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Keifer MacDonald

Former Everton midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 'summoned' by Russia to fight in war in Ukraine

Everton Russia Ukraine Frank Lampard

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has been summoned to the Russian army to fight in Ukraine, according to the former Everton midfielder's father.

Bilyaletdinov joined Everton in 2009 from Lokomotiv Moscow for £9m and scored nine goals in 77 appearances for the Blues before he departed the club in 2012 to return to Russia and join Spartak Moscow. His goal against Manchester United in February 2010, in a 3-1 victory at Goodison Park, would be the prominent highlight of his time on Merseyside.

But now the 37-year-old's life seems to have taken a drastic shift. Russian president Vladimir Putin last week announced the mobilisation of military reservists, which could lead to 300,000 males up to the age of 35 being drafted into action in Russia's war in Ukraine. And according to Bilyaletdinov's father, his son is one of those who has now been summoned for military service, despite being over 35.

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