Ilzat Akhmetov
{{Short description|Russian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Family name hatnote|Toglokovich|Akhmetov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ilzat Akhmetov
| fullname = Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
| position = Midfielder
| image = Ilzat Akhmetov 2022.jpg
| caption = Akhmetov with Krasnodar in 2022
| currentclub = Zenit Saint Petersburg
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Alga Bishkek
| youthyears2 = 2009–2013 | youthclubs2 = Yu. Konoplyov
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs3 = Rubin Kazan
| years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Rubin Kazan | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Rubin-2 Kazan | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2022 | clubs3 = CSKA Moscow | caps3 = 81 | goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = Krasnodar | caps4 = 42 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Zenit Saint Petersburg | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = Russia U-18 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Russia U-19 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam3 = Russia U-21 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2019– | nationalteam4 = Russia | nationalcaps4 = 9 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 13 April 2025
| ntupdate = 23 March 2023
}}
Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov ({{langx|ru|Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов}}; {{langx|ug|ئىلزات ئەخمەت|translit=Ilzat Axmetow}}, {{lang|ug-Cyrl|Илзат Тоглокович Ахметов}}; 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.{{cite web|publisher=realnoevremya.ru|url=https://realnoevremya.ru/news/157476-ya-uygur-sbornoy-rossii-adidas-snyal-motivacionnyy-rolik-ob-ilzate-ahmetove|title=Я уйгур сборной России|date=12 November 2019|language=ru}}{{cite web|publisher=rfs.ru|url=https://rfs.ru/national/players/akhmetov-ilzat|title=Ильзат Ахметов. Биографи|date=2 October 2022|language=ru}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Sportbox|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Ilizat-Toglokovich-Ahmetov-Futbol-31121997/|title=Career Summary|date=3 October 2014}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=http://rfpl.org/match/match_10404.html|title=Game Report|date=20 October 2014|language=ru|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-date=13 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513075333/http://rfpl.org/match/match_10404.html}}
On 15 June 2018, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.{{cite web|publisher=FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2018-06-15-na-pervye-gazprom-trenirovochnye-sbory-otpravyatsya-29-igrokov.htm|title=На первые "Газпром" — тренировочные сборы отправятся 29 игроков|date=15 June 2018|language=ru}}
On 26 July 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract.{{cite web |title=Ilzat Ahmetov joins PFC CSKA |url=https://en.pfc-cska.com/news/team-news/ilzat-ahmetov-joins-pfc-cska/ |website=pfc-cska.com/ |publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow |access-date=26 July 2018 |date=26 July 2018}} Akhmetov left CSKA as a free agent in June 2022.{{cite web|publisher=PFC CSKA Moscow|url=https://pfc-cska.com/novosti/vse-novosti/novosti-osnovy/ilzat-akhmetov-pokidaet-pfk-cska/|title=Ильзат Ахметов покидает ПФК ЦСКА|date=10 June 2022|language=ru}}
On 7 July 2022, Krasnodar announced the signing of Akhmetov on a contract until 30 June 2024.{{cite web |title=ИЛЬЗАТ АХМЕТОВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА" |url=https://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=141992 |website=fckrasnodar.ru |publisher=FC Krasnodar |access-date=7 July 2022 |language=Russian |date=7 July 2022}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Zenit St. Petersburg|url=https://fc-zenit.ru/news/2024-01-09-zenit-i-krasnodar-dostigli-soglasheniya-o-perekhode-ilzata-akhmetova.htm|title="Зенит" и "Краснодар" достигли соглашения о переходе Ильзата Ахметова|date=9 January 2024|language=ru}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://en.kabar.kg/news/ilzat-akhmetov-i-was-shocked-when-i-learned-about-the-invitation-to-the-russian-national-team/|title = Ilzat Akhmetov: "I was shocked when I learned about the invitation to the Russian national team"}}
He was called up to the Russian team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/208479|title=Состав сборной России на Германию и Швецию|language=ru|date=5 November 2018}} He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/208555|title=Ари вызван в сборную России|language=ru|date=12 November 2018}}
He made his debut for the team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium, as a starter.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 16 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|id=350985| name=Ilzat Akhmetov}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rubin-2 Kazan
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Rubin Kazan
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|Russian Premier League |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Russian Premier League |12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Russian Premier League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|CSKA Moscow
|Russian Premier League |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Russian Premier League |21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21
|Russian Premier League |14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|Russian Premier League |20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!81 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 104 | 7 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Krasnodar
|Russian Premier League |27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24
|Russian Premier League |15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 4 | 19 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 61 | 7 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Zenit Saint Petersburg
|Russian Premier League |2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|Russian Premier League |5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!159 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 14 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 23 March 2023}}{{NFT player|id=73895|name=Akhmetov, Ilzat|access-date=23 June 2021}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Russia
|2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||9||0 |
Honours
;CSKA Moscow
- Russian Super Cup: 2018{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://rfpl.org/match/match_12574.html|title=2018 Russian Super Cup game report|date=27 July 2018|language=ru|access-date=13 July 2024|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035635/https://rfpl.org/match/match_12574.html}}
;Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Premier League|url=https://premierliga.ru/news/rfpl/news_30772.html|title="Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!|trans-title=Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!|date=25 May 2024|language=ru}}
- Russian Cup: 2023–24{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://rfs.ru/news/220537|title=Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу|trans-title=Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory|date=2 June 2024|language=ru}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|ilzat-akhmetov/350985}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{FC Zenit Saint Petersburg squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Akhmetov, Ilzat}}
Category:Footballers from Bishkek
Category:Russian people of Kyrgyzstani descent
Category:Russian people of Uyghur descent
Category:Kyrgyzstani people of Uyghur descent
Category:Kyrgyzstani emigrants to Russia
Category:Kyrgyzstani men's footballers
Category:21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen
Category:Russian men's footballers
Category:Russia men's youth international footballers
Category:Russia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Russia men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Rubin Kazan players
Category:PFC CSKA Moscow players
Category:FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Category:Russian Second League players