Ilzat Akhmetov

Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uyghur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت‎‎, USY: Илзат Тоглокович Ахметов ; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer of Uyghur descent who plays as an attacking midfielder for PFC CSKA Moscow.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Toglokovich and the family name is Akhmetov.

Ilzat Akhmetov

Akhmetov with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov
Date of birth	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997
Place of birth	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	CSKA Moscow
Number	7
Youth career
	Alga Bishkek
2009–2013	Yu. Konoplyov
2013–2014	Rubin Kazan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Rubin Kazan	27	(0)
2014	→ Rubin-2 Kazan	2	(0)
2018–	CSKA Moscow	47	(2)
National team^‡
2014–2015	Russia U-18	10	(2)
2015	Russia U-19	5	(0)
2017–2018	Russia U-21	6	(2)
2019–	Russia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Club career

Born in Kyrgyzstan to Uyghur parents, Akhmetov moved to Russia at 11.

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Rubin-2 Kazan on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Syzran-2003 Syzran.[2]

He made his debut for the main FC Rubin Kazan squad on 24 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.[3]

On 15 June 2018, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.[4]

On 26 July 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract.[5]

International

He was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.[6] He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.[7]

He made his debut for the team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2019[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rubin Kazan	2013–14	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2014–15		9	0	1	0	–		–		10	0
	2015–16		3	0	1	0	2	0	–		6	0
	2016–17		12	0	3	0	–		–		15	0
	2017–18		3	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		27	0	5	0	2	0	-	-	34	0
Rubin-2 Kazan	2014–15	PFL	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
CSKA Moscow	2018–19	Russian Premier League	26	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	30	0
	2019–20		12	1	1	1	2	0	–		15	2
	Total		38	1	1	1	6	0	0	0	45	2
Career total			67	1	6	1	8	0	0	0	91	2

International

As of match played 13 October 2019[9]

Russia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	7	0
Total	7	0

References

1. https://pfc-cska.com/komanda/igroki/akhmetov-ilzat-toglokovich
2. "Career Summary". Sportbox. 3 October 2014.
3. "Game Report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 20 October 2014.
4. "На первые «Газпром» — тренировочные сборы отправятся 29 игроков" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2018.
5. "Ilzat Ahmetov joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/. PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
6. "Состав сборной России на Германию и Швецию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 November 2018.
7. "Ари вызван в сборную России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2018.
8. "I.Akhmetov". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
9. "Ilzat Akhmetov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

External Links

• Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway
• Ilzat Akhmetov – UEFA competition record