Aleksandr Lobanov (russian: Александр Лобанов; born 4 January 1986) is an

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

i football goalkeeper of Russian origin who plays for

Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent ( uz, Paxtakor futbol klubi) is an Uzbek professional association football, football club, based in the capital city Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor literally means "cotton-grower" in Englis ...

in the Uzbek League.

Career

He started his playing career at

Sogdiana Jizzakh Sogdiyona Jizzakh ( Uzbek: ''Soʻgʻdiyona Jizzax Futbol Klubi / "Сўғдиёна" Жиззах Футбол Клуби''), formerly known as Sogdiana, is an Uzbek professional football club based in Jizzakh, that plays in the Uzbekistan Super ...

in 2005. In 2007, he moved to Kazakhstani club Kaisar. Lobanov joined

in 2012 and signed a 3-year contract.

Persepolis

In January 2016, Lobanov signed a six-month contract with Persian Gulf Pro League side Persepolis. He was assigned the shirt number 55. He recorded his first clean–sheet for Persepolis on 12 February 2016 in a 1–0 win over

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

International

A dual citizen of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and with his Russian birth, he could represent for Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. He chose the former. Even though Lobanov has been called to

many times, he made his official debut for national team on 3 September 2015 in 2018 World Cup qualifying match against

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

in the starting eleven.

Statistics

Club career statistics

Honours

Club

* Uzbek League (3): 2012, 2014, 2015 ;Persepolis * Persian Gulf Pro League runner-up: 2015–16

References

External links

Aleksandr Lobanov
at Footballzz
Alexander Lobanov
at Eurosport * * 1986 births Living people Uzbekistani footballers Uzbekistan international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate footballers Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players PFK Metallurg Bekabad players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Sportspeople from Tashkent Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Association football goalkeepers Expatriate footballers in Iran Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Iran Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-footy-bio-stub