Lazizbek Mirzaev

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lazizbek Mirzaev

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Lazizbek Azizovich Mirzaev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|10|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tashkent, Uzbekistan

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Leganés

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2019–2021

| youthclubs1 = Odil Ahmedov FA

| youthyears2 = 2022

| youthclubs2 = Lokomotiv Tashkent

| years1 = 2022–2024

| clubs1 = Lokomotiv Tashkent

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2025–

| clubs2 = Leganés

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam1 = Uzbekistan U17

| nationalcaps1 = 16

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2024–2025

| nationalteam2 = Uzbekistan U20

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 27 November 2024

| nationalteam-update = 12 December 2024

}}

Lazizbek Mirzaev ({{langx|uz|Лазизбек Мирзаев}}; born 5 October 2006) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Spanish football updater|Leganés}} side Leganés.

Club career

Born in Tashkent, Mirzaev first took an interest in football at the age of seven, after watching Argentina international Lionel Messi play.{{cite web|url=https://championat.asia/oz/news/toshkentlik-modrich-bilan-tanishamiz|title="Toshkentlik Modrich" bilan tanishamiz|trans-title=Let's meet "Modrić from Tashkent".|date=22 January 2023|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.asia|language=uz}} After suffering a serious injury, he stepped away from the game to recover, before returning in 2019, when he joined the Odil Ahmedov Football Academy.

He joined then-Super League side Lokomotiv Tashkent for the 2022 season, and would go on to make his professional debut on 12 November, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Jerome Mpasko in a 3–1 win against Metallurg Bekabad.{{cite web|url=https://championat.asia/oz/news/16-yoshli-futbolchi-lokomotivda-debyut-qildi|title=16 yoshli futbolchi "Lokomotiv"da debyut qildi!|trans-title=The 16-year-old player made his debut in "Lokomotiv"!|date=13 November 2022|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.asia|language=uz}} In January of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite their relegation to the Pro League.{{cite web|url=https://lokomotiv.uz/?p=11551&lang=ru|title=Лазизбек Мирзаев подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт‌‌|trans-title=Lazizbek Mirzaev signed his first professional contract‌‌|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717104444/https://lokomotiv.uz/?p=11551&lang=ru|date=19 January 2023|archive-date=17 July 2023|accessdate=16 October 2023|website=lokomotiv.uz|url-status=dead|language=ru}}

International career

In 2021, Mirzaev represented Uzbekistan at both under-15 and under-16 level, scoring a brace for the latter in a 2–1 away win against the United Arab Emirates on 23 December.{{cite web|url=https://championat.asia/uz/news/311647|title="Одил Аҳмедов ФА" тарбияланувчисининг дубли иккинчи уйинда ҳам Ўзбекистон ўсмирларига ғалаба келтирди|trans-title=The double of "Odil Akhmedov FA" trainee brought victory to the youth of Uzbekistan in the second home game as well.|date=23 December 2021|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.asia|language=ru}} The following year he continued to represent the Uzbekistan under-16 team, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over the under-18 squad of Pakhtakor, before captaining the side as they played at the Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup.{{cite web|url=https://championat.asia/oz/news/lazizbek-mirzaevning-goli-ozbekiston-u-16-ga-galaba-keltirdi|title=Lazizbek Mirzaevning goli O'zbekiston U-16 ga g'alaba keltirdi|trans-title=The goal of Lazizbek Mirzaev brought victory to Uzbekistan U-16|date=12 April 2022|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.asia|language=uz}}{{cite web|url=https://championat.asia/oz/news/mixed-zone-lazizbek-mirzaev-bugun-eron-bilan-oyinda-bolgan-bosim-va-sarosimani-engib-maydonga-chiqdik|title="Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Bugun Eron bilan o'yinda bo'lgan bosim va sarosimani engib maydonga chiqdik"|trans-title="Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Today we came to the field after overcoming the pressure and confusion in the match with Iran"|date=25 August 2022|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.asia|language=uz}}

Later in 2022, Mirzaev scored a hat-trick against Brunei in a resounding 14–0 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification win, before following this up with a free-kick equalising goal in an eventual 3–2 win over South Korea, helping Uzbekistan qualify for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup. At the competition proper, Mirzaev could not prevent Uzbekistan's defeat to South Korea in the semi-finals, stating "We have come a long way to this tournament. We played good matches. The most important thing is to qualify for the World Cup."{{cite web|url=https://championat.uz/oz/news/lazizbek-mirzaev-jahon-chempionati-yollanmasini-bizni-qollab-quvvatlagan-xalqimizga-bagishlaymiz|title=Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Jahon chempionati yo'llanmasini bizni qo'llab-quvvatlagan xalqimizga bag'ishlaymiz"|trans-title=Lazizbek Mirzaev: "We dedicate the ticket to the World Championship to our people who supported us"|date=1 June 2023|access-date=16 October 2023|website=championat.uz|language=uz}}

Ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Mirzaev was named by FIFA as one of the five Asian players to watch out for.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/indonesia-2023/articles/afc-five-players-to-watch-ryunosuke-sato-yun-do-yong-alkan-kaka-amirmohammad-razaghnia-lazizbek-mirzaev|title=Five AFC players to watch at Indonesia 2023|date=14 October 2023|access-date=16 October 2023|website=fifa.com}}

Career statistics

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rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !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
rowspan=3\|Lokomotiv Tashkent \|2022 \|Uzbekistan Super League \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2023 \|Uzbekistan Pro League \|6	0	1{{efn\|name=UC\|Appearances in the Uzbekistan Cup}}	0	0	0	7	0
2024 \|Uzbekistan Super League \|14	0	2{{efn\|name=UC\|Appearances in the Uzbekistan Cup}}	0	0	0	16	0
Leganés \|2024–25 \|La Liga \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total !21	0	3	0	0	0	24	0