Lazizbek Mirzaev (Russian: Мирзаев Лазизбек; born 5 October 2006) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lokomotiv Tashkent.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Odil Ahmedov FA | ||
| 2022 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Uzbekistan U15 | ||
| 2021–2022 | Uzbekistan U16 | ||
| 2022– | Uzbekistan U17 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Tashkent, Mirzaev first took an interest in football at the age of seven, after watching Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo play.[1] After suffering a serious injury, he stepped away from the game to recover, before returning in 2019, when he joined the Odil Ahmedov Football Academy.[1]
He joined then-Super League side Lokomotiv Tashkent for the 2022 season, and would go on to make his professional debut on 12 November, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Jerome Mpasko in a 3–1 win against Metallurg Bekabad.[2] In January of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite their relegation to the Pro League.[3]
International career edit
In 2021, Mirzaev represented Uzbekistan at both under-15 and under-16 level, scoring a brace for the latter in a 2–1 away win against the United Arab Emirates on 23 December.[1][4] The following year he continued to represent the Uzbekistan under-16 team, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over the under-18 squad of Pakhtakor, before captaining the side as they played at the Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup.[5][6]
Later in 2022, Mirzaev scored a hat-trick against Brunei in a resounding 14–0 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification win, before following this up with a free-kick equalising goal in an eventual 3–2 win over South Korea, helping Uzbekistan qualify for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1] At the competition proper, Mirzaev could not prevent Uzbekistan's defeat to South Korea in the semi-finals, stating "We have come a long way to this tournament. We played good matches. The most important thing is to qualify for the World Cup."[7]
Ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Mirzaev was named by FIFA as one of the five Asian players to watch out for.[8]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Uzbekistan Pro League | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Uzbekistan Cup
References edit
- ^ a b c d ""Toshkentlik Modrich" bilan tanishamiz" [Let's meet "Modrić from Tashkent".]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "16 yoshli futbolchi "Lokomotiv"da debyut qildi!" [The 16-year-old player made his debut in "Lokomotiv"!]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Лазизбек Мирзаев подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт" [Lazizbek Mirzaev signed his first professional contract]. lokomotiv.uz (in Russian). 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ ""Одил Аҳмедов ФА" тарбияланувчисининг дубли иккинчи уйинда ҳам Ўзбекистон ўсмирларига ғалаба келтирди" [The double of "Odil Akhmedov FA" trainee brought victory to the youth of Uzbekistan in the second home game as well.]. championat.asia (in Russian). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaevning goli O'zbekiston U-16 ga g'alaba keltirdi" [The goal of Lazizbek Mirzaev brought victory to Uzbekistan U-16]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ ""Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Bugun Eron bilan o'yinda bo'lgan bosim va sarosimani engib maydonga chiqdik"" ["Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Today we came to the field after overcoming the pressure and confusion in the match with Iran"]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Jahon chempionati yo'llanmasini bizni qo'llab-quvvatlagan xalqimizga bag'ishlaymiz"" [Lazizbek Mirzaev: "We dedicate the ticket to the World Championship to our people who supported us"]. championat.uz (in Uzbek). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Five AFC players to watch at Indonesia 2023". fifa.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Lazizbek Mirzaev at Soccerway
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaev". pfl.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2023.