Saba Sazonov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saba Andreyevich Sazonov | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 24 | (3) |
| 2021 | FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | FC Dynamo Moscow | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | FC Dynamo-2 Moscow | 8 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2021 | |||
Saba Andreyevich Sazonov (Russian: Саба Андреевич Сазонов; born 1 February 2002) is a Russian football player of Georgian descent who plays as a centre back for FC Dynamo Moscow.
Early life[]
His mother Nino Nishnianidze is a former professional Georgian volleyball player from Samtredia. She moved to Saint Petersburg where she met her Russian husband. During his childhood, Sazonov moved to Georgia and then back to Russia, to feel more comfortable with both countries' language and culture.[2]
Club career[]
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on 16 May 2021 in a game against FC Tambov. He substituted Magomed Ozdoyev in the 76th minute.[3]
In June 2021, he joined FC Dynamo Moscow on tryout.[4] On 9 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Dynamo.[5]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 12 December 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 2019–20 | PFL | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| FC Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Dynamo-2 Moscow | 2021–22 | FNL 2 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||
| FC Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
References[]
- ^ https://fcdm.ru/players/sazonov-saba
- ^ "Саба Сазонов: "На отборе в "Газпром"-Академию был в майке сборной Бразилии. Меня так и внесли в список — "бразилец""" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Tambov v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Динамовцы уступили ЧФР в первом матче на "ВТБ тренировочном сборе" в Австрии" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Саба Сазонов перешёл в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 July 2021.
External links[]
- Saba Sazonov at Soccerway
- Saba Sazonov at Russian Premier League
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