Nail Yakupov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nail Yakupov
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 6, 1993(1993-10-06)
Age	31
Birthplace	Nizhnekamsk
Country	Russia
Birth City	Tatarstan
Horoscope	Libra

Nail Yakupov Biography

Nail Yakupov is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on October 6, 1993 in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia. NHL winger, who was selected 1st overall in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers. In 2016, he was traded to St. Louis Blues.

His #10 jersey was inspired by His #10 jersey choice was inspired by his childhood hockey idol Pavel Bure., his childhood hockey idol.

Yakupov scored his first OHL goal against the Windsor Spitfires on 24 September 2010. After winning OHL Rookie of the Month for the month of October, Yakupov participated in the 11 November game of the Subway Super Series for Team Russia, at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario; Russia lost the game 4–0.

Yakupov was selected second overall by the Sarnia Sting in the 2010 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft. Prior to this, he played in the Russian Minor Hockey League (MHL) for his hometown team, Reaktor Nizhnekamsk, but thought that trying to join the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) would be a quicker path to his dream to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Rail, his father, was a hockey coach as well as an executive.

Nail Yakupov Net Worth

Nail Yakupov is one of the richest Hockey Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nail Yakupov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a great addition to the Russian junior team and won medals at all three tournaments that he took part in.

As a result, he played for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Nail Railovich Yakupov (Russian: Наиль Раилович Якупов , Tatar: Cyrillic Наил Раил улы Якупов , Latin Nail Rail ulı Yaqupov; born 6 October 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and also played with the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. Yakupov grew up within the HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk junior program and moved to North America in 2010 to further his career. He joined the Sarnia Sting, a major junior team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he played for two years before being selected in the NHL Entry Draft. Yakupov played for the Russian national junior team, winning medals in all three tournaments he participated in.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Yakupov was part of the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, joining Russia. His team defeated Canada in the semi-finals, but lost 1–0 to Sweden in the gold medal game, acquiring a silver medal.

Facts & Trivia

Nail Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Nail Yakupov celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

During the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on 23 June 2012, Yakupov was picked first overall by the Edmonton Oilers. On 23 July, the Oilers signed Yakupov to a three-year entry level contract.