Dostonbek Khamdamov

Dostonbek Khurshidovich Khamdamov (; born 24 July 1996) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Pakhtakor and the Uzbekistan national team.

In 2015, he won Asian Young Footballer of the Year. In 2018, he won the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship with Uzbekistan.

Club career On 15 March 2018, Khamdamov was registered by Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala, taking the #7 jersey after signing an 18-month contract. On 15 February 2019, Anzhi Makhachkala announced that Khamdamov had left the club to join Pakhtakor Tashkent.

Khamdamov was released by Pakhtakor Tashkent on 13 January 2021. On 23 July 2021, Khamdamov returned to Pakhtakor Tashkent, signing a contract until the end of 2022. On 22 January 2022, Pakhtakor announced that Khamdamov had signed for Al-Sailiya on loan until 30 June 2022.

International career

Khamdamov was part of the U-19 squad when they finished in the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, where Khamdamov scored one goal only. After that match, Khamdamov would go on to make an outstanding performance in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored three goals and produced a magnificent performance as Uzbekistan ran into the quarter-finals before bowing to Senegal. For this performance, he became the first Uzbek player to be nominated as the Asian Young Footballer of the Year.

He participated in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship and scored two goals, but his team went out from the group stage. Two years later, he would lead Uzbekistan to conquer the country's first-ever U-23 trophy. For this successful display, Khamdamov earned a place and would go to be part of the senior squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

On 2 June 2026, he was included in the 26-man squad selected by head coach Fabio Cannavaro for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's first-ever appearance in the tournament.

Career statistics Club

International Statistics accurate as of match played 17 November 2020

International goals Uzbekistan U23 No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 January 2018 Jiangyin Stadium, Jiangyin, China 2–0 4–0 2018 AFC U-23 Championship 2. 14 August 2018 Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, Indonesia 2–0 3–0 2018 Asian Games 3. 16 August 2018 3–0 6–0

Uzbekistan Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 9 November 2019 Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2–1 3–1 Friendly 2 17 November 2020 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–0 2–1 Friendly 3 9 October 2021 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 1–0 5–1 Friendly 4 2–0 5 8 June 2022 Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan 2–0 3–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours Club Bunyodkor Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2014

International Uzbekistan U-23 AFC U-23 Championship (1): 2018 Uzbekistan U-16 AFC U-16 Championship (1): 2012

Individual Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2015