Akobir Turaev

Akobir Turaev
Personal information
Date of birth	3 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Uzbekistan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team	Fakirerpool YMC
Number	7
Youth career
2012–2013	FC Buxoro U21
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2016	FK Buxoro
2016–2017	Pakhtakor Tashkent
2017–2019	FK Buxoro
2019–2020	Rahmatganj MFS
2020–2021	FK Mash'al Mubarek
2021	Eskhata Khujand
2021–2022	TRAU
2022	Neftchi
2023–2024	Ravshan Kulob
2024–	Fakirerpool YMC
International career‡
	Uzbekistan U17
	Uzbekistan U19
	Uzbekistan U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 17 July 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

Akobir Turaev (born 3 November 1996) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Fakirerpool YMC.

Club career

Turaev began his football career with U21 side of FC Buxoro in 2012 before moving to the senior side of the club in 2013.^[1] He was later loaned out to Pakhtakor Tashkent in 2016.^[1] He also featured in Pakhtakor's 3–0 win against Al-Jazira in the AFC Champions League.^[1] After completing his loan spell with Pakhtakor, he returned to his parent club Buxoro the following season.

Turaev was a part of Buxoro until the end of 2018–19 season. During his time at the club, he scored three goals in 20 matches.^[1] In 2019, he set out for a new challenge abroad and joined Bangladeshi side Rahmatganj MFS.^[1] He scored two goals in 10 matches for the Bangladeshi outfit before returning back to Uzbekistan. He signed for FK Mash'al Mubarek in August 2020, but moved to Tajikistan in January 2021 for lack of game-time.^[1] He scored eight goals and provided an assist in 15 appearances for Eskhata Khujand^[2] in the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top tier.

Akobir signed for TRAU on August 30, 2021, on a one-year deal in which the 2021–22 I-League began started from the last week of December.^[1] He scored his first goal for the club against Sreenidi Deccan on 3 March 2022.

On 15 July 2023, Ravshan Kulob announced the signing of Turaev.^[3]

In August 2024, Akobir joined newly promoted Bangladesh Premier League club Fakirerpool Young Men's Club.^[4]

Honours

Rahmatgonj MFS

Federation Cup runner-up: 2019^[5]

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Uzbekistan Super Cup runner-up: 2016

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Singh, Yash Pratap (30 August 2021). "TRAU FC sign forward duo Thales Lima and Akobir Turaev". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Application of the football club "Eskhata" (Khujand) for participation in the season-2021". twitter.com (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "АКОБИР ТУРАЕВ ФУТБОЛБОЗИ НАВИ ДАСТАИ "РАВШАН"-И КӮЛОБ". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/ (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "নতুন মৌসুমে মাঠ মাতাবেন যেসব বিদেশিরা!". Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ Akobir Turaev at Soccerway

External links

Akobir Turaev at Flashscore

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[turaev&lima-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Singh, Yash Pratap (30 August 2021). "TRAU FC sign forward duo Thales Lima and Akobir Turaev". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[2] "Application of the football club "Eskhata" (Khujand) for participation in the season-2021". twitter.com (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[3] "АКОБИР ТУРАЕВ ФУТБОЛБОЗИ НАВИ ДАСТАИ "РАВШАН"-И КӮЛОБ". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/ (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

[4] "নতুন মৌসুমে মাঠ মাতাবেন যেসব বিদেশিরা!". Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[5] Akobir Turaev at Soccerway

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