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Igor Golban

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Full name Igor Valeryevich Golban
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Igor Golban
Personal information
Full name Igor Valeryevich Golban
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Nasaf
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 FC Sochi-04 21 (0)
2009–2011 FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 15 (1)
2011–2014 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2012–2013 → SK Sigma Olomouc (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) 14 (0)
2014 → FC Khimki (loan) 10 (2)
2014 FC Sochi 10 (1)
2014–2015 Kokand 1912 26 (1)
2016 Navbahor Namangan 14 (2)
2016–2018 Nasaf Qarshi 55 (8)
2018–2024 Navbahor Namangan 135 (8)
2024– Nasaf Qarshi 37 (1)
International career‡
2009 Russia U19 8 (1)
2011 Russia U21 3 (0)
2020–2021 Uzbekistan 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 February 2021

Igor Valeryevich Golban (Russian: Игорь Валерьевич Голбан; born 31 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nasaf in the Uzbekistan Super League. Born in Russia during the Soviet period, he represents Uzbekistan internationally.

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi on 10 August 2010 in a game against FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He played 3 seasons in the FNL for Zhemchuzhina and Shinnik.

In February 2015, he signed a contract with Kokand 1912.

International career

On 6 March 2020, Golban was naturalized as an Uzbekistani citizen after spending 5 years in the country.[1] He debuted for the Uzbekistan national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Iran on 8 October 2020.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 2010 Russian First Division 10110——111
2011–12 Russian Football National League 5010——60
Total 15120——171
SK Sigma Olomouc (loan) 2012–13 Czech First League 2000—1030
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) 2013–14 Russian Football National League 14010——150
FC Khimki (loan) 2013–14 Russian Professional Football League 102———102
FC Sochi 2014–15 Russian Professional Football League 16120——181
Kokand 1912 2015 Uzbek League 26110——271
Navbahor Namangan 2016 Uzbek League 14210——152
Nasaf Qarshi 2016 Uzbek League 14342——185
2017 2736021—354
2018 Uzbekistan Super League 1421072—224
Total 55811293—7513
Navbahor Namangan 2018 Uzbekistan Super League 162———162
2019 22020——240
2020 24220—–262
2021 25140——291
2022 21150——261
2023 2626071—393
Total 134819071—1609
Nasaf Qarshi 2024 Uzbekistan Super League 210107000290
Career total 307233822341036929

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2021.

Uzbekistan national team
YearAppsGoals
202010
202130
Total40

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