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 Valizhonov with Sheikh Jamal DC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otabek Erkinovich Valizhonov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Toʻraqoʻrgʻon, Uzbekistan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | PFC Navbahor | 43 | (6) |
| 2012 | FC Shurtan Guzar | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | FK Andijon | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Shurtan Guzar | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | PFK Nurafshon | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | PFC Navbahor | 41 | (5) |
| 2016 | FK Andijon | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | FC AGMK | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Sogdiana | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Team BJMC | 21 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Brothers Union | 5 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 57 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Brothers Union | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Uzbekistan U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Uzbekistan U23 | 3 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020 | |||
Otabek Valizhonov (born 10 May 1984), sometimes spelled as Otabek Valijonov, is an Uzbek footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union.[1] He is a versatile playmaker who can play in various positions of forward line.[2][3]
Club career[edit]
In Bangladesh[edit]
In 2018, Otabek joined his first club outside of Uzbekistan signing for Bangladesh Premier League club Team BJMC.[4] He scored 6 goals in 21 matches with BJMC in his first league season, but could not save his team from relegation.
In 2019, Otabek joined Brothers Union from same league. He scored 3 goals playing 5 matches in 2019–20 league before the league was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.
In 2020, Otabek moved to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, one of the top clubs of Bangladesh.[5][6][7] He scored 7 goals in the Premier League in 22 matches in his first season with the club.[8][9] In the next season, he scored the same number of league goals playing two fewer matches.[10][11][12]
Honours[edit]
Sheikh Jamal DC
- Bangladesh Premier League runner-up: 2020–21
References[edit]
- ^ "Otabek Valijonov - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ UNB News (ed.). "BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan earn 2-1 victory over Team BJMC". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Somoy News (ed.). "পেশাদার 'রাখাল' ওতাবেকের ঈদ উদ্যাপন | খেলা". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Uzbek show at BNS". The Daily Star. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Reporter, Sports (19 January 2021). "Otabek, Absar give Sheikh Jamal winning start". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "ওতাবেকের গোলে জয় জামালের". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ ফুটবলের বাইরে গরুর খামারি বিপিএলের যে বিদেশি ফুটবলার | Otabek | Mohammedan | Qurbani Eid | Somoy TV, retrieved 28 December 2022
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "ওতাবেক 'জাদুতে' শেখ জামালের জয়". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Nation, The New. "Sheikh Jamal defeat Mohammedan". The New Nation. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "কুমিল্লায় আলো ছড়ালেন উজবেক মিডফিল্ডার". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Prothom-alo. "ওতাবেক 'জাদুতে' শেখ জামালের জয়". Prothom-alo. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Reporter, Sports (16 July 2021). "Sheikh Jamal's win intensifies BPL's runners-up race". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Otabek Valizhonov at Soccerway