![]() Akhmetov with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Number | 77 | ||
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) |
2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (3) |
2022–2023 | Krasnodar | 42 | (4) |
2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Russia U-18 | 10 | (2) |
2015 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (2) |
2019– | Russia | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 |
Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uyghur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg. Earlier in his career he mostly played in the attacking midfielder position.
Personal life
Born in Kyrgyzstan to Uyghur parents, Akhmetov moved to Russia at 11.[2][3]
Club career
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.[4]
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.[5]
On 15 June 2018, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.[6]
On 26 July 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract.[7] Akhmetov left CSKA as a free agent in June 2022.[8]
On 7 July 2022, Krasnodar announced the signing of Akhmetov on a contract until 30 June 2024.[9]
On 9 January 2024, Akhmetov signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg until the end of 2025–26 season, with an option for the 2026–27 season.[10]
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.[11]
He was called up to the Russian team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.[12] He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.[13]
He made his debut for the team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium, as a starter.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 August 2024[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rubin-2 Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Total | 81 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 104 | 7 | |||
Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
Total | 42 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 7 | ||||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 154 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 14 |
International
- As of match played 23 March 2023[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Russia | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
- CSKA Moscow
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
- ^ "Ахметов Ильзат Тоглокович — Игроки — Команда — официальный сайт ПФК ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ "Я уйгур сборной России" (in Russian). realnoevremya.ru. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Ильзат Ахметов. Биографи" (in Russian). rfs.ru. 2 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ильзат Ахметов покидает ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "ИЛЬЗАТ АХМЕТОВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «КРАСНОДАРА»". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "«Зенит» и «Краснодар» достигли соглашения о переходе Ильзата Ахметова" (in Russian). Zenit St. Petersburg. 9 January 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Akhmetov, Ilzat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
External links
- Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway
- Ilzat Akhmetov – UEFA competition record (archive)