Arslanmyrat Amanow

Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow (born 28 March 1990) is a former Turkmen professional footballer who played as a winger and attacking midfielder. Throughout career, he played for teams in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. He currently holds the position of president of FK Arkadag, following his appointment in November 2024.

At international level, Amanow scored 14 goals in 63 appearances for Turkmenistan between 2009 and 2024. Amanow is also the Turkmenistan national team's most-capped player. He represented Turkmenistan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life Arslanmyrat Amanow was born at Baýramaly in Mary Region. He started playing football at the School of Sports of Ashgabat.

Club career He started his professional career in 2007, FC Ashgabat, where he played for the first two years. From 2010 to 2012, he played for FC HTTU. Also during 2012, he played 11 matches and scored one goal in Kazakh club FC Okzhetpes.

During 2013, he returned to HTTU. In March 2014, Amanov signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar. After one season with Irtysh, Amanov left the club in December 2014. He played 24 matches as part of this club and scored 1 goal.

In 2015–2016, he played for Uzbek club Olmaliq, played 54 matches and managed to score 8 goals. In 2017, he played for the FC Altyn Asyr. In 2018, he signed for another Uzbek club FK Buxoro. On 31 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed for Uzbek champions PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent.

In the winter of 2020, Amanov signed a one-year contract with FC AGMK, in which he had already played in 2015 and 2016. In January 2021, he signed with FC Sogdiana Jizzakh. In July 2021, his contract with Sogdiana was terminated by mutual consent. He returned to homeland Turkmenistan, and joined FC Ahal. He won the Ýokary Liga with Ahal in 2022. Following the 2022 season, he was included in the list of the best players of the year.

Since April 2024, he has played for the newly formed club FK Arkadag. He retired from professional football in November 2024.

International career

Since 2009, he has played for the national team of Turkmenistan. He scored in the game against Tajikistan in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Semi final.

Until now, he has played 53 games in his team and scored 10 goals meaning he holds the record for the most international caps of any Turkmen player. One of the vice-captains of the team.

In December 2018, he was included in the bid for the Asian Cup 2019. On 9 January, in the first match of the group stage against Japan, he scored the opening goal from in the 27th minute of the game. As a result, the Turkmenistan national team lost 2–3.

Executive roles In November 2024, Amanow was appointed chairman of football club Arkadag.

Career statistics International Statistics accurate as of match played 23 March 2023

International goals Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first. Aşgabat Ýokary Liga: 2007, 2008 HTTU Ýokary Liga: 2013 Turkmenistan Cup: 2011

Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2019

Turkmenistan AFC Challenge Cup runner-up: 2010, 2012

Orders Medal For the love of the Fatherland (2025)