Moscow, CSKA and Southampton. Nevertheless, for a long time, the player remained with Rubin. In total, he played 98 official matches for Kazan and scored four goals.
Transition to St. Petersburg Zenit
In February 2018, Elmir signed a contract with Zenit for four and a half years for the undisclosed transfer amount. Until the end of the season he took part in two matches. In the new season 2018-2019. the defender began to appear more often in the first team. As part of the "blue-white-blue" for the first time played in the framework of the Europa League.
In the composition of the “Zenith” on the position of the left defender in recent years there has always been great competition - these are Sergey Semak, Yuri Zhirkov and Domenico Crisito. After Semak left in 2013, Zhirkov and Krishito were replaced by positions. In 2018, the Italian left to play in Serie A for Genoa, and Zhirkov was seriously injured and left the game for a long time, in addition, Yuri has been 35 years old - so his candidacy is gradually losing relevance. Elmir Nabiullin resolved all the issues that arose in the coaching staff of the “blue-white-blue”. He is a reliable footballer of the defense line, but so far does not help in building attacks, perhaps the young lateral should still gain experience.
Performances in the national team of Russia
As part of his national team, football player Elmir Nabiullin played at a youthful level in 2011. He played 10 official matches in the national team until the age of 17 and was marked by one goal. He participated in major tournaments. In 2013, Elmir joined the Russian national team until the age of 18, and in subsequent years he was involved in all age groups.
The debut for the Russian national team took place on March 31, 2015, when Elmir entered the field in the second half in a match with Kazakhstan. He was included in the national team under the leadership of Stanislav Cherchesov at the matches of the League of Nations in the fall of 2018.