Alexander Sergeevich Kozlov: biography of a young footballer

Alexander Sergeevich Kozlov - a young footballer, now playing in "Torch". How was his career developing and why he did not stay in Moscow's "Spartacus"?

Pupil of the Sports School "Spartacus"

Alexander Sergeevich Kozlov is a football player, an attacker who, by his 23 years, has gone through a rather interesting path of the football player, having played not only in the Russian championship, but even in the Champions League.

Alexander was born on March 19, 1993, in Moscow. Since childhood, fond of football, was engaged in the Academy of "Spartacus" them. Fyodor Cherenkov. According to many experts, he was considered one of the most talented young players, some believed that he could become the second Arshavin. In 2009, begins to advocate a double red and white at various tournaments, more than once became the best scorer.

Career in FC "Spartak"

In 2010 for the first time came to replace and debuted in the main team. This occurred in the 84th minute of the match in the game with "Spartacus" from Nalchik. Sometimes he began to go on as a substitute, was involved in the games of the junior national team of Russia. Since he received little practice in the basic composition of red and white, there was not much opportunity to distinguish himself. At the same time, going on to replace, often created dangerous moments, exacerbated the game. The first goal for Moscow "Spartak" scored on August 14, 2011 in a match against Makhachkala "Anji".

In the spring of 2011 as part of the junior team scored a goal in the match against the peers from Italy. That goal brought the victory of our team. In total, for the youth national team of Russia, Alexander Kozlov played 8 matches, in which he could score three times.

In the autumn of 2010, for the first time in his career, he made his debut in the Champions League in a match against Chelsea (Anlegiya).

In the 2012-2013 season he went on a rental trip to Khimki, where he appeared on the field only a few times, without having scored the goals scored. Returning back, he continued to play in the farm club "Spartak-2", which at the time appeared in the Professional Football League. For the season of 2013/2014 I was able to score 9 goals in 19 games.

The turning point in the career

Season 2014-2015 Alexander missed because of a severe injury - a rupture of cruciate ligament. Usually when the "crosses" break, the players recover for at least a year, Alexander's process was delayed by more than one and a half, because of what he could not gain a foothold in the main part of the Moscow club. Playing only for a double and "Spartak-2", stopped getting into the main line-up. According to the footballer himself, after the injury, he was no longer seen as talented as before, and moreover he was not allowed to practice so that he could fully show himself. For the last season in the second team of red and white held less than three full-time matches, if you look at the amount of time that he was on the field. In this regard, after the expiration of the contract, the parties did not extend the contract. Alexander Sergeevich Kozlov was in the status of a free agent.

A new chapter in his career

In the summer of 2016 he is in the football club "Tosno", with whom he signs a contract for two years and manages to hold two matches. However, two months after he ends up in Tosno, he moves to Voronezh, where he signs a contract with his new and current club, the Voronezh Torch.

Both clubs are representatives of the Football National League. Both "Tosno" and "Torch" are fighting for a ticket to the Premier League, are among the favorites of the First League. As the footballer himself noted, he wanted more practice, he needed more in Voronezh, and after signing up for the Torch, he signed a contract in a few days. In the season of 2016/2017, he has appeared more than once in the Voronezh club.

The young football player is only 23 years old, which means that everything in his career is just beginning. Many players by the age of 25 just fall into the main part of the football club, and their career starts to grow. However, it is worth noting that the pupil of one of the best football academies of Russia went to his years that way, which many young players did not even dream about. Alexander Sergeevich Kozlov (photo player can be seen below) - a promising Russian athlete. It seems that the fans of football have more than once heard about his effective game.

In 2011, in a match against the football club "Wings of the Soviets" (Samara), which became a farewell for Andrei Tikhonov, Alexander Kozlov is the substitute for the legend of the club. FC "Fakel" - a club from Voronezh, which every year shows good results, is a strong middleweight Football National League. In the Russian Premier League, the Voronezh people played in the seasons of 1992, as well as in 1997 and 2000-2001.

In the current season, they, as always, go in the top ten, have the opportunity, both directly and through transitional matches to get into the highest Russian division.