Aleksei Anatolyevich Kozlov (; born 25 December 1986) is a Russian former

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er. He played as

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Club career

Kozlov made his professional debut in the

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in 2007 for

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. On 24 June 2019, he left

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after 5.5 seasons upon the expiration of his contract. On 3 July 2019, he signed with

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. On 9 July 2021, he joined

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, newly promoted into the

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International

On 7 June 2013, Kozlov made his debut appearance for Russian national team under manager

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in World Cup qualification away game versus

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(0-1). He entered the pitch on 31 min when starting right-back Aleksandr Anyukov picked up an injury. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's

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squad. He played in the last two group games against

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and

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as Russia did not advance past the group stage.

Individual honours

* List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #3 (2013/14).

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kozlov, Aleksei Anatolyevich 1986 births People from Petrozavodsk Footballers from the Republic of Karelia Living people Russian men's footballers Russia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny players FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Rostov players FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players Oberliga (football) players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Russian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Russian sportsmen