Akobir Turaev (born 3 November 1996) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Fakirerpool YMC.

Akobir Turaev
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-03) 3 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Uzbekistan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
Fakirerpool YMC
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2013 FC Buxoro U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 FK Buxoro 47 (6)
2016–2017 Pakhtakor Tashkent 7 (1)
2017–2019 FK Buxoro 9 (2)
2019–2020 Rahmatganj MFS 10 (2)
2020–2021 FK Mash'al Mubarek 7 (2)
2021 Eskhata Khujand 17 (9)
2021–2022 TRAU 6 (1)
2022 Neftchi
2023–2024 Ravshan Kulob
2024– Fakirerpool YMC 0 (0)
International career
Uzbekistan U17 10 (4)
Uzbekistan U19 5 (1)
Uzbekistan U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

Club career

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Turaev began his football career with U21 side of FC Buxoro in 2012 before moving to the senior side of the club in 2013.[1] He was later loaned out to Pakhtakor Tashkent in 2016.[1] He also featured in Pakhtakor's 3–0 win against Al-Jazira in the AFC Champions League.[1] After completing his loan spell with Pakhtakor, he returned to his parent club Buxoro the following season.

Turaev was a part of Buxoro until the end of 2018–19 season. During his time at the club, he scored three goals in 20 matches.[1] In 2019, he set out for a new challenge abroad and joined Bangladeshi side Rahmatganj MFS.[1] He scored two goals in 10 matches for the Bangladeshi outfit before returning back to Uzbekistan. He signed for FK Mash'al Mubarek in August 2020, but moved to Tajikistan in January 2021 for lack of game-time.[1] He scored eight goals and provided an assist in 15 appearances for Eskhata Khujand[2] in the Tajikistan Higher League, Tajikistan's top tier.

Akobir signed for TRAU on August 30, 2021, on a one-year deal in which the 2021–22 I-League began started from the last week of December.[1] He scored his first goal for the club against Sreenidi Deccan on 3 March 2022.

On 15 July 2023, Ravshan Kulob announced the signing of Turaev.[3]

In August 2024, Akobir joined newly promoted Bangladesh Premier League club Fakirerpool Young Men's Club.[4]

Honours

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Rahmatgonj MFS

Pakhtakor Tashkent

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Singh, Yash Pratap (30 August 2021). "TRAU FC sign forward duo Thales Lima and Akobir Turaev". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Application of the football club "Eskhata" (Khujand) for participation in the season-2021". twitter.com (in Russian). Football Federation of Tajikistan Twitter. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "АКОБИР ТУРАЕВ ФУТБОЛБОЗИ НАВИ ДАСТАИ "РАВШАН"-И КӮЛОБ". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/ (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "নতুন মৌসুমে মাঠ মাতাবেন যেসব বিদেশিরা!". Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ Akobir Turaev at Soccerway
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