A 35-year-old midfielder, **Nikita Malyarov**, has joined FC Chelyabinsk, as reported by the club’s press service.

The duration of the contract with the player has not been disclosed. Malyarov’s most recent club was “Chaika,” where he made 32 appearances and scored two goals.

Previously, Malyarov played for Nalchik’s “Spartak,” Nizhny Novgorod’s “Volga,” “Kuban,” “Ufa,” “Shinnik,” “Orenburg,” “Rotor,” Kamaz, “Volgar,” and the Kazakh club “Aktobe.” Over his professional career, he has accumulated 325 matches, netting 46 goals and providing 28 assists.

Nikita’s brother, Kirill Malyarov, plays for the Yaroslavl club “Shinnik.”

After seven matches, FC Chelyabinsk is currently in fifth place in the Pari First League standings, having earned 13 points.