Saba Sazonov

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.

Saba Sazonov
Personal information
Full name Saba Andreyevich Sazonov
Date of birth (2002-02-01) 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
0000–2020 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 4 (0)
2021– FC Dynamo-2 Moscow 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2022

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 2019–20 PFL 60––60
2020–21 183––183
Total 2430000243
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 2020–21 Russian Premier League 10000000
FC Dynamo-2 Moscow 2021–22 FNL 2 82––82
FC Dynamo Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 1000–10
Career total 3450000345

References
  1. https://fcdm.ru/players/sazonov-saba
  2. "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.
  3. "Tambov v Zenit game report". Russian Premier League. 16 May 2021.
  4. "Динамовцы уступили ЧФР в первом матче на "ВТБ тренировочном сборе" в Австрии" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 26 June 2021.
  5. "Саба Сазонов перешёл в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 July 2021.


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