Aleksandr Kozlov (footballer)

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kozlov (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Козлов; 19 March 1993 – 15 July 2022) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker.

Aleksandr Kozlov

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kozlov
Date of birth	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Date of death	15 July 2022(2022-07-15) (aged 29)
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Youth career
	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Spartak Moscow	22	(1)
2012	→ Khimki (loan)	4	(0)
2013–2016	→ Spartak-2 Moscow	36	(10)
2016	Tosno	2	(0)
2016	Fakel Voronezh	15	(0)
2017	Okzhetpes	28	(4)
2018	Tyumen	5	(0)
2018	Khimki	6	(1)
2018	→ Khimki-M	8	(1)
2019	Ararat Moscow (amateur)
2019–2020	Ararat Yerevan	19	(4)
2021–2022	Kafa Feodosia
International career
2008–2009	Russia U17	18	(20)
2009–2010	Russia U18	15	(9)
2010–2012	Russia U19	4	(4)
2013	Russia U21	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kozlov made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 25 April 2010 for FC Spartak Moscow.^[1]

On 16 January 2017, Kozlov signed a one-year contract with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Okzhetpes.^[2]

On 26 June 2019, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Kozlov along with another twelve players.^[3]

Death

On 15 July 2022, Spartak Moscow announced the death of Kozlov, reportedly as a result of a blood clot suffered during training with Zorkiy Krasnogorsk.^[4][5]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2017^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak Moscow	2010	Russian Premier League	12	0	1	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2011–12		8	1	1	0	1	0	—		10	1
	2012–13		1	0	0	0	3	0	—		4	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		22	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
Khimki (loan)	2012–13	Russian National League	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Tosno	2016–17	Russian National League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Fakel Voronezh	2016–17	Russian National League	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
Okzhetpes	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	28	4	1	0	—		—		29	4
Tyumen	2017–18	Russian National League	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Khimki	2018–19	Russian National League	6	1	1	0	—		—		7	1
Khimki-M	2018–19	Russian National League 2	8	1	0	0	—		—		8	1
Ararat Yerevan	2019–20	Armenian Premier League	19	4	1	0	—		—		20	4
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		19	4	1	0	-	-	-	-	20	4
Career total			109	11	5	0	6	0	0	0	121	11