Rustam Ashurmatov
{{Short description|Uzbek footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rustam Ashurmatov
| fullname =
| image = Rustamjon Ashurmatov (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|7|7}}
| birth_place = Kokand, Uzbekistan
| height = 1.86 m
| currentclub = Rubin Kazan
| clubnumber = 5
| position = Centre back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Bunyodkor-2
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = Bunyodkor
| caps1 = 91
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Gwangju
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Gangwon
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = Navbahor Namangan
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Rubin Kazan
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Uzbekistan U17
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = Uzbekistan U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Uzbekistan U23
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2017–
| nationalteam4 = Uzbekistan
| nationalcaps4 = 42
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 24 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{UZB}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC U-23 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2018 China|Team}}
| caption = Ashurmatov in 2022
}}
Rustam Ashurmatov ({{Langx|uz-Cyrl|Рустам Ашурматов}}; born 7 July 1996), sometimes spelt as Rustamjon Ashurmatov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club FC Rubin Kazan.
Career
=Club=
On 7 February 2019, FC Bunyodkor announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gwangju.{{cite web |title=Рустам Ашурматовга омад тилаймиз! |url=https://t.me/bunyodkor_club/4853 |website=t.me/ |publisher=FC Bunyodkor Telegram |accessdate=26 February 2019 |language=Uzbek |date=7 February 2019}}
On 19 January 2021, Gangwon FC announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gangwon.{{cite web |title=[오피셜] 강원FC '우즈벡 국대' 아슐마토프 영입 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/sports/kfootball/article/216/0000111285 |publisher=Goal.com |accessdate=19 January 2021 |language=Korean |date=19 January 2021}} Gangwon announced that Ashurmatov left the club on 15 February 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=Gangwon|url=https://www.facebook.com/gangwonfc/posts/5090870527695189|title=지난 시즌 입단해 강원에서 멋진 활약을 보여준|date=15 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|language=ko}}
On 18 February 2022, Ashurmatov signed with Navbahor Namangan.{{cite press release|publisher=Navbahor Namangan|url=https://www.pfcnavbahor.uz/index.php/uz/yangiliklar/klub-yangiliklari/3363-rustam-ashurmatov-zhamoamiz-bilan-shartnoma-imzoladi|title=Рустам Ашурматов жамоамиз билан шартнома имзолади|date=18 February 2022|access-date=18 February 2022|language=uz}}
On 14 January 2023, Ashurmatov joined FC Rubin Kazan in Russia on a 3.5-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|url=https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/rustam-ashurmatov-igrok-rubina|title=РУСТАМ АШУРМАТОВ – ИГРОК "РУБИНА"|date=14 January 2023|language=ru}}
=International=
A player for the Uzbekistan national football team since 2017, Ashurmatov has also have played for the Uzbekistan national youth teams in international tournaments such as 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=371415/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907003217/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=371415/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2015|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Rustamjon ASHURMATOV|website=FIFA.com|accessdate=21 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=259263/match=300253593/match-report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331191639/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/round=259263/match=300253593/match-report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2016|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 - Matches - Panama-Uzbekistan|website=FIFA.com|accessdate=21 June 2018}} and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, in which he would win the latter tournament with Uzbekistan national under-23 football team, with him scoring in the final.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
| 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"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Bunyodkor
|2015 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in the AFC Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|Uzbekistan Super League |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=ACL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Uzbekistan Super League |24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2018
|Uzbekistan Super League |29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 91 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Gwangju FC
|2019 |26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020
|21 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 2 | |||
| Gangwon FC
|2021 |K League 1 |19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| Navbahor Namangan
|2022 |Uzbekistan Super League |25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Rubin Kazan
|5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25
|Russian Premier League |14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 3 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!215 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 13 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{NFT player|66458}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|Uzbekistan
|2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||42||1 |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row|1
|21 March 2024||Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong||{{fb|HKG}}||align=center|2–0||align=center|2–0||2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Rubin
Gwangju
Uzbekistan U-23
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT|66458}}
- {{Soccerway|rustamjon-ashurmatov/319472}}
- {{K League player|20190257}}
{{FC Rubin Kazan squad}}
{{Uzbekistan squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{2019 K League 2 Best XI}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashurmatov, Rustam}}
Category:Uzbekistani men's footballers
Category:21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen
Category:Uzbekistan men's international footballers
Category:Uzbekistan Super League players
Category:Russian First League players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:PFC Navbahor Namangan players
Category:FC Rubin Kazan players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan
Category:Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Category:Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Category:Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players
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