Dostonbek Khamdamov (, Uzbek Cyrillic: Достонбек Хуршид ўғли Ҳамдамов; born 24 July 1996) is an Uzbek professional

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Asian Young Footballer of the Year The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award, officially known as the AFC Youth Player of the Year award, is presented to the best young football player in Asia. It has been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1995. It is usually ...

2015, winner of the Asian Youth Championship 2018 and plays as a winger for Pakhtakor and the Uzbekistan national team.

Club career

On 15 March 2018, Khamdamov was registered by

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club

Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club last competed in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2. ...

, taking the #7 jersey after signing an 18-month contract. On 15 February 2019, Anzhi Makhachkala announced that Khamdamov had left the club to join

Pakhtakor Tashkent Pakhtakor Football Club () is an Uzbek professional association football, football club, based in the capital city of Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor is often considered the most successful football club in Uzbek ...

. Khamdamov was released by Pakhtakor Tashkent on 13 January 2021. On 23 July 2021, Khamdamov returned to Pakhtakor Tashkent, signing a contract until the end of 2022. On 22 January 2022, Pakhtakor announced that Khamdamov had signed for Al-Sailiya on loan until 30 June 2022.

International career

Khamdamov was part of the U-19 squad when they finished in the semi-finals of the

2014 AFC U-19 Championship The 2014 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, AFC U-19 Championship was the 38th edition of the biennial international youth association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for players aged 19 and below. Myanmar were a ...

, where Khamdamov scored one goal only. After that match, Khamdamov would go on to make an outstanding performance in the

2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the twentieth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The competition took place for the first time in New Zealand, the third time on Oceanian soil after ...

, where he scored three goals and produced a magnificent performance as Uzbekistan ran into the quarter-finals before bowing to Senegal. For this performance, he became the first Uzbek player to be nominated as the Asian Young Footballer of the Year. He participated in the

2016 AFC U-23 Championship The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted association football, football championship organised by the Asian Football ...

and scored two goals, but his team went out from the group stage. Two years later, he would lead Uzbekistan to conquer the country's first-ever U-23 trophy. For this successful display, Khamdamov earned a place and would go to be part of the senior squad for 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) ...

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2020''

International goals

Uzbekistan U23

Uzbekistan

:''Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Bunyodkor *

Uzbekistan Super Cup The Uzbekistan Super Cup () is a one-match pre-season football competition held before the season begins in Uzbekistan every year. It is contested by the winners of the Uzbek League and the Uzbek Cup in the previous season. History Supercup was ...

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International

;Uzbekistan U-23 *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Uzbekistan U-16 *

AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...

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Individual

: 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khamdamov, Dostonbek 1996 births Living people Uzbekistani men's footballers 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Uzbekistan men's international footballers FC Bunyodkor players Sportspeople from Tashkent Region Men's association football wingers FC Anzhi Makhachkala players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Hatta Club players Al-Sailiya SC players Russian Premier League players UAE Pro League players Qatar Stars League players Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Russia Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Uzbekistan Super League players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games footballers for Uzbekistan