Ilzat Akhmetov

Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uighur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Krasnodar. Earlier in his career he mostly played in the attacking midfielder position.

Club Career

Born in Kyrgyzstan to Uyghur parents, Akhmetov moved to Russia at 11.

He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Rubin-2 Kazan on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Syzran-2003 Syzran.

He made his debut for the main FC Rubin Kazan squad on 24 September 2014 in a Russian Cup game against FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2014 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk.

On 15 June 2018, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.

On 26 July 2018, CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract. Akhmetov left CSKA as a free agent in June 2022.

On 7 July 2022, Krasnodar announced the signing of Akhmetov on a contract until 30 June 2024.

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