Ilzat Akhmetov
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
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 | 78 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Russia U-18 | 10 | (2) |
2015 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (2) |
2019– | Russia | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2021 |
Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uighur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer of Uyghur descent who plays as a central midfielder for PFC CSKA Moscow. Earlier in his career he mostly played in the attacking midfielder position.
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 able to represent for either Kyrgyzstan or Russia. Manager of Kyrgyzstan Aleksandr Krestinin, a Russian himself, tried to call him up, but he ultimately chose the latter.[6]
He was called up to the Russian team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.[7] He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.[8]
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 11 December 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rubin-2 Kazan | 2014–15 | PFL | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | RPL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2015–16 | RPL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2016–17 | RPL | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | RPL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | RPL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2019–20 | RPL | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
2020–21 | RPL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
2021–22 | RPL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 78 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 101 | 7 | ||
Career total | 107 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 137 | 7 |
International[]
- As of match played 24 March 2021[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Russia | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ https://pfc-cska.com/komanda/igroki/akhmetov-ilzat-toglokovich
- ^ "Career Summary". Sportbox. 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Game Report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 20 October 2014.
- ^ "На первые "Газпром" — тренировочные сборы отправятся 29 игроков" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Ilzat Ahmetov joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/. PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ http://en.kabar.kg/news/ilzat-akhmetov-i-was-shocked-when-i-learned-about-the-invitation-to-the-russian-national-team/
- ^ "Состав сборной России на Германию и Швецию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Ари вызван в сборную России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2018.
- ^ Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Akhmetov, Ilzat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External Links[]
- Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway
- Ilzat Akhmetov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bishkek
- Association football midfielders
- Russian footballers
- Russian Muslims
- Russia youth international footballers
- Russia under-21 international footballers
- Russia international footballers
- Kyrgyzstani footballers
- Russian people of Kyrgyzstani descent
- Russian people of Uyghur descent
- Uyghur sportspeople
- Kyrgyzstani people of Chinese descent
- Kyrgyzstani emigrants to Russia
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- PFC CSKA Moscow players
- Russian Premier League players
- Russian football midfielder, 1997 birth stubs