Yury Gazinsky

Yury Gazinsky
	Gazinsky in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky
Date of birth	20 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Komsomolsk-on-Amur,; Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	18
Youth career
2003–2007	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
2010–2012	Luch-Energiya
2012–2013	Torpedo Moscow
2013–2022	Krasnodar
2022–2024	Ural Yekaterinburg
2024–	Krasnodar
2024–	Krasnodar-2
International career‡
2016–2020	Russia
	*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
Club	Season	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