He made his debut for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League on 13 June 2009 in a game against FC Khimki.

[1] 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.

[3] On 23 July 2018, he joined Krylia Sovetov Samara for the fourth time.

[5] Yakovlev was a part of the Russia U-21 side that competed in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.

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