Azizjon Ganiev
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| Full name | Azizjon Alijon oʻgʻli Gʻaniyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jizzakh, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Bataeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Nasaf | 92 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 68 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al Bataeh | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Uzbekistan U-19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Uzbekistan U-23 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Uzbekistan | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Azizjon Alijonovich Ganiev (Uzbek: Azizjon Alijon oʻgʻli Gʻaniyev, Азизжон Алижон ўғли Ғаниев; born 22 February 1998) is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Bataeh and the Uzbekistan national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Played for the youth team Nasaf Since 2014, he has been involved in the main team. In early December 2016, information appeared about the interest of Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3]
International career
[edit]Ganiev made his international debut for Uzbekistan on November 14, 2017, during a friendly match against United Arab Emirates.
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.[4] On 23 June 2026 , He scored a memorable super goal during the 2026 World Cup, in the second week of the tournament when his team faced Portugal. However, due to Fayzullaev's foul on João Cancelo in the buildup to the play, his stunning strike—a brilliant shot from outside the box—was disallowed.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 December 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nasaf | 2014 | USL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 10 | ||
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 2020–21 | UPL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 20 | ||
International
[edit]| Uzbekistan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 13 October 2023[6]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Nasaf
- Shabab Al Ahli
International
[edit]- Uzbekistan U-23
- AFC U-23 Championship (champion): 2018
References
[edit]- ↑ "Azizjon Ganiev". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ Azizjon Ganiev at Soccerway
- ↑ "sport-express.ru: "Зениту" приписывают интерес к игроку молодёжной сборной Узбекистана". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "La liste de l'Ouzbékistan pour sa première Coupe du monde avec le défenseur de Manchester City Abdukodir Khusanov". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Azizjon Ganiev at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Azizjon Ganiev at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Azizjon Ganiev at Soccerway.com
- Azizjon Ganiev at WorldFootball.net
- Azizjon Ganiev at National-Football-Teams.com
- Azizjon Ganiev at FBref.com
- Azizjon Ganiev at FBref.com
- Azizjon Ganiev at Kicker (in German)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uzbekistani men's footballers
- 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen
- Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers
- Uzbekistan men's youth international footballers
- Uzbekistan men's international footballers
- FC Nasaf players
- Shabab Al Ahli Club players
- Al Bataeh Club players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan men's under-23 international footballers
- People from Jizzakh
- Sportspeople from Jizzakh Region
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Uzbekistani football biography stubs