Career
Spartak Grigoryev made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 21 March 2009 in a game against Football Club Kuban Krasnodar. He played two games in the 2008-2009 for Football Club Spartak Moscow against NK Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Rostov In early 2011, his contract with Football Club Spartak Moscow expired, and he decided to switch to Football Club Rostov. According to Russian football regulations, when a player under 23 years of age who was raised in the club system transfers to a different club after his contract expires, his old club is due compensation from his new club
If the new club plays on the third level (Russian Second Division), the compensation is the player"s previous 5 years" salary multiplied by 1, if his new club is in the Russian First Division, it"s multiplied by 2 and if it"s a Russian Premier League club, it"s multiplied by 3.
Grigoryev and two other Spartak alumni, Dmitri Malyaka and Yevgeni Filippov, signed with a Russian Second Division team Football Club MITOS Novocherkassk who immediately loaned them to the Russian Premier League team Football Club Rostov. Spartak lodged a complaint with the Russian Football Union, claiming this was not a fair transfer as the only reason for it was to lower the compensation that Football Club Rostov was due to pay Spartak.
After the protest was declined on 29 March 2011, Grigoryev was registered for Football Club Rostov and scored a goal on his debut against Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow on 2 April 2011. Football Club Lokomotiv"s president, Olga Smorodskaya, filed a complaint with the Russian Football Union and Premier League, claiming Grigoryev was not eligible to be registered and play for Football Club Rostov.
Lokomotiv"s protest was eventually denied.
Lokomotiv In January 2012, Grigoryev signed three-and-a-half-year deal with Football Club Lokomotiv Moscow.
