Azizbek Tulkinbekov
Uzbekistani association football player
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Azizbek Tulkinbekov (Uzbek: Azizbek Toʻlqinbekov; born 18 January 2007) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bunyodkor | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bunyodkor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Bunyodkor | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Uzbekistan U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan U20 | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Uzbekistan U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 | |||
Club career
He made his senior and professional debut with Bunyodkor in a 2–0 Uzbekistan Super League win over FC Kokand 1912 on 7 November 2022 at the age of 15 years, 8 months, and 28 days. In doing so, he became the youngest ever debutant in the league.[1] On 15 October 2024, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide.[2]
International career
Tulkinbekov is a youth international for Uzbekistan, having played for the Uzbekistan U17s at the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3][better source needed][4]