Yury Gazinsky

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Gazinskiy.

Yury Gazinsky

Gazinsky in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky
Date of birth	(1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	18
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	(2)
2012–2013	Torpedo Moscow	29	(3)
2013–2022	Krasnodar	209	(11)
2022–2024	Ural Yekaterinburg	21	(3)
2024–	Krasnodar	1	(1)
2024–	Krasnodar-2	2	(0)
International career^‡
2016–2020	Russia	21	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2020

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.

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]

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.[7] 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.[8] On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.[9] 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.[10] Russia went on to win the match 5–0.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure	2007	Russian Second League	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2008	Russian Second League	24	3	4	0	—		—		28	3
	2009	Russian Second League	23	5	0	0	—		—		23	5
	2010	Russian Second League	18	2	1	0	—		—		19	2
	Total		70	10	5	0	—		—		75	10
Luch-Energia Vladivostok	2010	Russian First League	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2011–12	Russian First League	37	1	3	0	—		—		40	1
	Total		51	2	3	0	—		—		54	2
Torpedo Moscow	2012–13	Russian First League	29	3	2	0	—		—		31	3
Krasnodar	2013–14	Russian Premier League	29	1	4	0	—		—		33	1
	2014–15	Russian Premier League	21	0	2	0	11	1	—		34	1
	2015–16	Russian Premier League	21	0	3	0	10	1	—		34	1
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	29	2	3	0	12	0	—		44	2
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	28	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	2
	2018–19	Russian Premier League	28	2	4	0	9	1	0	0	41	3
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
	2020–21	Russian Premier League	26	3	1	0	8	0	0	0	35	3
	2021–22	Russian Premier League	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	Total		209	11	18	0	55	3	0	0	282	14
Ural Yekaterinburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	14	3	6	2	—		—		20	5
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		21	3	7	2	—		—		28	5
Krasnodar	2024–25	Russian Premier League	1	1	4	0	—		—		5	1
Krasnodar-2	2024–25	Russian Second League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			383	30	39	2	55	3	0	0	477	35

International

As of 14 October 2020[13]

Russia
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	4	0
2017	1	0
2018	11	1
2019	1	0
2020	4	0
Total	21	1

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[14]

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

Honours

Individual

• Russian Premier League Defensive Midfielder of the Season: 2018–19[15]

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.
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. Состав на Швецию и Лихтенштейн (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 August 2015.
8. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
9. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
10. "Impressive Russia win World Cup opener". BBC Sport.
11. 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.
12. Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
13. Yury Gazinsky at Soccerway
14. Yury Gazinsky at National-Football-Teams.com
15. "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.

External links

• Yury Gazinsky at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)