Solikha Khusniddinova (Uzbek: Solixa Xusniddinova,[3] born 22 January 1998) is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Kocaeli Bayan FK and the Uzbekistan women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solikha Khusniddin qizi Khusniddinova[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1998[3] | ||
| Place of birth | Kamashi, Uzbekistan[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sevinch | |||
| 2021–2022 | Kocaeli Bayan FK | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Uzbekistan U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Uzbekistan | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2019 | |||
Early life edit
She played football with boys at school as a child.[4]
Club career edit
By mid December 2021, Khusniddinova moved to Turkey, and joined the Turkish Women's Super League club Kocaeli Bayan FK. By mid July 2022, she returned home.[5]
International career edit
Khusniddinova capped for Uzbekistan at senior level during the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[6][7][8]
Style of play edit
She has been described as "who gained a lot of fans with her beautiful technique, unrepeatable feints, master of taking the ball away from the opponent and not giving it to the opponent, strong character, recognized as "Bunyodkor" and a skilled left wing midfielder of the national team".[9]
Personal life edit
She is a native of Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan.[10]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 July 2022 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Turkmenistan |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 CAFA Women's Championship |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "KHUSNIDDINOVA SOLIKHA". AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Solikha Khusniddinova". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ayollar futboli: terma jamoamiz ertaga Qirgʻizistonga safar uyushtiradi" [Women's football: Our national team will travel to Kyrgyzstan tomorrow]. UzA (in Uzbek). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ ""Abramovning shikoyati noto'g'ri edi. Agar menga namoz o'qima deyishsa, futbolni tashlab ketaman"". sports.uz.
- ^ "Solikha Khusniddinova" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2020". AFC. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2020". AFC. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2020". AFC. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Solixa Husniddinova: jarohat, jarrohlik amaliyoti, xorij safari va termaga chaqiruv haqida". futboltv.asia.
- ^ "Туркияда тўп тепадиган Солиҳа Ҳусниддинова ҳақида". sports.uz.
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