Akmal Kholmatov

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Akmal Kholmatov

| image =

| fullname = Akmal Kholmatov

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|4|4}}

| birth_place = Tajikistan

| height = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1993–1996

| years2 = 1996–2008

| years3 = 2008–2010

| years4 = 2010–2012

| years5 = 2012–2014

| years6 = 2014–2016

| years7 = 2016

| years8 = 2016

| years9 = 2017

| years10 = 2018

| years11 = 2019

| clubs1 = Regar-TadAZ

| clubs2 = Neftchi Fargʻona

| clubs3 = Pakhtakor Tashkent

| clubs4 = PAS Hamedan

| clubs5 = Lokomotiv Tashkent

| clubs6 = Neftchi Fargʻona

| clubs7 = Istiklol

| clubs8 = Neftchi Fargʻona

| clubs9 = Shurtan Guzar

| clubs10 = Iftikhor

| clubs11 = Rash-Milk

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| caps2 = 301

| goals2 = 69

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 3

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 2

| caps5 = 44

| goals5 = 12

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 5

| caps7 = 4

| goals7 = 2

| caps8 = 12

| goals8 = 0

| caps9 = 4

| goals9 = 0

| caps10 =

| goals10=

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| nationalyears1 = 2003–2007

| nationalteam1 = Tajikistan

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| pcupdate = 3 July 2017

| ntupdate =

}}

Akmal Kholmatov (born 4 April 1976) is a former Tajikistani footballer.

Career

=Club=

Kholmatov played for Regar-TadAZ between 1993 and 1996. During 1996 Kholmatov moved to Uzbekistan, signing for Neftchi Fargʻona, and becoming an Uzbek citizen in 2001.{{cite web|title=Ким узи Акмал Холматов?|url=http://news.tj/en/node/4689|website=news.tj/|publisher=news.tj|accessdate=6 January 2016|language=Russian|date=25 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091621/http://news.tj/en/node/4689|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} After 12 years at Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov moved to fellow Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent for three seasons, before joining Iranian side PAS Hamedan in 2011. A year later Kholmatov returned to Uzbekistan with Lokomotiv Tashkent before rejoining Neftchi Fargʻona in 2014. Kholmatov left Neftchi Fargʻona at the end of the 2015 season.{{cite web|title=Акмал Холматов: От сборной Таджикистана никогда не отказывался|url=http://fft.tj/akmal-holmatov-ot-sbornoj-tadzhikistana-nikogda-ne-otkazyvalsya/|website=fft.tj/|publisher=Tajikistan Football Federation|accessdate=6 January 2016|language=Russian|date=6 January 2016}} After leaving Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov featured for FC Istiklol in the pre-season friendlies, scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Várda SE in February 2016.{{cite web|title=ON-LINE: Варда vs Истиклол - 1:3. Матч окончен|url=http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=1459|website=fc-istiklol.tj|publisher=FC Istiklol|accessdate=3 February 2016|language=Russian|date=3 February 2016}} In June 2016, Kholmatov left FC Istiklol returning to Neftchi Fargʻona.{{cite web|title=Истиклол по обоюдному согласию расстался с тремя игроками|url=http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=1821|website=fc-istiklol.tj|publisher=FC Istiklol|accessdate=29 June 2016|language=Russian|date=29 June 2016}}

==Name controversy==

Kholmatov came under scrutiny in 2007, when the Asian Football Confederation launched an investigation into the identities of two Central Asian players who they believed had falsified documentation to play in AFC competitions. The investigation showed that the two players registered "Akmal Kholmatov" and "Akhmal Holmatov" were actually the same person.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

=International=

Kholmatov played for Tajikistan between 2003 and 2007, taking part in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.{{FIFA|208169|Akmal Kholmatov}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 6 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=A.Kholmatov|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/akmal-holmatov/26639/|website=uk.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=6 January 2016}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="13" valign="center"\|Neftchi Fargʻona \|1996 \|rowspan="12" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|7	0			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|7	0
1997 \|26	0			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	0
1998 \|19	2			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|19	2
1999 \|8	0			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|8	0
2000 \|38	8			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|38	8
2001 \|33	7			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|33	7
2002 \|30	3			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|30	3
2003 \|30	8			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|30	8
2004 \|25	5			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|25	5
2005 \|26	9			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|26	9
2006 \|29	8			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|29	8
2007 \|30	19			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|30	19
colspan="2"\|Total !301	69			-	-	-	-	301	69
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Pakhtakor Tashkent \|2008 \|rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|8	0			0	0	colspan="2"
\|8	0
2009 \|13	2			2	0	colspan="2"
\|13	2
2010 \|10	1	1	0	5	0	colspan="2"
\|16	1
colspan="2"\|Total !31	3	1	0	7	0	-	-	39	3
valign="center"\|PAS Hamedan \|2010–11 \|Iran Pro League \|29	2			colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	29	2
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Lokomotiv Tashkent \|2012 \|rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|13	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	15	2
2013 \|26	10	4	1	1	1	colspan="2"\|–	31	12
2014 \|5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
colspan="2"\|Total !44	12	8	1	1	1	1	0	54	14
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Neftchi Fargʻona \|2014 \|rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|11	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	11	1
2015 \|25	4	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	25	4
colspan="2"\|Total !36	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	36	5
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Istiklol \|20162016 FC Istiklol season \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Tajik League \|4	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	10	2
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Neftchi Fargʻona \|2016 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|12	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Shurtan Guzar \|2017 \|rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Uzbek League \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|4	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !461	93			13	1	2	0	476	95

=International=

colspan=3\|Tajikistan national team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	6	1
2004	6	1
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	4	0
Total\|\|16\|\|1

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2007{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6548.html |title=Akmal Kholmatov |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=6 January 2015}}

=International goals=

Goals for Senior National team

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

30 November 2003

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

1-0

2-0

2006 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

10 June 2004

Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria

1-0

1-2

2006 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours

=Club=

;Neftchi

Uzbek League (1): 2001

;Pakhtakor

Uzbek Cup (1): 2009

; Istiklol

Tajik Supercup (1): 2016{{cite web|title=Истиклол в шестой раз выиграл Суперкубок Таджикистана|url=http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=1608|website=fc-istiklol.tj|publisher=FC Istiklol|accessdate=3 April 2016|language=Russian|date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006175705/http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=1608|archive-date=6 October 2016|url-status=dead}}