Sanjar Shaakhmedov

Sanjar Shaakhmedov (Russian: Санжар Шоахмедов; born 23 September 1990) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Metallurg Bekabad.

Career

Lokomotiv Tashkent (2015–2017) Sanjar started his professional football career at Lokomotiv Tashkent in 2015, making his debut in a 3-1 defeat against Al Hilal for the AFC Champions League on 25 February 2015, and scoring his first goal in a 5-0 victory against Al-Sadd on 8 April 2015.

Al-Sailiya Sanjar signed for Al-Sailiya for €500 thousand on 16 January 2017, making his first match on the club in a 1-0 victory against Umm Salal for Stars League on 20 January 2017, and scoring his first goal in a 1-1 draw against El-Jaish on 2 February 2017.

Lokomotiv Tashkent (2017–2019) Sanjar came back to Lokomotiv for €300 thousand on 7 August 2017, making his comeback match in a 4-0 victory against Sogdiana for O'Zbekiston Superligasi on 12 August 2017 and scoring his first goal for the season in a 3-1 victory against FK Obod on 29 September 2017.

Terengganu FC Sanjar signed with Terengganu FC on 4 January 2019. He debuted against PKNS FC on 1 February 2019. The match ended 1-1.

International career

Uzbekistan (2015-2016) Sanjar was called up to the Uzbekistan national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, but he stayed on the bench for 7 out of the 8 matches played by the squad. For the match against Yemen, he wasn't in the starting lineup, nor on the bench.