# Yury Gazinsky

Yury Aleksandrovich Gazinsky (Russian: Юрий Александрович Газинский, IPA:; 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 7 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 2007 | Russian Second League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 2008 | Russian Second League | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 2009 | Russian Second League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | 2010 | Russian Second League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure | Total | Total | 70 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 10 |
| Luch-Energia Vladivostok | 2010 | Russian First League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Luch-Energia Vladivostok | 2011–12 | Russian First League | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 1 |
| Luch-Energia Vladivostok | Total | Total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 |
| Torpedo Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Krasnodar | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Krasnodar | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 |
| Krasnodar | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 |
| Krasnodar | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Krasnodar | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Krasnodar | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Krasnodar | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Krasnodar | Total | Total | 209 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 14 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Ural Yekaterinburg | Total | Total | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 |
| Krasnodar | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Krasnodar-2 | 2024–25 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 384 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 35 |

### International

    As of 14 October 2020
Russia :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 1 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 14 June 2018 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |

## Honours
### Individual

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