Javokhir Sokhibov (, Uzbek Cyrillic: Жавоҳир Соҳибов; born 1 March 1995) is an Uzbek professional

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who plays as a

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for Ozgen in the

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Club career

Sokhibov started playing in Pakhtakor since 2013. In 2013, he played only in 2 matches for Pakhtakor in League matches. He made his debut in the League on 30 June 2013 in the Tashkent derby match against Bunyodkor, coming on in the 81st minute. He played in 5 matches of the 2015 AFC Champions League for Pakhtakor. In the 2015 season he completed 14 matches in League (as of 25 August 2015).

International career

He was one of the leading players of Uzbekistan U-19 in the

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. In 2015, he captained Uzbekistan U-20 in the

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where Uzbekistan U-20 reached the quarter-finals of the tournament. Sokhibov completed all 5 matches of the national team in the U-20 World Cup. On 3 September 2015 Uzbekistan's main national team coach ''Samvel Babayan'' called up Sokhibov to play in the 2018 World Cup qualifying match against

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. Sokhibov made his debut in a match against Yemen, playing in the starting eleven and was replaced after first half.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Pakhtakor *

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: 2014 * Uzbekistan Super Cup runners-up: 2015

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