Otabek Shukurov
Uzbek footballer
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Otabek Shukurov (born 22 June 1996) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Baniyas and the Uzbekistan national team.[1]
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Shukurov in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otabek Gayratovich Shukurov | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Chirakchi, Uzbekistan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baniyas | ||
| Number | 63 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Mash'al Mubarek | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bunyodkor | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Buxoro | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Bunyodkor | 53 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Sharjah | 95 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Fatih Karagümrük | 43 | (1) |
| 2024 | Kayserispor | 12 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Al Fayha | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | Baniyas | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Uzbekistan U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Uzbekistan U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Uzbekistan U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Uzbekistan | 82 | (9) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Shukurov joined Mash'al Mubarek in 2014 and made his league debut against PFK Metallurg Bekabad on 21 June 2014. On 1 January 2015, he moved to FC Bunyodkor where he played two league games before transferring to FK Buxoro on 15 July 2015. He had successful season in FK Buxoro by playing 14 games and scoring 2 goals and returned to FC Bunyodkor on 1 January 2016.[2][citation needed]
On 6 February 2024, it was announced that they had reached an agreement with the Turkish team Kayserispor and the agreement was signed on 9 February 2024.[3][4]
The 28-year-old player moved from Kayserispor of Turkey to Al Fayha of Saudi Arabia in September 2024.[5][6]
On 3 October 2025, Shukurov joined UAE Pro League club Baniyas.[7]
International career
Shukurov has represented his country at various age groups. He made his Uzbekistan national team debut against Lebanon on 14 February 2016. In that match, Uzbekistan won by a score of 2–0.
Shukurov scored his first international goal on 11 October 2016 in a World Cup qualifying match against China.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 February 2024 (UTC)[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mash'al Mubarek | 2014 | Uzbekistan Super League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bunyodkor | 2015 | Uzbekistan Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Buxoro | 2015 | Uzbekistan Super League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Bunyodkor | 2016 | Uzbekistan Super League | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 38 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | 42 | 7 | |||
| Total | 73 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 0 | – | 105 | 9 | |||
| Sharjah | 2017–18 | UAE Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 33 | 6 | |||
| Total | 95 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 12 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Kayserispor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Al Fayha | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 285 | 22 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 April 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 2016 | 10 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2016 | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 23 March 2018 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 14 November 2019 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 26 March 2021 | Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan |  Ghana | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5. | 12 September 2023 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States |  Mexico | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
| 6. | 16 October 2023 | Dalian Sports Centre Stadium, Dalian, China | China | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| 7. | 16 November 2023 | Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |  Turkmenistan | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 2–1 | |||||
| 9. | 15 October 2024 | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 5 September 2025 | Olympic City Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2025 CAFA Nations Cup |
