Yury Gazinsky

Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky (Russian: Юрий Александрович Газинский, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ gɐˈzʲinskʲɪj]; born 20 July 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Krasnodar and the Russia national team.[2]

Yury Gazinsky

Gazinsky in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky
Date of birth	20 July 1989
Place of birth	Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2007	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	70	(10)
2010–2012	Luch-Energiya	51	(3)
2012–2013	Torpedo Moscow	29	(3)
2013–	Krasnodar	182	(7)
National team^‡
2016–	Russia	21	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

Club career

In May 2013, Gazinsky signed for FC Krasnodar on a three-year contract.[3]

International career

He was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein.[4] He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[5] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[6] On 14 June 2018, he scored the first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the 12th minute of the opening match against Saudi Arabia.[7] Russia went on to win the match 5–0.[8] He stayed on the bench in the Round of 16 defeat of Spain before appearing as a substitute in the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2020

Club statistics

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luch-Energiya	2010	FNL	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2011–12		37	2	3	0	—		—		40	2
	Total		51	3	3	0	—		—		54	3
Torpedo Moscow	2012–13	FNL	29	3	2	0	—		—		31	3
Krasnodar	2013–14	Russian Premier League	29	1	4	0	—		—		33	1
	2014–15		21	0	2	0	11	1	—		34	1
	2015–16		21	0	3	0	10	1	—		34	1
	2016–17		29	2	3	0	12	0	—		44	2
	2017–18		28	2	0	0	3	0	—		31	2
	2018–19		28	2	4	0	9	1	—		41	3
	2019–20		4	0	0	0	2	0	—		6	0
	Total		160	7	16	0	47	3	—		223	10
Career Total			240	13	21	0	47	3	0	0	308	16

International

As of 24 March 2019[9]

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	4	0
2017	1	0
2018	11	1
2019	1	0
Total	17	1

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[10]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 June 2018	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Saudi Arabia	1–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24.
2. Официальный сайт ФК "Краснодар" :: Новости :: Игроком «Краснодара» стал Юрий Газинский
3. Игроком "Краснодара" стал Юрий Газинский (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 31 May 2013.
4. Состав на Швецию и Лихтенштейн (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 August 2015.
5. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
6. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44392911
8. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Russia - Saudi Arabia - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
9. "Y. Gazinskiy". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
10. "Gazinsky, Yury". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

External links

• Yury Gazinsky at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Yury Gazinsky at Soccerway