Parvizdzhon Abdulloyevich Umarbayev (; born 1 November 1994) is a Tajik professional

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who plays as a

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for Bulgarian club

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and the Tajikistan national team. He also holds a

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n citizenship.

Club career

Rubin Kazan

On 26 September 2012, Umarbayev made his debut for

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in their

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game against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.

Istiklol

In March 2015, Umarbayev signed for

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champions

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Lokomotiv Plovdiv

In June 2016, Umarbayev moved to Bulgarian First League side,

on a two-year contract. He left the team after 6 seasons becoming one of the most capped foreign players for the club.

CSKA 1948

After several months of speculations, on 23 July 2022 Umarbayev officially signed a contract with CSKA 1948.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 20 January 2025,

announced the return of Umarbayev on loan from CSKA 1948 for the remainder of the season. At the end of the season, he was permanently signed by the

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club.

International career

Being born in Tajikistan and holding Russian citizenship, Umarbayev was eligible to play for either

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. In 2012, he was called up to the youth team of Russia. In 2015, he was called up to the youth team of Tajikistan. He made his debut on 27 March in a match against Yemen. On 31 March 2015, he scored his first goal in a match against Sri Lanka which ended 5–1 to Tajikistan. In May 2015, he was called up to the

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. In October 2023, Umarbayev captained the Tajikistan side to win the

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Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 28 January 2024''

International goals

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

Honours

Istiklol *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Tajik Cup The Jomi Tojikiston (; ), or Tajikistan Cup, is the top knockout association football, football tournament of Tajikistan. Tajikistan Cup was established in 1992. Now 1xbet is the sponsor and the sponsored name for the cup is 1xbet Çomi Toçikiston ...

Tajik Supercup The Superjomi Tojikiston (; ), or Tajik Super Cup, is a one-match football (soccer), football annual competition. The two participating clubs are holders of the Tajik League champions title and the Tajik Cup. If the Tajik League championship and th ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Lokomotiv Plovdiv *

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: 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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Tajikistan *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Umarbayev, Parvizdzhon 1994 births Living people People from Khujand Tajikistani men's footballers Tajikistan men's international footballers Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Tajikistani emigrants to Russia FC Rubin Kazan players FC Istiklol players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Tajikistani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Tajikistani expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Men's association football midfielders FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Russian sportsmen