Saba Andreyevich Sazonov (Russian: Саба Андреевич Сазонов; born 1 February 2002) is a football player who plays as a centre back for FC Dynamo Moscow. Born in Russia, he represents Georgia internationally.
![]() Sazonov with Dynamo Moscow in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saba Andreyevich Sazonov | ||
Date of birth | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2020 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg | 24 | (3) |
2021– | Dynamo Moscow | 20 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Dynamo-2 Moscow | 9 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Georgia U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 |
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]
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]
In September 2022, Sazonov was called up to the Georgia national under-21 football team.[6] He was also called up to the Russia national under-21 football team for the same dates,[7] but chose to represent Georgia.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zenit-2 St. Petersburg | 2019–20 | PFL | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 18 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2020–21 | RPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dynamo-2 Moscow | 2021–22 | FNL 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||
Dynamo Moscow | 2021–22 | RPL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
2022–23 | RPL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 53 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||
FC Dynamo Moscow – current squad | |
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