Eldor Shomurodov

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Eldor Shomurodov
Shomurodov with Rostov in 2018
Personal information
Full name Eldor Azamat oʻgʻli Shomurodov[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Jarqoʻrgʻon, Uzbekistan[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cagliari
(on loan from Roma)
Number 61
Youth career
2011–2013 Mash'al Mubarek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Mash'al Mubarek 9 (0)
2015–2017 Bunyodkor 66 (18)
2017–2020 Rostov 80 (16)
2020–2021 Genoa 31 (8)
2021– Roma 34 (3)
2023 → Spezia (loan) 15 (1)
2023– → Cagliari (loan) 17 (3)
International career‡
2014 Uzbekistan U19 5 (1)
2015 Uzbekistan U20 5 (2)
2015– Uzbekistan 71 (40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Eldor Azamat oʻgʻli Shomurodov (born 29 June 1995) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Roma. He also captains the Uzbekistan national team.

Shomurodov played in his homeland for Mash'al Mubarek and Bunyodkor before spending three years with Rostov in the Russian Premier League. In 2020, he moved to Genoa in Serie A for €8 million and a year later Roma for €17.5 million. After helping the under-20 team to the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, he made his full international debut later that year and represented the country at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in Jarqoʻrgʻon, Shomurodov played for Mash'al Mubarek and Bunyodkor. On 15 July 2017, he moved to Russian Premier League club Rostov. His most prolific season was his last, with 11 goals in 2019–20.[3]

Genoa[edit]

On 1 October 2020, Shomurodov completed an €8 million move to Serie A club Genoa. He became the second Uzbek to play in Serie A, after Ilyos Zeytulayev, whose teams also included Genoa.[3] He made his debut on 19 October in a goalless draw at Hellas Verona, being substituted for Gianluca Scamacca after 63 minutes;[4] his first goal on 30 November was consolation in a 2–1 home loss to Parma.[5] He scored eight times in his one season at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, including two in a 4–3 home loss to Atalanta on 15 May 2021.[6]

Roma[edit]

On 2 August 2021, Roma announced the acquisition of Shomurodov on a five-year contract for €17.5 million plus bonuses.[7] He debuted 17 days later in José Mourinho's first game as manager, away to Trabzonspor in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs. He started the game and scored the decisive goal of a 2–1 win.[8] Mainly a substitute in his first season, he scored three league goals, starting with an equaliser in a 3–2 loss at Venezia on 7 November.[9] He went on to become the first-ever Uzbek football player to win a major UEFA competition, as his club triumphed in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, for which he was a last-minute substitute.[10]

On 30 January 2023, Spezia signed Shomurodov on loan until the end of the season.[11]

On 27 July 2023, recently-promoted to Serie A side Cagliari announced the signing of Shomurodov from Roma on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[12]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Shomurodov played for the Uzbekistan U19 in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship and qualified to 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in all five matches of U-20 team at the 2015 U-20 World Cup and scored two goals for the quarter-finalists.[13]

Shomurodov and two teammates were listed as nominees for best young players of Asia by AFC in 2015.[citation needed]

Senior[edit]

Shomurodov was called to senior national team to play on 3 September 2015 in 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Yemen. He made his official debut in that match.[14] On 8 October 2015, he scored his first goal for the national team in a World Cup qualifying away match against Bahrain, securing a 4–0 victory for the Uzbek side.[citation needed]

Shomurodov was part of the squad that manager Héctor Cúper took to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He came off the bench to score a late winner in a 2–1 opening victory over Oman,[15] and followed it by scoring twice in a 4–0 win over neighbours Turkmenistan as a starter.[16] In the last group game, he opened a 2–1 loss to Japan as both teams progressed.[17]

On 29 March 2022, Shomurodov scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Uganda in the Nowruz Cup final.[18] He added another three goals on 11 June against the Maldives in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifier;[19] his ten goals in that successful qualification campaign made him the second highest scorer behind Ali Mabkhout of the United Arab Emirates.[20]

On 14 June 2023, Shomurodov scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Turkmenistan during the CAFA Nations Cup, in which he became his country's all-time top scorer with 36 goals, breaking previous record of Maxim Shatskikh.[21]

Style of play[edit]

Shomurodov is a striker capable of both scoring and providing assists and who can vary across the offensive front.[22][23][3] Shomurodov is capable of strong accelerations and progressions on the run,[24] he is also physically strong, he can attack space, has good dynamism and is skilled in aerial play.[25]

For his quality his nickname is "the Uzbek Messi".[3] He studied the games of Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres as a child.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 14 April 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mash'al Mubarek 2014 Uzbekistan Super League 9 0 0 0 – – 9 0
Bunyodkor 2015 Uzbekistan Super League 25 7 5 1 4[b] 0 1[c] 2 35 10
2016 Uzbekistan Super League 27 10 5 0 7[b] 2 0 0 39 12
2017 Uzbekistan Super League 14 1 3 0 6[b] 1 0 0 23 2
Total 66 18 13 1 17 3 1 2 97 24
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18 2 2 0 – – 20 2
2018–19 Russian Premier League 26 3 6 1 – – 32 4
2019–20 Russian Premier League 28 11 2 0 – – 30 11
2020–21 Russian Premier League 8 0 0 0 1[d] 1 – 9 1
Total 80 16 10 1 1 1 – 91 18
Genoa 2020–21 Serie A 31 8 1 0 – 0 0 32 8
Roma 2021–22 Serie A 28 3 1 1 11[e] 1 – 40 5
2022–23 Serie A 6 0 0 0 2[d] 1 – 8 1
Total 34 3 1 1 13 2 – 48 6
Spezia (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 15 1 – – 1[f] 0 16 1
Cagliari (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 17 3 2 0 – – 19 3
Career total 249 49 26 3 31 6 2 2 308 60
  1. ^ Includes Uzbekistan Cup, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Uzbekistan League Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation play-off

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uzbekistan 2015 2 1
2016 12 3
2017 7 2
2018 7 0
2019 14 13
2020 1 1
2021 8 2
2022 10 11
2023 8 5
2024 2 2
Total 71 40
Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shomurodov goal.[27][28]
List of international goals scored by Eldor Shomurodov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2015 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 4–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 February 2016 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Lebanon 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 7 June 2016 Thermenstadion, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria  Canada 1–1 1–2
4 24 July 2016 Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Iraq 2–0 2–1
5 24 January 2017 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Georgia 1–0 2–2
6 2–2
7 9 January 2019 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  Oman 2–1 2–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup
8 13 January 2019 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Turkmenistan 2–0 4–0
9 4–0
10 17 January 2019 Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Japan 1–0 1–2
11 25 March 2019 Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China  China 1–0 1–0 2019 China Cup
12 11 June 2019 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Syria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
13 2–0
14 10 October 2019 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Yemen 2–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 15 October 2019 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–1 3–1
16 3–1
17 14 November 2019 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–3
18 19 November 2019  Palestine 1–0 2–0
19 2–0
20 8 October 2020  Iran 1–2 1–2 Friendly
21 7 June 2021 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Singapore 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 5 September 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–2 1–2 Friendly
23 27 January 2022 The Sevens Stadiums, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  South Sudan 1–0 3–0
24 2–0
25 25 March 2022 Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan  Kyrgyzstan 1–1 3–1 2022 Nowruz Cup
26 29 March 2022  Uganda 2–0 4–2
27 3–1
28 4–1
29 11 June 2022  Maldives 1–0 4–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30 2–0
31 3–0
32 27 September 2022 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Costa Rica 1–0 1–2 Friendly
33 16 November 2022 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Kazakhstan 2–0 2–0
34 24 March 2023 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Bolivia 1–0 1–0
35 14 June 2023 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Turkmenistan 1–0 2–0 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
36 2–0
37 17 June 2023  Tajikistan 2–1 5–1
38 16 November 2023 Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 3–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 21 March 2024 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0
40 26 March 2024 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–0 3–0

Honours[edit]

Mash'al

  • UzPFL Cup: 2014

Roma

Individual

References[edit]

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