Career
He plays for Football Club Krylia Sovetov Samara on loan from Football Club Spartak Moscow. Pavel Yakovlev was born in the Moscow suburb of Lyubertsy and started his football education at local Zvezda football school. The youngster was noted by Saturn and Spartak youth scouts, and he moved to the Spartak youth academy.
He made his debut for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League on 13 June 2009 in a game against Football Club Khimki.
Although at school and in the reserves Yakovlev played chiefly as a striker, in the main squad of his team he is often used as a winger.
