Grigori Morozov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Morozov.

Grigori Pavlovich Morozov (also spelled Grigory, Russian: Григорий Павлович Морозов, Hebrew: גריגורי מורוזוב; born 6 June 1994) is a Russian footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem. His primary position is left-back, but can also play at right-back.

Grigori Morozov

Morozov with Ufa in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Grigori Pavlovich Morozov
Date of birth	(1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Izhevsk, Russia[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back, right-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Beitar Jerusalem
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Akademiya Tolyatti	7	(0)
2013–2022	Dynamo Moscow	110	(4)
2020–2021	→ Ufa (loan)	13	(0)
2021–2022	Dynamo-2 Moscow	7	(1)
2022–2023	Celje	26	(4)
2023	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	13	(1)
2023–	Beitar Jerusalem	63	(3)
International career
2010	Russia U16	6	(0)
2010–2011	Russia U17	12	(0)
2012	Russia U18	7	(0)
2014–2015	Russia U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025

He also holds an Israeli passport.^[2]

Club career

Morozov made his debut in the Russian Second Division for Akademiya Tolyatti on 18 April 2012 in a game against Khimik Dzerzhinsk.^[3]

He made his Russian Football Premier League debut for Dynamo Moscow on 2 August 2015 in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow, and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw.^[4] In his third game for Dynamo, on 16 August 2015, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 home victory over Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.^[5]

On 24 June 2019, he signed a new three-year contract with Dynamo.^[6]

On 17 October 2020, he was loaned to Ufa for the 2020–21 season.^[7] Upon his return from Ufa, he did not train with the main squad and started the 2021–22 season with the reserves. On 6 February 2022, Morozov's contract with Dynamo was terminated by mutual consent.^[8]

On 14 February 2022, Morozov signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje.^[9]

On 31 December 2022, he was loaned for the rest of the season to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem.^[10] After winning the 2022–23 Israel State Cup in May 2023, Morozov transferred to Beitar on a permanent deal.^[11]

Personal life

Morozov has Jewish roots and received Israeli citizenship in December 2022 through Israel's Law of Return.^[2]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Akademiya Tolyatti	2011–12	Russian Second Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Dynamo Moscow	2012–13	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16		21	2	2	0	—		23	2
	2016–17	Russian National League	30	1	2	0	—		32	1
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	13	0	1	0	—		14	0
	2018–19		22	0	2	0	—		24	0
	2019–20		21	1	1	0	—		22	1
	2020–21		3	0	—		1[b]	0	4	0
	Total		110	4	8	0	1	0	119	4
Ufa	2020–21	Russian Premier League	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
Dynamo-2 Moscow	2021–22	Russian FNL 2	7	1	—		—		7	1
Celje	2021–22	Slovenian PrvaLiga	12	4	1	0	—		13	4
	2022–23		14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		26	4	3	0	0	0	29	4
Beitar Jerusalem	2022–23 (loan)	Israeli Premier League	13	1	2	0	—		15	1
	2023–24		30	2	1	0	2[c]	0	33	2
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		43	1	2	0	2	0	24	1
Career total			206	12	16	0	3	0	225	12

1. Includes Russian Cup, Slovenian Cup, Israel State Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

FC Dynamo-2 Moscow

• Russian First League: 2016–17^[12]

Beitar Jerusalem

• Israel State Cup: 2022–23^[12]