Umidjan Astanow
Turkmenistan footballer (born 1990)
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Umidjan Babamuradowiç Astanow (born 11 August 1990) is a Turkmen footballer currently playing for Nebitçi FT in the Ýokary Liga as a midfielder. Former player of the Turkmenistan national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Umidjan Babamuradowiç Astanow | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nebitçi | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Merw Mary | ? | (?) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Balkan | ? | (?) |
| 2015–2018 | FC Altyn Asyr | ||
| 2019 | FC Merw | ||
| 2020 | FC Energetik | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Nebitçi | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2017 | Turkmenistan | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2020 | |||
Club career
He began his career in the football club FC Merw. Since 2013, he has played for FC Balkan and won the AFC President's Cup 2013 in Malaysia with them. In 2015, he moved to FC Altyn Asyr.[1]
In 2019, Astanow joined FC Merw.
Umidjan Astanow joined Energetik FK in January 2020. After unsuccessful trials at Energetik FK, Astanow signed a contract with Nebitçi FT in August 2020.[2]
International career
He played for the Olympic team of Turkmenistan at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou. Umidjan was also called up for the Olympic team of Turkmenistan that competed in the London 2012 Olympics.
Astanow made his senior national team debut in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. The last time he played for the senior team was in 2017.