Akmal Kholmatov (born 4 April 1976) is a former Tajikistani footballer.

Akmal Kholmatov
Personal information
Full name Akmal Kholmatov
Date of birth (1976-04-04) 4 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Tajikistan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Regar-TadAZ
1996–2008 Neftchi Fargʻona 301 (69)
2008–2010 Pakhtakor Tashkent 31 (3)
2010–2012 PAS Hamedan 29 (2)
2012–2014 Lokomotiv Tashkent 44 (12)
2014–2016 Neftchi Fargʻona 38 (5)
2016 Istiklol 4 (2)
2016 Neftchi Fargʻona 12 (0)
2017 Shurtan Guzar 4 (0)
2018 Iftikhor
2019 Rash-Milk
International career
2003–2007 Tajikistan 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2017

Career

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Kholmatov played for Regar-TadAZ between 1993 and 1996. During 1996 Kholmatov moved to Uzbekistan, signing for Neftchi Fargʻona, and becoming an Uzbek citizen in 2001.[1] After 12 years at Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov moved to fellow Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent for three seasons, before joining Iranian side PAS Hamedan in 2011. A year later Kholmatov returned to Uzbekistan with Lokomotiv Tashkent before rejoining Neftchi Fargʻona in 2014. Kholmatov left Neftchi Fargʻona at the end of the 2015 season.[2] After leaving Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov featured for FC Istiklol in the pre-season friendlies, scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Várda SE in February 2016.[3] In June 2016, Kholmatov left FC Istiklol returning to Neftchi Fargʻona.[4]

Name controversy

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Kholmatov came under scrutiny in 2007, when the Asian Football Confederation launched an investigation into the identities of two Central Asian players who they believed had falsified documentation to play in AFC competitions. The investigation showed that the two players registered "Akmal Kholmatov" and "Akhmal Holmatov" were actually the same person.[citation needed]

International

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Kholmatov played for Tajikistan between 2003 and 2007, taking part in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 May 2017[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neftchi Fargʻona 1996 Uzbek League 7 0 - - 7 0
1997 26 0 - - 26 0
1998 19 2 - - 19 2
1999 8 0 - - 8 0
2000 38 8 - - 38 8
2001 33 7 - - 33 7
2002 30 3 - - 30 3
2003 30 8 - - 30 8
2004 25 5 - - 25 5
2005 26 9 - - 26 9
2006 29 8 - - 29 8
2007 30 19 - - 30 19
Total 301 69 - - - - 301 69
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2008 Uzbek League 8 0 0 0 - 8 0
2009 13 2 2 0 - 13 2
2010 10 1 1 0 5 0 - 16 1
Total 31 3 1 0 7 0 - - 39 3
PAS Hamedan 2010–11 Iran Pro League 29 2 29 2
Lokomotiv Tashkent 2012 Uzbek League 13 2 2 0 15 2
2013 26 10 4 1 1 1 31 12
2014 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Total 44 12 8 1 1 1 1 0 54 14
Neftchi Fargʻona 2014 Uzbek League 11 1 0 0 11 1
2015 25 4 0 0 25 4
Total 36 5 0 0 - - - - 36 5
Istiklol 2016[8] Tajik League 4 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 10 2
Neftchi Fargʻona 2016 Uzbek League 12 0 0 0 - - 12 0
Shurtan Guzar 2017 Uzbek League 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Career total 461 93 13 1 2 0 476 95

International

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Tajikistan national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 6 1
2004 6 1
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 4 0
Total 16 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2007[6]

International goals

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Goals for Senior National team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 November 2003 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Bangladesh 1-0 2-0 2006 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2 10 June 2004 Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium, Homs, Syria   Syria 1-0 1-2 2006 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours

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Club

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Neftchi
Pakhtakor
Istiklol
  • Tajik Supercup (1): 2016[9]

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Ким узи Акмал Холматов?". news.tj/ (in Russian). news.tj. 25 April 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Акмал Холматов: От сборной Таджикистана никогда не отказывался". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ON-LINE: Варда vs Истиклол - 1:3. Матч окончен". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Истиклол по обоюдному согласию расстался с тремя игроками". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ Akmal KholmatovFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ a b "Akmal Kholmatov". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ "A.Kholmatov". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ^ 2016 FC Istiklol season
  9. ^ "Истиклол в шестой раз выиграл Суперкубок Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
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