Azizbek Haydarov

Azizbek Haydarov (Uzbek Cyrillic: Азизбек Ҳайдаров; born 8 July 1985 in Tashkent) is a former Uzbek professional footballer who recently played for PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent as a defensive midfielder.

International career Haydarov has made 67 appearances for the Uzbekistan national football team since 2007 (as of 31 March 2015), including six qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

He captained the Uzbekistan Olympic team in 2007. Haydarov scored for Uzbekistan at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, in their group stage match against Kuwait. The goal is sometimes credited to Maksim Shatskikh, whose free kick Haydarov deflected into the Kuwait net for the opening goal of a 2–1 win.

International goals Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goals tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 17 November 2015 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bunyodkor Uzbek League (3): 2008, 2009, 2010 Uzbek Cup (2): 2008, 2010 AFC Champions League semifinal: 2008