Magomed Ozdoyev


Magomed Mustafayevich Ozdoyev is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Personal life

Magomed Ozdoyev was born in Grozny during the year of 1992, but had been forced to abandon Chechnya as for the result of the First Chechen War, which Russian military engaged against Chechen separatists supporting the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, during these times, his football passion was cherished and tutored under his father, Mustafa. It was considered as the hardest experience for Magomed himself, in an appearance on Russia-1's program in 2017, prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for Lokomotiv Moscow in a game against FC Anzhi Makhachkala.
On 14 July 2014, Ozdoyev was loaned by Lokomotiv Moscow to Russian Football Premier League rivals Rubin Kazan for 1 year with buying option.
On 13 February 2017, he was loaned by Rubin Kazan to FC Terek Grozny until the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 15 February 2018, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.

International career

On 11 May 2012, Ozdoyev was named to the Russia's provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. It was the first time he was called up to the national team. He was not included on the final official squad for the competition. He has become the first Ingush to be called to the Russian national team. He made his national team debut on 3 September 2014 in a friendly against Azerbaijan. He scored his first national team goal on 15 November 2016 in a friendly against Romania which finished as a 1–0 victory for Russia in the city of Grozny, where he was born.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2016Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, Russia1–01–0Friendly
2.10 October 2019Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia2–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3.13 October 2019GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus2–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

;Zenit Saint Petersburg