The 2021–22 season was the 64th season in the existence of FC Rubin Kazan and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rubin Kazan are participating in this season's editions of the Russian Cup and the inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Season events On 27 May, Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Sead Hakšabanović from IFK Norrköping to a five-year contract.

On 11 June, Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Konstantin Nizhegorodov from Hansa Rostock.

On 20 June, Rubin Kazan announced the permanent signing of Oliver Abildgaard from AaB on a contract until June 2024.

On 30 June, Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Ivan Savitskiy from Leningradets Leningrad Oblast to a four-year contract, and the signing of Vladislav Ignatyev from Lokomotiv Moscow to a one-year contract.

On 9 August, Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Montassar Talbi from Benevento to a four-year contract.

On 28 August, Rubin Kazan announced the signing of Anders Dreyer from Midtjylland to a five-year contract.

On 31 August, Darko Jevtić left Rubin Kazan to join AEK Athens on a season-long loan deal.

On 1 September, German Onugkha joined Rubin Kazan on loan from Vejle, with an option to make the move permanent, having started the season on loan at Krylia Sovetov.

On 3 September, Silvije Begić joined Krylia Sovetov on loan for the season.

On 18 November, Oleg Shatov left Rubin after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

On 13 December, Rubin announced the signing of Marat Apshatsev from Tom Tomsk.

On 29 December, Rubin announced the signing of Aleksandr Lomovitsky from Spartak Moscow, whilst Danil Stepanov moved permanently to Arsenal Tula.

On 21 January, Rubin announced the signing of Vitaly Lisakovich from Lokomotiv Moscow on a contract until the summer of 2025.

On 17 February, Yegor Teslenko signed for Rubin from KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.

On 20 February, Rubin announced the signing of Daniil Kuznetsov from Zenit St.Petersburg.

On 11 March, Rubin suspended their contracts with Anders Dreyer and Sead Hakšabanović until the summer of 2022. On 13 March, Filip Uremović also suspended his contract with Rubin until the summer of 2022.

On 24 March, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia suspended his contract with Rubin until the summer of 2022, and then joined Dinamo Batumi. On 26 March, Silvije Begić also suspended his contract with Rubin.

On 3 April, Hwang In-beom also suspended his contract with Rubin until the summer of 2022.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Nikita Medvedev GK Lokomotiv Moscow 2020 2022 7 0 22 Yury Dyupin GK Anzhi Makhachkala 2019 90 0 Defenders 2 Yegor Teslenko DF KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 2022 2026 11 0 3 Montassar Talbi DF Benevento 2021 2025 27 0 20 Vladislav Ignatyev DF Lokomotiv Moscow 2021 2022 14 1 23 Aleksandr Zuyev DF Rostov 2020 2024 63 0 24 Ivan Savitskiy DF Leningradets Leningrad Oblast 2021 2025 1 0 31 Georgi Zotov DF Krylia Sovetov 2020 48 0 77 Ilya Samoshnikov DF Torpedo Moscow 2020 59 3 97 Konstantin Nizhegorodov DF Hansa Rostock 2021 3 0 Midfielders 7 Soltmurad Bakayev MF Spartak Moscow 2020 2024 73 5 8 Aleksandr Lomovitsky MF Spartak Moscow 2021 2026 13 1 18 Marat Apshatsev MF Tom Tomsk 2021 2026 10 0 28 Oliver Abildgaard MF AaB 2020 2024 62 1 38 Leon Musayev MF Zenit St.Petersburg 2021 30 0 56 Lenar Fattakhov MF Academy 2021 5 0 84 Stepan Surikov MF Academy 2021 1 0 98 Konstantin Kuchayev MF CSKA Moscow 2021 2022 10 1 Forwards 10 German Onugkha FW loan from Vejle 2021 2022 25 3 13 Kirill Klimov FW Academy 2020 5 0 14 Mikhail Kostyukov FW Tambov 2021 23 2 44 Vitaly Lisakovich FW Lokomotiv Moscow 2022 2025 12 6 85 Daniil Kuznetsov FW Zenit St.Petersburg 2022 2026 9 0 Contracts suspended 4 Silvije Begić DF Orenburg 2019 2023 32 1 5 Filip Uremović DF Olimpija Ljubljana 2018 97 1 6 Hwang In-beom MF Vancouver Whitecaps 2020 2023 38 6 11 Anders Dreyer MF Midtjylland 2021 2026 14 8 21 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia MF Rustavi 2019 2024 73 9 99 Sead Hakšabanović FW IFK Norrköping 2021 2026 23 1 Away on loan 19 Ivan Ignatyev FW Krasnodar 2020 2024 40 3 27 Aleksei Gritsayenko DF Tambov 2021 0 0 Arseni Vertkov GK Academy 2020 0 0 Nikita Yanovich GK Academy 2021 0 0 Viktor Aleksandrov DF Academy 2020 0 0 Igor Konovalov MF Kuban Krasnodar 2018 72 3 Aleksey Zakharov MF Academy 2021 0 0 Darko Jevtić MF Lech Poznań 2020 2023 45 4 Kirill Kosarev FW Murom 2020 4 0 Players that left Rubin Kazan during the season 3 Mikhail Merkulov DF Ural Yekaterinburg 2020 2022 9 0 8 Oleg Shatov MF Zenit St.Petersburg 2020 2022 25 1 9 Đorđe Despotović FW Orenburg 2020 2023 36 15 16 Mitsuki Saito MF loan from Shonan Bellmare 2020 2022 3 0 25 Denis Makarov MF Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2020 2023 40 11 75 Ivan Konovalov GK Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 2018 2022 22 0 93 Aleksei Gorodovoy GK Kongsvinger 2019 0 0 Danil Stepanov DF Academy 2018 20 0

Contract suspensions

On loan

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.27 May 2021FWSead HakšabanovićIFK NorrköpingUndisclosed11 June 2021DFKonstantin NizhegorodovHansa RostockUndisclosed30 June 2020DFVladislav IgnatyevLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosed30 June 2021DFIvan SavitskiyLeningradets Leningrad OblastUndisclosed9 August 2021DFMontassar TalbiBeneventoUndisclosed28 August 2021MFAnders DreyerMidtjyllandUndisclosed13 December 2021MFMarat ApshatsevTom TomskUndisclosed29 December 2021MFAleksandr LomovitskySpartak MoscowUndisclosed21 January 2022FWVitaly LisakovichLokomotiv MoscowUndisclosed17 February 2022DFYegor TeslenkoKAMAZ Naberezhnye ChelnyUndisclosed20 February 2022FWDaniil KuznetsovZenit St. PetersburgUndisclosed

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.14 December 2020MFMitsuki SaitoShonan Bellmare7 January 20221 September 2021FWGerman OnugkhaVejle30 June 202226 January 2022MFKonstantin KuchayevCSKA MoscowEnd of season

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.2 June 2021DFIlya AgapovSpartak MoscowUndisclosed17 June 2021DFVladislav MikushinYenisey KrasnoyarskUndisclosed21 July 2021DFCarl StarfeltCelticUndisclosed28 July 2021DFMikhail MerkulovRijekaUndisclosed6 August 2021MFDenis MakarovDynamo MoscowUndisclosed7 December 2021GKAleksei GorodovoyFakel VoronezhUndisclosed29 December 2021DFDanil StepanovArsenal TulaUndisclosed18 January 2022GKIvan KonovalovLivingstonUndisclosed

Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.14 June 2021DFDanil StepanovArsenal Tula29 December 20218 July 2021FWKirill KlimovKuban Krasnodar22 December 202112 July 2021MFIgor KonovalovAkhmat GroznyEnd of season17 July 2021GKArseni VertkovPeresvet PodolskEnd of season28 July 2021DFKirill KosarevHrvatski Dragovoljac20 August 202120 August 2021DFKirill KosarevNizhny Novgorod31 December 202131 August 2021MFDarko JevtićAEK AthensEnd of season3 September 2021DFSilvije BegićKrylia Sovetov2 February 20222 February 2022FWIvan IgnatyevKrylia SovetovEnd of season15 February 2022DFViktor AleksandrovNizhny NovgorodEnd of season

Contract suspensions Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.15 March 2022MFSead HakšabanovićDjurgården30 June 202216 March 2022MFAnders DreyerMidtjylland30 June 202224 March 2022DFFilip UremovićSheffield United30 June 202224 March 2022MFKhvicha KvaratskheliaDinamo Batumi30 June 202226 March 2022DFSilvije Begić 3 April 2022MFHwang In-beomSeoulJune 2022

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.16 July 2021MFZuriko DavitashviliArsenal Tula20 July 202118 November 2021MFOleg ShatovUral Yekaterinburg1 February 202230 January 2022FWĐorđe DespotovićArsenal Tula2 February 2022

Friendlies

Competitions Overall record

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Russian Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League

Third qualifying round

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Players who suspended their contracts:

|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:

|colspan="14"|Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA Europa Conference LeagueTotal1 MF11Anders Dreyer80082 FW44Vitaly Lisakovich42063 Own goal50054 FW10German Onugkha21035 MF6 Hwang In-beom2002MF7 Soltmurad Bakayev2002MF21Khvicha Kvaratskhelia20028 DF77Ilya Samoshnikov1001FW9 Đorđe Despotović1001FW14Mikhail Kostyukov1001FW99Sead Hakšabanović1001MF10Darko Jevtić1001MF28Oliver Abildgaard1001MF98Konstantin Kuchayev1001DF20Vladislav Ignatyev1001MF8 Aleksandr Lomovitsky1001TOTALS333036

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA Europa Conference LeagueTotal1 GK22Yury Dyupin5016TOTALS5016

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueRussian CupUEFA Europa Conference LeagueTotal2 DFYegor Teslenko100000103 DFMontassar Talbi100000107 MFSoltmurad Bakayev300000308 MFAleksandr Lomovitsky4110005110FWGerman Onugkha3000003014FWMikhail Kostyukov1000203020DFVladislav Ignatyev1000001022GKYury Dyupin1000001023DFAleksandr Zuyev6000006028MFOliver Abildgaard7100007131DFGeorgi Zotov6000006038MFLeon Musayev3120106144FWVitaly Lisakovich0100000156MFLenar Fattakhov1000001077DFIlya Samoshnikov7000219185FWDaniil Kuznetsov1010002097DFKonstantin Nizhegorodov1000001098MFKonstantin Kuchayev20000020Players who suspended their contracts:4 DFSilvije Begić410000415 DFFilip Uremović6000006021MFKhvicha Kvaratskhelia6010007099FWSead Hakšabanović10000010Players away on loan:4 DFSilvije Begić300000306 MFHwang In-beom4000004010MFDarko Jevtić1000001019FWIvan Ignatyev10000010Players who left Rubin Kazan during the season:8 MFOleg Shatov100000109 FWĐorđe Despotović2000002016MFMitsuki Saito00001010TOTALS7855061896

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