Dmitri Kostyayev
Russian footballer
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Kostyayev (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Костяев; born 13 December 1989) is a former Russian professional footballer.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 2006 for FC Yunit Samara.
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