Igor Sergeev (footballer)

Igor Sergeev
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Pakhtakor Tashkent
Number 88
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Pakhtakor Tashkent 122 (61)
2016 → Beijing Guoan (loan) 14 (1)
2018 Al Dhafra 10 (1)
2018– Pakhtakor Tashkent 5 (1)
National team‡
2011 Uzbekistan U18 4 (1)
2012 Uzbekistan U19 14 (9)
2013 Uzbekistan U20 5 (2)
2014–2016 Uzbekistan U23 7 (3)
2013– Uzbekistan 42 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2017

Igor Sergeev (Russian: Игорь Сергеев, Korean: 이고르 세르게예프; born 30 April 1993) is an Uzbek professional footballer of Russian and Korean origins,[1] who plays as a forward for Pakhtakor Tashkent. A tall and powerful striker who is prolific in front of goal, he is widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents of Asian football.

Career

Club

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Sergeev made his Uzbek League debut for Pakhtakor Tashkent on 5 March 2011 against Qizilqum Zarafshon at the Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Temurkhuja Abdukholikov as Tashkent won the match 2–0.[2]

Beijing Guoan

On 6 July 2016, Sergeev was loaned to Beijing Guoan F.C. joining his national team teammate Egor Krimets. On October 16, he received his first goal during 2016 season in the match Beijing Guoan vs Changchun Yatai.

Pakhtakor Tashkent return

On 6 July 2018, Sergeev returned to Pakhtakor Tashkent.[3]

International

Sergeev had established himself as a regular at the under-20 level for Uzbekistan. After the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Sergeev came out as the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals throughout as he led Uzbekistan's U20s to the semi-finals, where they lost to South Korea U20s 3–1.[4]

He made debut for main team, Uzbekistan on 10 September 2013 in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jordan. He was named in Uzbekistan's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia. Sergeev played three matches and scored Uzbekistan's 1–0 winning goal against North Korea in their opening match in Group B.

During the Fifa 2018 Russia World Cup Qualification, Igor scored many goals, significantly helping his national side beat many nations. Igor Sergeev, 22, has established a reputation as one of Asia’s most promising stars by scoring regularly for both club and country. The young forward has racked up 40 goals to keep Pakhtakor on course to win their 11th title in the domestic league. He has shown similarly impressive form in the qualifying campaign too, with three goals so far. He scored against North Korea in June, 2015. Then, showed his true powers in a match against Philippines, scoring 2 goals, ending with a score of 5-1 win for Uzbekistan.The Pakhtakor young striker would put the game beyond any doubt by completing a brace five minutes past the hour mark.


Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 November 2017[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2011 Uzbek League 2000-10-30
2012 5010-00-60
2013 20420-60-284
2014 251152---3013
2015 302241-63104126
2016 151122-65102418
2017 251320---2713
Total 12261165--1982015974
Beijing Guoan (loan) 2016 Chinese Super League 14120–––161
Career total 13662185--1982017575

International

Uzbekistan national team
YearAppsGoals
201342
2014102
2015105
2016111
201761
Total4111

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 August 2017[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2013Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Vietnam3–13–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.15 November 2013Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam2–03–0
3.5 March 2014Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates1–11–1
4.4 September 2014Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Jordan1–02–0Friendly
5.10 January 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia North Korea1–01–02015 AFC Asian Cup
6.8 September 2015Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines Philippines3–05–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.4–0
8.8 October 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain2–04–0
9.12 November 2015Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan North Korea1–13–1
10.10 November 2016 Jordan1–01–0Friendly
Statistics accurate as of match played 25 August 2017[6]

Honours

Club

Pakhtakor Tashkent

International

Uzbekistan U-19

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Игорь Сергеев - биография, рейтинг, статистика, профиль футболиста | Футбол Топ.ру". footballtop.ru.
  2. ↑ "Pakhtakor 2-0 Qizilqum". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "ИГОРЬ СЕРГЕЕВ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В ПАХТАКОР". pakhtakor.uz (in Russian). Pakhtakor Tashkent. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sergeev scoops top scorer award". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "I.Sergeev". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Igor Sergeyev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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