Akmal Tursunbaev

Akmal Tursunbaev
Personal information
Full name Akmal Mustafaevich Tursunbaev
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Yangiyoʻl, Uzbekistan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FK Buxoro
Number 12
Youth career
Pakhtakor
–2013 Bunyodkor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Bunyodkor
2013 → Andijon (loan)
2014–2015 Pakhtakor
2016 Andijon 10 (0)
2017–2018 Buxoro 33 (0)
2019–2021 Metallurg Bekabad 10 (0)
2022 Turon Yaypan 8 (0)
2023 DPMM 6 (0)
2024– Buxoro 1 (0)
International career‡
2010–2013 Uzbekistan U20 1 (0)
2013–2015 Uzbekistan U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2023

Akmal Mustafaevich Tursunbaev (Uzbek: Akmal Mustafaevich Tursunbaev, Russian: Акмал Турсунбаев; born 14 July 1993) is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Having made his development at Uzbek football powerhouses Pakhtakor and Bunyodkor, Tursunbaev went on loan to FK Andijon of the Uzbekistan First League in 2013, and won promotion to the 2014 Uzbek League. He was transferred to Pakhtakor where he played as a backup goalkeeper as the Tashkent club twice became league champions while he was there.

He subsequently returned to Andijon but could not save them from relegation at the end of the 2016 Uzbek League season.[2] He moved to other Higher League clubs such as FK Buxoro and Metallurg Bekabad before dropping a division to play for FK Turon Yaypan where they finished third in the 2022 season.[3] He played in the promotion/relegation play-off against Lokomotiv Tashkent on 25 November and won 2–1, sending Turon to the top flight.[4]

Tursunbaev moved to Bruneian club DPMM FC after completing a trial in January 2023.[5] He put pen to paper on 28 February of that year.[1] He made his debut away against Lion City Sailors on 3 March which resulted in a defeat to the Bruneian side 3–1.[6] After only featuring for six games, he was released by the club on 1 June.

In February 2024 he returned to FK Buxoro playing in the 2024 Uzbekistan Pro League.[2]

International career

Tursunbaev was part of the national youth setup of his country from 2010 to 2014.[7] He was part of the Uzbekistan under-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.[8] He then played three games for the under-23s for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches hosted by Bangladesh.[9] He kept clean sheets against India and the host nation.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "25 players sign contract for DPMM FC". Borneo Bulletin. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "UzPFL :: Akmal Tursunboev". Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Акмаль Турсунбаев: Старались без ошибок выполнить указания тренеров". Sports.uz. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ "UzPFL :: Turon - Lokomotiv". Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. ^ "DPMM FC begin pre-season training ahead of Singapore League return". Borneo Bulletin. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "DPMM FC lose 3-1 to Lion City Sailors in opener". Borneo Bulletin. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Uzbekistan U-19 to participate tournament in Valencia". UzDaily. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™: Uzbekistan". FIFA. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Syria claim finals berth". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification: Late Goals Condemn India To 0-2 Defeat Against Uzbekistan". India.com. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.