Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov
Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Козлов; born 25 December 1986) is a Russian footballer. He plays as right-back.
| Kozlov with Rostov in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Petrozavodsk, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zarya Naberezhnye Chelny | |||
| 2001–2002 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| 2002–2004 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 41 | (6) |
| 2006 | VfB Lübeck | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 70 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Kuban Krasnodar | 91 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Dynamo Moscow | 104 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Rostov | 48 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Nizhny Novgorod | 22 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Russia | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015 | |||
Club career
Kozlov made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny.[1]
On 24 June 2019, he left FC Dynamo Moscow after 5.5 seasons upon the expiration of his contract.[2]
On 3 July 2019, he signed with FC Rostov.[3]
On 9 July 2021, he joined Nizhny Novgorod, newly promoted into the Russian Premier League.[4]
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.[5]
On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[6] He played in the last two group games against Belgium and Algeria as Russia did not advance past the group stage.
Individual honours
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #3 (2013/14).
Career statistics
- As of 21 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASV Bergedorf | 2004–05 | Oberliga Nord | 11 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 30 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| KAMAZ | 2007 | FNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3 | ||
| Kuban Krasnodar | 2010 | FNL | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | RPL | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2013–14 | RPL | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | FNL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | RPL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 104 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 115 | 7 | ||
| Rostov | 2019–20 | RPL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2021–22 | RPL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |
| Career total | 376 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 404 | 21 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "Алексей Козлов покидает "Динамо"" [Aleksei Kozlov leaves Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Алексей Козлов – игрок "Ростова"" [Aleksei Kozlov is a Rostov player] (in Russian). FC Rostov. 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Алексей Козлов: из "Ростова" - в "Нижний"!" (in Russian). FC Nizhny Novgorod. 9 July 2021.
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- ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
External links
- Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov at Soccerway