Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uyghur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg. Earlier in his career he mostly played in the attacking midfielder position.
 Akhmetov with Krasnodar in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alga Bishkek | |||
| 2009–2013 | Yu. Konoplyov | ||
| 2013–2014 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Rubin Kazan | 27 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Rubin-2 Kazan | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Krasnodar | 42 | (4) |
| 2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Russia U-18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2015 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019– | Russia | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||
Personal life
editBorn in Kyrgyzstan to Uyghur parents, Akhmetov moved to Russia at 11.[2][3]
Club career
editHe made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Rubin-2 Kazan on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Syzran-2003 Syzran.[4]
He made his debut for the main FC Rubin Kazan squad on 24 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.[5]
On 15 June 2018, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.[6]
On 26 July 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract.[7] Akhmetov left CSKA as a free agent in June 2022.[8]
On 7 July 2022, Krasnodar announced the signing of Akhmetov on a contract until 30 June 2024.[9]
On 9 January 2024, Akhmetov signed a contract with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg until the end of 2025–26 season, with an option for the 2026–27 season.[10]
International
editHe was able to represent for either Kyrgyzstan or Russia. Manager of Kyrgyzstan Aleksandr Krestinin, a Russian himself, tried to call him up, but he ultimately chose the latter.[11]
He was called up to the Russian team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.[12] He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.[13]
He made his debut for the team on 21 March 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium, as a starter.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 October 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rubin-2 Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 104 | 7 | |||
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 7 | ||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 156 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 14 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 23 March 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
edit- CSKA Moscow
- Zenit Saint Petersburg
References
edit- ^ "Ахметов Ильзат Тоглокович — Игроки — Команда — официальный сайт ПФК ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Я уйгур сборной России" (in Russian). realnoevremya.ru. 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Ильзат Ахметов. Биографи" (in Russian). rfs.ru. 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Career Summary". Sportbox. 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Game Report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "На первые "Газпром" — тренировочные сборы отправятся 29 игроков" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Ilzat Ahmetov joins PFC CSKA". pfc-cska.com/. PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Ильзат Ахметов покидает ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "ИЛЬЗАТ АХМЕТОВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ ""Зенит" и "Краснодар" достигли соглашения о переходе Ильзата Ахметова" (in Russian). Zenit St. Petersburg. 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Ilzat Akhmetov: "I was shocked when I learned about the invitation to the Russian national team"".
- ^ "Состав сборной России на Германию и Швецию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Ари вызван в сборную России" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 12 November 2018.
- ^ Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway
- ^ "Akhmetov, Ilzat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
External links
edit- Ilzat Akhmetov at Soccerway
- Ilzat Akhmetov – UEFA competition record (archive)
