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Rustam Ashurmatov

Rustam Elyorovich Ashurmatov, sometimes spelt as Rustamjon Ashurmatov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a defender for Iranian club Esteghlal and the Uzbekistan national team.

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Rustam Ashurmatov
Ashurmatov with Esteghlal in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996
Place of birth Kokand, Uzbekistan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Esteghlal
Number 5
Youth career
Bunyodkor-2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Bunyodkor 91 (5)
2019–2020 Gwangju 47 (2)
2021–2022 Gangwon 19 (1)
2022 Navbahor Namangan 25 (2)
2023–2025 Rubin Kazan 33 (2)
2025– Esteghlal 14 (1)
International career‡
2013 Uzbekistan U17 6 (1)
2015 Uzbekistan U20 6 (0)
2017–2018 Uzbekistan U23 12 (1)
2017– Uzbekistan 54 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uzbekistan
FIFA Series
Winner 2026 Uzbekistan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 China Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2026

Rustam Elyorovich Ashurmatov (Uzbek Cyrillic: Рустам Элёрович Ашурматов; born 7 July 1996), sometimes spelt as Rustamjon Ashurmatov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a defender for Iranian club Esteghlal and the Uzbekistan national team.1

Club career

On 7 February 2019, FC Bunyodkor announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gwangju.2

On 19 January 2021, Gangwon FC announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gangwon.3 Gangwon announced that Ashurmatov left the club on 15 February 2022.4

On 18 February 2022, Ashurmatov signed with Navbahor Namangan.5

On 14 January 2023, Ashurmatov joined FC Rubin Kazan in Russia on a 3.5-year contract.6

On 9 July 2025, Ashurmatov joined Esteghlal in Iran on a 2-year contract.7

International career

A player for the Uzbekistan national football team since 2017, Ashurmatov has also have played for the Uzbekistan national youth teams in international tournaments such as 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,89 and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, in which he would win the latter tournament with Uzbekistan national under-23 football team, with him scoring in the final.

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.10

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bunyodkor 2015 Uzbekistan Super League 11 0 0 0 6a 0 — 17 0
2016 Uzbekistan Super League 27 0 0 0 7a 0 — 34 0
2017 Uzbekistan Super League 24 3 1 0 — — 25 3
2018 Uzbekistan Super League 29 2 3 0 — — 32 2
Total 80 5 4 1 13 0 — 91 5
Gwangju FC 2019 K League 2 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
2020 K League 1 21 1 — — — 21 1
Total 47 2 1 0 — — 48 2
Gangwon FC 2021 K League 1 19 1 2 0 — — 21 1
Navbahor Namangan 2022 Uzbekistan Super League 25 2 7 0 — — 32 2
Rubin Kazan 2022–23 Russian First League 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
2023–24 Russian Premier League 14 1 5 1 — — 19 2
2024–25 Russian Premier League 14 0 7 0 — — 21 0
Total 33 2 12 1 — — 45 3
Esteghlal 2025–26 Pro League 14 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 22 1
Career total 229 13 27 1 20 0 0 0 276 14
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 27 June 202611
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uzbekistan 2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2019 5 0
2020 2 0
2021 3 0
2022 7 0
2023 7 0
2024 11 1
2025 7 0
2026 7 0
Total 54 1
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2024 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2–0 2–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rubin

Gwangju

Uzbekistan U-23

Uzbekistan

References

References

  1. "ثبت‌ نام 10 هزار نفر در جشنواره ملی ملکوت". www.isna.ir. 24 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. "Рустам Ашурматовга омад тилаймиз!". t.me/ (in Uzbek). FC Bunyodkor Telegram. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. "[오피셜] 강원FC '우즈벡 국대' 아슐마토프 영입". Goal.com (in Korean). 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Naver.
  4. "지난 시즌 입단해 강원에서 멋진 활약을 보여준" (Press release) (in Korean). Gangwon. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. "Рустам Ашурматов жамоамиз билан шартнома имзолади" (Press release) (in Uzbek). Navbahor Namangan. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. "РУСТАМ АШУРМАТОВ – ИГРОК "РУБИНА"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. "رسمی؛ رستم آشورماتوف به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian). 9 July 2025. Archived from the original on 31 December 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Rustamjon ASHURMATOV". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. "FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 - Matches - Panama-Uzbekistan". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  10. "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.
  11. Rustam Ashurmatov at National-Football-Teams.com
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