Sardor Rashidov Explained

Sardor Rashidov
Full Name:Sardor Ikhtiyorovich Rashidov
Birth Date:14 June 1991
Birth Place:Jizzakh, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.84 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Navbahor
Clubnumber:11
Years1:2007–2008
Clubs1:Sogdiana Jizzakh
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2015
Clubs2:FC Bunyodkor
Caps2:78
Goals2:22
Years3:2015–2017
Clubs3:El Jaish
Caps3:48
Goals3:23
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Al Jazira
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2018
Clubs5:Lokomotiv Tashkent
Caps5:23
Goals5:8
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Nacional
Caps6:7
Goals6:3
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Qatar SC
Caps7:24
Goals7:6
Years8:2021
Clubs8:Pakhtakor
Caps8:5
Goals8:2
Years9:2021
Clubs9:Kuwait SC
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2022
Clubs10:Pakhtakor
Caps10:7
Goals10:1
Years11:2022–2023
Clubs11:Umm Salal
Caps11:7
Goals11:0
Years12:2023–2024
Clubs12:Pakhtakor
Caps12:4
Goals12:0
Years13:2024
Clubs13:Dubai City
Years14:2024–
Clubs14:Navbahor
Caps14:0
Goals14:0
Nationalyears1:2013–
Nationalteam1:Uzbekistan
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:12
Club-Update:21:29, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Sardor Ikhtiyorovich Rashidov (Uzbek Cyrillic: Сардор Ихтиёрович Рашидов; born 14 June 1991) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Navbahor and the Uzbekistan national team.

Club career

Born in Jizzakh, Rashidov began his career with hometown club Sogdiana Jizak before joining FC Bunyodkor in 2009. In his time at the latter club, he won the Uzbek League and Uzbek Cup three times each, as well as winning an Uzbekistan Super Cup and a semi-final finish in the 2012 AFC Champions League.[1]

On 6 July 2015, he moved abroad for the first time to sign a three-year deal with El Jaish SC of the Qatar Stars League.[2] Two years later, following the merger of his club into Al-Duhail SC, he moved on a free transfer to UAE Pro-League side Al Jazira Club, replacing Park Jong-woo as their permitted Asian foreign player.[1]

In his time in Abu Dhabi, Rashidov was not frequently picked by manager Henk ten Cate, and on 4 February 2018 he returned home to Lokomotiv Tashkent. He made his debut eight days later in a home Champions League group match against Al Wahda FC, coming on as a first-half substitute for Nivaldo and scoring in a 5–0 win.[3]

Rashidov left Asia for the first time on 16 January 2019, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with C.D. Nacional of Portugal's Primeira Liga.[4] He played seven games for the team from Madeira and scored three times, all of which in a 4–0 home win over C.D. Feirense on 16 February.[5] In the following game, against fellow Atlantic islanders C.D. Santa Clara, he did not make the trip after suffering two panic attacks ahead of the flight.[6]

In July 2019, Rashidov rescinded his Nacional contract following their relegation, and signed for Qatar SC.[7]

Kuwait SC

On 17 July 2021, Kuwait SC announced the signing of Rashidov for one season from Pakhtakor Tashkent.[8]

Return to Pakhtakor

On 31 January 2022, Pakhtakor Tashkent announced the signing of Rashidov to a one-year contract on a free transfer from Kuwait SC.[9]

Umm Salal

On 24 June 2022, Pakhtakor Tashkent announced that Rashidov had signed for Umm Salal.[10]

International career

Rashidov made his debut for the Uzbekistan national football team on 15 October 2013 in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match at home to Vietnam, and scored the opening goal of a 3–1 win in Tashkent.[11] Coach Mirjalol Qosimov called him up for the final tournament in Australia, where he scored twice in a 3–1 win over Saudi Arabia to advance to the quarter-finals.[12] He was also included for the 2019 edition in the United Arab Emirates.[13]

Career statistics

Club

[14]

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bunyodkor2010102000colspan="2"-30
2011000000colspan="2"-00
2012000000colspan="2"-00
20131433030colspan="2"-203
201421105471103415
20151351061colspan="2"-186
El Jaish SC20152390000colspan="2"-239
Career total491884112107419

International

Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 15 November 2013
3. 13 December 2014 Friendly
4. 21 December 2014 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5. 18 January 2015 3–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup
6.
7. 16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 8 September 2015 5–1
9.
10 8 October 2015
11 29 March 2016 Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
12. 6 June 2017 Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Friendly

Honours

Bunyodkor

Lokomotiv

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Jose . James . Al Jazira sign up Rashidov . 6 August 2019 . Khaleej Times . 16 July 2019.
  2. News: El Jaish acquires Uzbek Sardor Rashidov . 6 August 2019 . Qatar Stars League . 6 July 2015.
  3. News: Rashidov eyeing AFC Champions League glory with Lokomotiv . 6 August 2019 . Asian Football Confederation . 3 March 2018.
  4. News: Sardor Rashidov signs for Portuguese highest division side Nacional . 6 August 2019 . Tashkent Times . 16 January 2019.
  5. News: Os três golos de Rashidov no Nacional-Feirense. Rashidov's three goals in Nacional-Feirense . 6 August 2019 . O Jogo . 16 February 2019 . Portuguese.
  6. News: Rashidov entrou em pânico e recusou viajar para os Açores. Rashidov went into panic and refused to travel to the Azores . 6 August 2019 . Bancada . 24 February 2019 . Portuguese.
  7. News: Sardor Rashidov rescinde com o Nacional e ruma ao Qatar. Sardor Rashidov rescinds with Nacional and heads off to Qatar . 6 August 2019 . Record . 29 July 2019 . Portuguese.
  8. https://sports.uz/oz/news/view/sardor-rashidov-quvayt-skning-taklifi-qolgan-barcha-tanlovlarni-sindirdi-17-07-2021 Sardor Rashidov: "Quvayt SK"ning taklifi qolgan barcha tanlovlarni "sindirdi"
  9. Web site: САРДОР РАШИДОВ "ПАХТАКОР" БИЛАН ШАРТНОМА ИМЗОЛАДИ . pakhtakor.uz/ . Pakhtakor Tashkent FK . 24 June 2022 . Uzbek . 31 January 2022.
  10. Web site: САРДОР РАШИДОВ "УММ САЛАЛ"ГА ТРАНСФЕР ҚИЛИНДИ . pakhtakor.uz/ . Pakhtakor Tashkent FK . 24 June 2022 . Uzbek . 24 June 2022.
  11. News: Rashidov: I don't want to be the second Shatskikh . https://web.archive.org/web/20190404164027/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/rashidov-i-don-t-want-to-be-the-second-shatskikh-2769919 . dead . 4 April 2019 . 5 October 2019 . FIFA . 14 March 2016.
  12. News: Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia to reach Asian Cup quarter-finals . 5 October 2019 . The Guardian . Reuters . 18 January 2015.
  13. News: AFC Asian Cup 2019: Uzbekistan 23-man final squad announced . 5 October 2019 . Fox Sports Asia . 26 December 2018.
  14. Web site: Soccerway profile. Soccerway. 25 July 2014.