Aleksei Kozlov (footballer, born 1986) explained

Aleksei Kozlov
Fullname:Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov
Birth Date:25 December 1986
Birth Place:Petrozavodsk, Russian SFSR
Height:1.86 m
Position:Right-back
Youthclubs1:Zarya Naberezhnye Chelny
Youthyears2:2001–2002
Youthclubs2:Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Youthyears3:2002–2004
Youthclubs3:Hamburger SV
Years1:2004–2006
Clubs1:ASV Bergedorf 85
Caps1:41
Goals1:6
Years2:2006
Clubs2:VfB Lübeck
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2007–2010
Caps3:70
Goals3:3
Years4:2010–2013
Clubs4:Kuban Krasnodar
Caps4:91
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2019
Clubs5:Dynamo Moscow
Caps5:104
Goals5:6
Years6:2019–2021
Clubs6:Rostov
Caps6:48
Goals6:1
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Nizhny Novgorod
Caps7:22
Goals7:4
Nationalyears1:2013–2015
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0

Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Козлов; born 25 December 1986) is a Russian former footballer. He played as right-back.

Club career

Kozlov made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.

On 24 June 2019, he left FC Dynamo Moscow after 5.5 seasons upon the expiration of his contract.[1]

On 3 July 2019, he signed with FC Rostov.[2]

On 9 July 2021, he joined Nizhny Novgorod, newly promoted into the Russian Premier League.[3]

International

On 7 June 2013, Kozlov made his debut appearance for Russian national team under manager Fabio Capello in World Cup qualification away game versus Portugal (0-1). He entered the pitch on 31 min when starting right-back Aleksandr Anyukov picked up an injury.[4]

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[5] He played in the last two group games against Belgium and Algeria as Russia did not advance past the group stage.

Individual honours

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASV Bergedorf2004–05Oberliga Nord114114
2005–06302302
Total4160000416
KAMAZ2007FNL200020
200814110151
200931110321
201023110241
Total7033000733
Kuban Krasnodar2010FNL130130
2011–12RPL35010360
2012–1325010260
2013–1418000100280
Total910201001030
Dynamo Moscow2013–14RPL6060
2014–151200071191
2015–1622420244
2016–17FNL16010170
2017–18RPL25100251
2018–1923110241
Total104640711157
Rostov2019–20RPL24000240
2020–212411010261
Total4811010501
Nizhny Novgorod2021–22RPL22400224
Career total3762010018140421

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Dynamo Moscow. Алексей Козлов покидает "Динамо". Aleksei Kozlov leaves Dynamo. 24 June 2019. Russian.
  2. Web site: FC Rostov. Алексей Козлов – игрок "Ростова". Aleksei Kozlov is a Rostov player. 3 July 2019. Russian. 3 July 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706001250/http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/12670. dead.
  3. Web site: FC Nizhny Novgorod. Алексей Козлов: из "Ростова" - в "Нижний"!. 9 July 2021. ru.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609232317/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/matchcast/index.html?matchid=300182291 FIFA.com match report
  5. Web site: Russian Football Union. http://rfs.ru/main/news/79322.html. ru:Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014. 2 June 2014. Russian.