| Ilya Vakhaniya | |
| Fullname: | Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Right-back/Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Rostov |
| Clubnumber: | 40 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Rostov |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam4: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 June 2024 |
Ilya Sosoyevich Vakhaniya (ru|Илья Сосоевич Вахания; born 14 January 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for Rostov and the Russia national team. He is also sometimes deployed as a left-back.
Vakhaniya was raised in the youth system of Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was called up to Zenit's senior squad only once, on 21 May 2022 for a game against Nizhny Novgorod, but remained on the bench.[1]
On 17 July 2023, Vakhaniya signed a contract with Rostov.[2]
Vakhaniya made his Russian Premier League debut for Rostov on 5 August 2023 in a game against Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3]
Vakhaniya was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.[4] He made his debut on 7 June 2024 in a friendly against Belarus.[5]
On his father's side, he is of Georgian descent.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 2018–19 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Russian Second League | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Russian Second League | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Second League | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 2 | — | — | — | 60 | 2 | ||||||
| Rostov | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 105 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||