Grigori Morozov

Grigori Pavlovich Morozov (also spelled Grigory, Russian: Григорий Павлович Морозов, Hebrew: גריגורי מורוזוב; born 6 June 1994) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem. His primary position is left-back, but can also play at right-back.

Grigori Morozov
Morozov with Ufa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Grigori Pavlovich Morozov
Date of birth (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994
Place of birth Izhevsk, Russia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Akademiya Tolyatti 7 (0)
2013–2022 Dynamo Moscow 110 (4)
2020–2021Ufa (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 Dynamo-2 Moscow 7 (1)
2022–2023 Celje 26 (4)
2023Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 13 (1)
2023– Beitar Jerusalem 25 (2)
International career
2010 Russia U16 6 (0)
2010–2011 Russia U17 12 (0)
2012 Russia U18 7 (0)
2014–2015 Russia U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

He also holds an Israeli passport.[2]

Club career

Morozov made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Akademiya Tolyatti on 18 April 2012 in a game against Khimik Dzerzhinsk.[3]

He made his Russian Football Premier League debut for Dynamo Moscow on 2 August 2015 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow, and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw.[4] In his third game for Dynamo, on 16 August 2015, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 home victory over Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[5]

On 24 June 2019, he signed a new three-year contract with Dynamo.[6]

On 17 October 2020, he was loaned to Ufa for the 2020–21 season.[7] Upon his return from Ufa, he did not train with the main squad and started the 2021–22 season with the reserves. On 6 February 2022, Morozov's contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

On 14 February 2022, Morozov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje.[9]

On 31 December 2022, he was loaned for the rest of the season to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.[10] After winning the 2022–23 Israel State Cup in May 2023, Morozov transferred to Beitar on a permanent deal.[11]

Personal life

Morozov has Jewish roots and received Israeli citizenship in December 2022 through Israel's Law of Return.[2]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Akademiya Tolyatti 2011–12 Russian Second Division 700070
Total 700070
Dynamo Moscow 2012–13 Russian Premier League 00000000
2013–14 000000
2014–15 00000000
2015–16 21220232
2016–17 Russian National League 30120321
2017–18 Russian Premier League 13010140
2018–19 22020240
2019–20 21110221
2020–21 301[lower-alpha 2]040
Total 110480101194
Ufa 2020–21 Russian Premier League 13020150
Dynamo-2 Moscow 2021–22 Russian FNL 2 7171
Celje 2021–22 Slovenian PrvaLiga 12410134
2022–23 14020160
Total 2643000294
Beitar Jerusalem 2022–23 (loan) Israeli Premier League 13120151
2023–24 70002[lower-alpha 3]090
Total 2012020241
Career total 183101503020110

Honours

FC Dynamo-2 Moscow

Beitar Jerusalem

References

  1. "Grigori Morozov". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. "מורוזוב עדיין לא יכול לשחק בנבחרת ישראל". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011.
  4. "Lokomotiv-Dynamo game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Premier League. 2 August 2015.
  5. "Dynamo-Ural game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Premier League. 16 August 2015.
  6. ""Динамо" продлило контракт с Григорием Морозовым" [Dynamo extended Grigori Morozov contract] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 24 June 2019.
  7. "Григорий Морозов продолжит свою карьеру в ФК "Уфа"!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 17 October 2020.
  8. "Григорий Морозов покидает "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 6 February 2022.
  9. "Dodatna opcija za Simona Rožmana, prišel je igralec z izkušnjami iz ruske lige" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  10. "רשמית: גרגורי מורוזוב חתם בבית"ר ירושלים". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  11. "רשמי: האופציות על גריגורי מורוזוב ומיגל סילבה מומשו - ערוץ הספורט". sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. Grigori Morozov at Soccerway
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