Saba Sazonov

Saba Andreis Dze Sazonov (Russian: Саба Андреевич Сазонов; Georgian: საბა ანდრეის ძე საზონოვი; born 1 February 2002) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Torino. Born in Russia, he represents the Georgia national team internationally.

Saba Sazonov
Sazonov with Dynamo Moscow in 2022
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
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Number 15
Youth career
2008–2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg 24 (3)
2021 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 (0)
2021–2023 Dynamo Moscow 34 (1)
2021–2022 Dynamo-2 Moscow 9 (2)
2023– Torino 2 (0)
International career‡
2022– Georgia U21 7 (1)
2022– Georgia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

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

Sazonov made his debut in the Russian Premier League for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg on 16 May 2021 in a game against FC Tambov. He was substituted on for Magomed Ozdoyev in the 76th minute.[3]

In June 2021, he joined Dynamo Moscow on trial.[4] On 9 July 2021, after impressing on trial, he signed a three-year contract with Dynamo.[5]

On 31 August 2023, he signed for Serie A club Torino, becoming the third Georgian in the Serie A ahead the 2023–24 season.[6]

International career

In September 2022, Sazonov was called up to the Georgia national under-21 football team.[7] He was also called up to the Russia national under-21 football team for the same dates,[8] but chose to represent Georgia. He debuted with the senior Georgia national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Morocco on 17 November 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg 2019–20 Russian Second League 60–––60
2020–21 Russian Second League 183–––183
Total 2430000–243
Zenit St. Petersburg 2020–21 Russian Premier League 100000–10
Dynamo-2 Moscow 2021–22 Russian Second League 92–––92
Dynamo Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 6000––60
2022–23 Russian Premier League 24160––301
2023–24 Russian Premier League 4010––50
Total 3417000–411
Torino 2023–24 Serie A 0000––00
Career total 686700000756

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References
  1. "Saba Sazonov" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  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.
  6. "Saba Sazonov becomes third Georgian in Serie A with move to Torino". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. "Динамовцы в национальных сборных" [Dynamo players in national teams] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 19 September 2022.
  8. "Тренерский штаб молодёжной команды объявил состав на сентябрьский сбор" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Morocco vs. Georgia". www.national-football-teams.com.
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