Yury Gazinsky

Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky (Юрий Александрович Газинский; born 20 July 1989) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Krasnodar.

Club career
In May 2013, Gazinsky signed for Krasnodar on a three-year contract. He left Krasnodar as his contract expired in May 2022.

On 17 August 2022, Gazinsky signed a two-year contract with Ural Yekaterinburg. Gazinsky left Ural as his contract expired in June 2024.

On 10 July 2024, Gazinsky returned to Krasnodar on a one-season contract.

International career
He was called up to the Russia national football team in August 2015 for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Sweden and against Liechtenstein. He made his debut for the team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Turkey.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad. On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad. On 14 June 2018, he scored the first goal of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the 12th minute of the opening match against Saudi Arabia. Russia went on to win the match 5–0. He stayed on the bench in the Round of 16 defeat of Spain before appearing as a substitute in the quarterfinal shoot-out loss to Croatia.

On 11 May 2021, he was named as a back-up player for Russia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

Individual

 * Russian Premier League Defensive Midfielder of the Season: 2018–19