Rustam Ashurmatov
Uzbek footballer (born 1996)
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Rustam Elyorovich Ashurmatov (Uzbek Cyrillic: Рустам Элёрович Ашурматов; born 7 July 1996), sometimes spelt as Rustamjon Ashurmatov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a defender for Iranian club Esteghlal and the Uzbekistan national team.[1]
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Ashurmatov with Esteghlal in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kokand, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Esteghlal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Bunyodkor | 91 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Gwangju | 47 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Gangwon | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Navbahor Namangan | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Rubin Kazan | 33 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Esteghlal | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Uzbekistan U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uzbekistan U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Uzbekistan U23 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Uzbekistan | 54 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 7 February 2019, FC Bunyodkor announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gwangju.[2]
On 19 January 2021, Gangwon FC announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gangwon.[3] Gangwon announced that Ashurmatov left the club on 15 February 2022.[4]
On 18 February 2022, Ashurmatov signed with Navbahor Namangan.[5]
On 14 January 2023, Ashurmatov joined FC Rubin Kazan in Russia on a 3.5-year contract.[6]
On 9 July 2025, Ashurmatov joined Esteghlal in Iran on a 2-year contract.[7]
International career
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,[8][9] 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.
On 2 June 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Fabio Cannavaro for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's first-ever appearance in the tournament.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bunyodkor | 2015 | Uzbekistan Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Uzbekistan Super League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Uzbekistan Super League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Uzbekistan Super League | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 80 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | 91 | 5 | |||
| Gwangju FC | 2019 | K League 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 2 | ||||
| Gangwon FC | 2021 | K League 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Navbahor Namangan | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Esteghlal | 2025–26 | Pro League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 229 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
International
- As of match played 27 June 2026[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 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 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 March 2024 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |