Akmal Kholmatov

Akmal Kholmatov

Personal information
Full name	Akmal Kholmatov
Date of birth	(1976-04-04) 4 April 1976
Place of birth	Tajikistan
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Istiklol
Number	11
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)
International career‡
2003–	Tajikistan	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2016

Akmal Kholmatov (born 4 April 1976) is a Tajikistani footballer who last plays for FC Istiklol.

Career

Club

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. 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. 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.

Name controversy

Kholmatov came under scrutiny in 2007, when the AFC 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 infact the same person.

International

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 May 2016

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	Tajik League	4	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	9	2
Career total			445	93			12	1	2	0	459	95

International

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

International goals

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

Club

Neftchi

• Uzbek League (1): 2001

Pakhtakor

• Uzbek Cup (1): 2009

Istiklol

• Tajik Supercup (1): 2016

Individual

• Gennadi Krasnitsky club: 116 goals (as of 30 October 2014)

External links

• Akmal Kholmatov at Soccerway