Yury Gazinsky

Yury Gazinsky
Gazinsky in 2014
Personal information
Full nameYury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky
Date of birth (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birthKomsomolsk-on-Amur,
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
PositionMidfielder
Youth career
2003–2007Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure70(10)
2010–2012Luch-Energiya51(2)
2012–2013Torpedo Moscow29(3)
2013–2022Krasnodar209(11)
2022–2024Ural Yekaterinburg21(3)
2024–2025Krasnodar3(1)
2024Krasnodar-22(0)
International career
2014–2020Russia21(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky (Russian: Юрий Александрович Газинский, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ gɐˈzʲinskʲɪj]; born 20 July 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

In May 2013, Gazinsky signed for Krasnodar on a three-year contract.[2] He left Krasnodar as his contract expired in May 2022.[3]

On 17 August 2022, Gazinsky signed a two-year contract with Ural Yekaterinburg.[4] Gazinsky left Ural as his contract expired in June 2024.[5]

On 10 July 2024, Gazinsky returned to Krasnodar on a one-season contract.[6] After winning his first Russian Premier League title, which was also the club's first, Gazinsky left Krasnodar on 27 May 2025.[7] On 23 August 2025, Gazinsky announced his retirement from playing.[8]

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.[9] He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[10] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[11] 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.[12] Russia went on to win the match 5–0.[13] 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.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure2007Russian Second League5000——50
2008Russian Second League24340——283
2009Russian Second League23500——235
2010Russian Second League18210——192
Total701050——7510
Luch-Energia Vladivostok2010Russian First League14100——141
2011–12Russian First League37130——401
Total51230——542
Torpedo Moscow2012–13Russian First League29320——313
Krasnodar2013–14Russian Premier League29140——331
2014–15Russian Premier League21020111—341
2015–16Russian Premier League21030101—341
2016–17Russian Premier League29230120—442
2017–18Russian Premier League282003000312
2018–19Russian Premier League282409100413
2019–20Russian Premier League110002000130
2020–21Russian Premier League263108000353
2021–22Russian Premier League16110——171
Total209111805530028214
Ural Yekaterinburg2022–23Russian Premier League14362——205
2023–24Russian Premier League7010——80
Total21372——285
Krasnodar2024–25Russian Premier League3140——71
Krasnodar-22024–25Russian Second League20———20
Career total385303925530047935

International

As of 14 October 2020[15]
Russia
YearAppsGoals
201640
201710
2018111
201910
202040
Total211

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[16]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2018Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Saudi Arabia1–05–02018 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Krasnodar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ Игроком "Краснодара" стал Юрий Газинский (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ПОПРОЩАЛСЯ С МАРТЫНОВИЧЕМ, ГАЗИНСКИМ И ГОРОДОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Полузащитник сборной России Юрий Газинский стал игроком ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). Ural Yekaterinburg. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Юрий Газинский покидает "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "ЮРИЙ ГАЗИНСКИЙ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В "КРАСНОДАР"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ ""Краснодар" попрощался со Смоловым, Газинским и Дюпиным". FC Krasnodar. 27 May 2025.
  8. ^ "36-летний Газинский объявил о завершении карьеры" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ^ Состав на Швецию и Лихтенштейн (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 August 2015.
  10. ^ Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  11. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Impressive Russia win World Cup opener". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Russia - Saudi Arabia". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  14. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  15. ^ Yury Gazinsky at Soccerway
  16. ^ Yury Gazinsky at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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