Eldor Shomurodov

Eldor Azamat oʻgʻli Shomurodov (born 29 June 1995) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and captains the Uzbekistan national team.

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
Place of birth Jarkurgan, Uzbekistan[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Roma
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2013 Mash'al Mubarek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Mash'al Mubarek 9 (0)
2015–2017 Bunyodkor 66 (18)
2017–2020 Rostov 80 (16)
2020–2021 Genoa 31 (8)
2021– Roma 13 (1)
National team‡
2014 Uzbekistan U19 5 (1)
2015 Uzbekistan U20 5 (2)
2015– Uzbekistan 51 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Club career

Shomurodov started his career at Mash'al Mubarek in 2011, playing for youth team of the club. He played for Mash'al from 2011 to 2014. Shomurodov made his official debut for the main team in the Uzbek League on 12 April 2014 in an away match against Olmaliq. He played 9 games for the club during the 2014 season. In 2015, he signed a contract with Bunyodkor. He played 19 matches and scored 7 goals in the league (as of 1 October 2015).

On 15 July 2017, Bunyodkor announced that Shomurodov was moving to Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[3]

On 1 October 2020, he moved to Serie A club Genoa.[4] By doing so, he became the second Uzbek footballer to play in Italy, after Ilyos Zeytulayev.

On 2 August 2021, Roma announced the acquisition of Shomurodov on a five-year contract for €17.5 million plus bonuses.[5] 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.[6]

International career

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.

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

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.[7] 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.

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,[8] and followed it by scoring twice in a 4–0 win over neighbours Turkmenistan as a starter.[9] In the last group game, he opened a 2–1 loss to Japan as both teams progressed.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 December 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mash'al Mubarek 2014 Uzbekistan Super League 9000––90
Bunyodkor 2015 Uzbekistan Super League 2575140123510
2016 27105072003912
2017 141306100232
Total 6618131173129724
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 18220––202
2018–19 26361––324
2019–20 281120––3011
2020–21 800011–91
Total 801610111–9118
Genoa 2020–21 Serie A 31810–00328
Roma 2021–22 Serie A 1310081–212
Career total 199432422651225052

International
As of match played 15 November2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uzbekistan 201521
2016123
201772
201875
20191413
202011
202182
Total5122
As of match played 15 November 2021.
Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shomurodov goal.[12][13]
List of international goals scored by Eldor Shomurodov
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2 Bahrain4–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 14 February 2016Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates3 Lebanon1–02–0Friendly
3 7 June 2016Thermenstadion, Bad Waltersdorf, Austria6 Canada1–11–2
4 24 July 2016Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan9 Iraq2–02–1
5 24 January 2017The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates15 Georgia1–02–2
6 2–2
7 9 January 2019Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates29 Oman2–12–12019 AFC Asian Cup
8 13 January 2019Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates30 Turkmenistan2–04–0
9 4–0
10 17 January 2019Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates31 Japan1–01–2
11 25 March 2019Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning, China34 China PR1–01–02019 China Cup
12 11 June 2019Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan36 Syria1–02–0Friendly
13 2–0
14 10 October 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan39 Yemen2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 15 October 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore40 Singapore2–13–1
16 3–1
17 14 November 2019Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan41 Saudi Arabia1–02–3
18 19 November 201942 Palestine1–02–0
19 2–0
20 8 October 202043 Iran1–21–2Friendly
21 7 June 2021King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia44 Singapore3–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 5 September 2021Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden48 Sweden1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Mashʼal

  • UzPFL Cup: 2014

Individual

References
  1. "RFPL Shomurodov registration page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Eldor Shomurodov". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. Элдор Шомуродов перешел в “Ростов” (in Russian). FC Bunyodkor. 15 July 2017.
  4. "Спасибо за все, Элдор!" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 1 October 2020.
  5. Campanale, Susy (2 August 2021). "Official: Shomurodov sold to Roma". Football Italia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. Carci, Francesco (19 August 2021). "Conference League, Trabzonspor-Roma 1-2: decide Shomurodov, buona la prima europea di Mourinho" [Conference League, Trabzonspor-Roma 1-2: Shomurodov decides, Mourinho's European debut a good one]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Uzbekistan- Yemen, 2015-09-03". FIFA. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  8. "Eldor Shomurodov secures a 2-1 win for Uzbekistan over Oman". Sports.uz. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. Ridge, Patric (14 January 2019). "Turkmenistan 0 Uzbekistan 4: Group F leader cruises into Asian Cup last-16". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Tsukasa Shiotani screamer as new-look Japan too much for Uzbekistan". Hindustan Times. AFP. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. Eldor Shomurodov at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  12. "Eldor Shomurodov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  13. Eldor Shomurodov at Soccerway
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