Magomed Mustafayevich Ozdoyev (born 5 November 1992) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for Lokomotiv Moscow in a game against FC Anzhi Makhachkala. On 14 July 2014, Ozdoyev was loaned by Lokomotiv Moscow to Russian Football Premier League rivals Rubin Kazan for 1 year with buying option.
On 13 February 2017, he was loaned by Rubin Kazan to FC Terek Grozny until the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 15 February 2018, he signed a 4.5-year contract with Zenit St. Petersburg.
On 11 May 2012, Ozdoyev was named to the Russia's provisional squad for the UEFA Euro 2012. It was the first time he was called up to the national team. He was not included on the final official squad for the competition. He has become the first Ingush to be called to the Russian national team. He made his national team debut on 3 September 2014 in a friendly against Azerbaijan. He scored his first national team goal on 15 November 2016 in a friendly against Romania which finished as a 1–0 victory for Russia in the city of Grozny, where he was born.
He was not included in the squads for UEFA Euro 2016 or 2018 FIFA World Cup.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. |
