Shahzodbek Nurmatov (born 18 September 1991) is an Uzbek

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who plays as a

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for

FC AGMK FC OKMK (; ) is a professional football club based in Olmaliq, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Their futsal club participated in the AFC Futsal Club Championship. History Football club AGMK founded in ...

in the

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Career

Before joining

Metallurg Bekabad PFK Metallurg Bekabad () is a former Uzbek football club based in Bekabad. They last play in Uzbekistan Super League until 2024. History The club was founded in 1945. Metallurg played in one of the regional zones of Soviet Second League until 19 ...

in 2011, Nurmatov played for

FK Dinamo Samarqand FC Dinamo Samarqand (, ) is an Uzbek professional football club, based in city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Currently it plays in Uzbekistan Super League. History FC Dinamo Samarqand is one of the oldest clubs in Uzbekistan. The club was founded in ...

. He was one of the leading players and top scorers for Metallurg in the recent seasons. On September 14, 2013, he scored a

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in a 5:3 victory over

FK Guliston FK Guliston () (, ) is an Uzbekistani football club based in Guliston, Sirdaryo Region. History FK Guliston played 4 seasons in the Uzbek League: 1993, 1994, 2000, 2003. In 1992 the club won the First Division and were promoted to the Uzbek Lea ...

. In the 2013–2015 seasons, he was consistently the best club goalscorer, scoring nine, eight goals and ten goals for Metallurg. On 2 January 2015, it was announced that Nurmatov had moved to

Bunyodkor Football Club Bunyodkor () is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Bunyodkor, a relatively unknown club at the time, made international headlines when it claimed to be close to sig ...

International

He made his official debut for the national team on 20 August 2014 in

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in a friendly match against

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, which ended in a 0–0 draw.

Career statistics

Club

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Shahzodbek Nurmatov- Eurosport Australia
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