Azim Azarov

Azim Azarov
Personal information
Full name Azim Kanatovich Azarov
Date of birth (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Abdysh-Ata Kant
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2007 Alga Bishkek
2007–2009 Seytek
2009–2013 Dordoi Bishkek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Ala-Too Naryn
2016–2019 Dordoi Bishkek
2019–2020 Ilbirs Bishkek
2020–2021 Alga Bishkek 33 (2)
2022 FC Dordoi Bishkek 11 (1)
2023- FC Abdysh-Ata Kant 18 (0)
International career‡
2018 Kyrgyzstan U23 2 (0)
2021– Kyrgyzstan 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 @ 15:04:39PM
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Azim Kanatovich Azarov (Kyrgyz: Азим Азаров; Russian: Азим Канатович Азаров; born 20 September 1996 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alga Bishkek, and the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Club career

Azarov has played domestically for Dordoi Bishkek, Ala-Too Naryn, Ilbirs Bishkek, and Alga Bishkek.

International career

Azarov appeared for the Kyrgyzstan under-23 team in two of its matches during the 2018 Asian Games.[1] In August 2021 he was named to the senior team's preliminary squad for matches the following month.[2] He made his senior international debut on 2 September 2021 in a 2021 Three Nations Cup friendly against Palestine. He went on to score his first international goal in the match, Kyrgyzstan's eventual game-winner in the 1–0 victory.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.[5]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 September 2021 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Palestine 1–0 1–0 2021 Three Nations Cup
Last updated 6 September 2021

International career statistics

As of match played 7 September 2021.[5]
Kyrgyzstan national team
Year Apps Goals
2021 2 1
Total 2 1

References

  1. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Young talents headline Kyrgyz Republic preliminary squad for September window". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Азим Азаров: Это лучший дебют, но есть над чем работать" (in Russian). prosports.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 September 2021.