Magomed Ozdoyev
Magomed Mustafayevich Ozdoyev (Russian: Магомед Мустафаевич Оздоев; born 5 November 1992) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
 Ozdoyev with Zenit in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magomed Mustafayevich Ozdoyev | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Grozny, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Malgobek Sport School | ||
| 2007 | Angusht Nazran | ||
| 2008 | Terek Grozny | ||
| 2008–2009 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 56 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 29 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | Rubin Kazan | 57 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Terek Grozny (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 42 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Russia U-17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2010 | Russia U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Russia U-19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Russia U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014– | Russia | 21 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Personal life
Magomed Ozdoyev was born in Grozny during the year of 1992, but had been forced to abandon Chechnya as for the result of the First Chechen War, which Russian military engaged against Chechen separatists supporting the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It was considered as the hardest experience for Magomed himself, in an appearance on Russia-1's program in 2017, prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Club career
He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for Lokomotiv Moscow in a game against FC Anzhi Makhachkala. On 14 July 2014, Ozdoyev was loaned by Lokomotiv Moscow to Russian Football Premier League rivals Rubin Kazan for 1 year with buying option.[2]
On 13 February 2017, he was loaned by Rubin Kazan to FC Terek Grozny until the end of the 2016–17 season.[3]
On 15 February 2018, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.[4]
International career
On 11 May 2012, Ozdoyev was named to the Russia's provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. It was the first time he was called up to the national team. He was not included on the final official squad for the competition. He has become the first Ingush to be called to the Russian national team.[5] He made his national team debut on 3 September 2014 in a friendly against Azerbaijan. He scored his first national team goal on 15 November 2016 in a friendly against Romania which finished as a 1–0 victory for Russia.
International goals
- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2016 | Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, Russia |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 October 2019 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia |  | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3. | 13 October 2019 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  | 2–0 | 5–0 |
Career statistics
- As of 26 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Terek Grozny | 2008 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| FC Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 32 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| FC Terek Grozny | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total (2 spells) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| FC Rubin Kazan | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| Total (2 spells) | 87 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 9 | ||
| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 207 | 13 | ||
References
- https://www.soccer.ru/blogs/record/962129/ozdoev-magomed-ahmat
- "Archived copy" Магомед Оздоев арендован «Рубином» (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- «Рубин» и «Терек» договорились об аренде Оздоева (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 13 February 2017.
- Магомед Оздоев и Эльмир Набиуллин продолжат карьеру в «Зените» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 February 2018.
- Match report by RFPL Archived 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- "Magomed Ozdoyev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
- "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
External links
- Profile by Russian Football Premier League
- Magomed Ozdoyev at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)