Yevgeny Morozov (footballer)

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Yevgeny Morozov
Personal information
Full name Yevgeny Vladimirovich Morozov
Date of birth (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 85
Youth career
0000–2012 Orbita-Yunior Dzerzhinsky
2012 Trudovye Rezervy-Sportakademklub Moscow
2012–2019 Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Kazanka Moscow 21 (4)
2022– Lokomotiv Moscow 20 (2)
2022Volgar Astrakhan (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023Fakel (loan) 25 (2)
International career
2024– Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Yevgeny Vladimirovich Morozov (Russian: Евгений Владимирович Морозов; born 14 February 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre-back for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national team.

Club career[edit]

Morozov is a Lokomotiv Moscow academy graduate. From 2019, he played in the Youth Football League (MFL), scoring 6 goals in 34 matches, and for Lokomotiv's reserve team Kazanka Moscow, scoring 4 goals in 21 matches.

On 1 February 2022, Morozov joined Volgar Astrakhan on loan until the end of the season.[1] He made his debut in the Russian Football National League on 6 March 2022 in a game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[2]

On 27 May 2022, Morozov joined Fakel Voronezh on loan for the 2022–23 season.[3] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Fakel on 12 August 2022 against Ural Yekaterinburg[4] and later become a strong first-team player. He scored his first goal for Fakel on 11 September 2022 in a 2–0 home win against Lokomotiv Moscow, the club to which he was contracted to at the time.

On 22 August 2023, Morozov extended his contract with Lokomotiv to June 2026.[5]

International career[edit]

Morozov was first called up to the Russia national football team for a training camp in September 2023.[6]

He made his debut on 21 March 2024 in a friendly against Serbia.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kazanka Moscow 2020–21 Russian Second League 4 0 4 0
2021–22 Russian Second League 17 4 17 4
Total 21 4 0 0 0 0 21 4
Lokomotiv Moscow 2022–23 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 20 2 5 0 25 2
Total 20 2 5 0 25 2
Volgar Astrakhan (loan) 2021–22 Russian First League 10 2 10 2
Fakel Voronezh (loan) 2022–23 Russian Premier League 25 2 3 0 28 2
Career total 76 10 8 0 0 0 84 10

International[edit]

As of match played 21 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ЕВГЕНИЙ МОРОЗОВ НА ПРАВАХ АРЕНДЫ ПЕРЕШЁЛ В "ВОЛГАРЬ"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by FNL" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Взяли в аренду Морозова" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Fakel v Ural game report". Russian Premier League. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ ""ЛОКОМОТИВ" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТЫ С КАРПУКАСОМ И МОРОЗОВЫМ" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Тренерский штаб сборной России вызвал 49 футболистов на сентябрьский сбор" [Coaching staff of the Russia national team called up 49 players to September camp] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 30 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Russia v Serbia game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 21 March 2024.

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