Ayzar Talantbekovich Akmatov (; ; born August 24, 1998) is a Kyrgyz professional

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who plays for

FC Bars Issyk-Kul FC Bars () is a Kyrgyz professional football club from Karakol, the capital of the Issyk-Kul District. The club currently competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League. History The creation of FC Bars Issyk-Kul was announced in late 2024. As part of th ...

in the

Kyrgyz Premier League The Kyrgyz Premier League () or OLIMPBET Premier League for Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes is the top division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The league is comp ...

and

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as a defender.

Career

Club

Akmatov spent the 2017 & 2018 seasons on loan at

Alga Bishkek Football Club Alga Bishkek (') is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League, the top flight of Football in Kyrgyzstan. The club plays its home games at Dynamo Stadion. History Alga Bishkek ...

, returning to Dordoi Bishkek prior to the start of the 2019 season. After spending the 2020 season with

, Akmatov returned to Dordoi Bishkek for the 2021 season. In 2021, He signed for

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side

Sheikh Russel Sheikh Russel (October 18, 1964 – August 15, 1975) was the youngest child of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former President of Bangladesh. Russel and most of his direct family were killed in their home during the 1975 military coup. Early life ...

on Asian quota.

International

Akmatov made his debut for

in a friendly match on September 10, 2018, against

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. He was included in Kyrgyzstan's squad for the

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in Indonesia, and the

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (or commonly called the Asian Cup 2019) was the 17th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...

in the United Arab Emirates.

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 20 December 2018''

References

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* * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Bishkek Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani men's footballers 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Men's association football defenders FC Alga Bishkek players FC Dordoi Bishkek players Sheikh Russel KC players Bangladesh Premier League footballers FC Abdysh-Ata players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games footballers for Kyrgyzstan {{Kyrgyzstan-footy-bio-stub