Akmal Kholmatov (born 4 April 1976) is a former

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Career

Club

Kholmatov played for Regar-TadAZ between 1993 and 1996. During 1996 Kholmatov moved to

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, signing for Neftchi Fargʻona, and becoming an Uzbek citizen in 2001. After 12 years at Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov moved to fellow Uzbek club

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for three seasons, before joining

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ian side

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in 2011. A year later Kholmatov returned to Uzbekistan with

Lokomotiv Tashkent PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent () is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent. The owner and main sponsor of the club is the state-owned Uzbek Railways. History Lokomotiv was founded in 18 February 2002. In 2002–2003 the club played in ...

before rejoining Neftchi Fargʻona in 2014. Kholmatov left Neftchi Fargʻona at the end of the 2015 season. After leaving Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov featured for

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in the pre-season friendlies, scoring in a 3–1 defeat to

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in February 2016. In June 2016, Kholmatov left

returning to Neftchi Fargʻona.

Name controversy

Kholmatov came under scrutiny in 2007, when the

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launched an investigation into the identities of two Central Asian players who they believed had falsified documentation to play in AFC competitions. The investigation showed that the two players registered "Akmal Kholmatov" and "Akhmal Holmatov" were actually the same person.

International

Kholmatov played for

between 2003 and 2007, taking part in their

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campaign.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2007''

International goals

Goals for Senior National team

Honours

Club

;Neftchi *

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(1): 2001 ;Pakhtakor *

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(1): 2009 ; Istiklol * Tajik Supercup (1): 2016

Individual

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: 121 goals (as of 30 October 2016)

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Tajikistani men's footballers Tajikistani expatriate men's footballers Tajikistan men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Tajikistani expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Tajikistani expatriate sportspeople in Iran FC Neftchi Fergana players PAS Tehran F.C. players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players FC Istiklol players FC Shurtan Guzar players Men's association football midfielders Uzbekistan Super League players Uzbekistan Pro League players {{Tajikistan-footy-bio-stub