Sanjar Shaakhmedov

Uzbekistani footballer

Sanjar Shaakhmedov
Personal information
Full name	Sanjar Shaakhmedov
Date of birth	(1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Lokomotiv Tashkent	15	(1)
2017	Al-Sailiya	8	(2)
2017–2019	Lokomotiv Tashkent	46	(10)
2019–2020	Terengganu	37	(16)
2021	FC AGMK	0	(0)
2024–	Negeri Sembilan
International career^‡
2015–	Uzbekistan	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:21, 4 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:23, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Sanjar Shaakhmedov (Russian: Санжар Шоахмедов; born 23 September 1990) is an Uzbekistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Uzbekistan national team.

Career

Lokomotiv Tashkent (2015–2017)

Sanjar started his professional football career at Lokomotiv Tashkent in 2015, making his debut in a 3-1 defeat against Al Hilal for the AFC Champions League on 25 February 2015, and scoring his first goal in a 5-0 victory against Al-Sadd on 8 April 2015.

Al-Sailiya

Sanjar signed for Al-Sailiya for €500 thousand on 16 January 2017, making his first match on the club in a 1-0 victory against Umm Salal for Stars League on 20 January 2017, and scoring his first goal in a 1-1 draw against El-Jaish on 2 February 2017.

Lokomotiv Tashkent (2017–2019)

Sanjar came back to Lokomotiv for €300 thousand on 7 August 2017, making his comeback match in a 4-0 victory against Sogdiana for O'Zbekiston Superligasi on 12 August 2017 and scoring his first goal for the season in a 3-1 victory against FK Obod on 29 September 2017.

Terengganu FC

Sanjar signed with Terengganu FC on 4 January 2019. He debuted against PKNS FC on 1 February 2019. The match ended 1-1.^[1]

International career

Uzbekistan (2015-2016)

Sanjar was called up to the Uzbekistan national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, but he stayed on the bench for 7 out of the 8 matches played by the squad. For the match against Yemen, he wasn't in the starting lineup, nor in the bench.