| Grigori Morozov | |
| Full Name: | Grigori Pavlovich Morozov |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Izhevsk, Russia[1] |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Left-back, right-back |
| Currentclub: | Beitar Jerusalem |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Dynamo Moscow |
| Caps2: | 110 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Ufa (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Dynamo-2 Moscow |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Celje |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 15 April 2024 |
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.
He also holds an Israeli passport.
Morozov made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Akademiya Tolyatti on 18 April 2012 in a game against Khimik Dzerzhinsk.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
On 24 June 2019, he signed a new three-year contract with Dynamo.[5]
On 17 October 2020, he was loaned to Ufa for the 2020–21 season.[6] 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.[7]
On 14 February 2022, Morozov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje.[8]
On 31 December 2022, he was loaned for the rest of the season to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.[9] After winning the 2022–23 Israel State Cup in May 2023, Morozov transferred to Beitar on a permanent deal.[10]
Morozov has Jewish roots and received Israeli citizenship in December 2022 through Israel's Law of Return.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Akademiya Tolyatti | 2011–12 | Russian Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Russian National League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 4 | |||
| Ufa | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo-2 Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian FNL 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Celje | 2021–22 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2022–23 (loan) | Israeli Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 206 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 12 | |||
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow
Beitar Jerusalem