Igor Sergeyev (Uzbekistani footballer)

Igor Vladimirovich Sergeyev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Сергеев; born 30 April 1993) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for BG Pathum United, and Uzbekistan.

Igor Sergeyev
Sergeyev with Pakhtakor Tashkent in 2019
Personal information
Full name Igor Vladimirovich Sergeyev
Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
BG Pathum United
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Pakhtakor Tashkent 122 (61)
2016Beijing Guoan (loan) 14 (1)
2018 Al Dhafra 10 (1)
2018–2021 Pakhtakor Tashkent 49 (34)
2021 Aktobe 18 (7)
2021–2023 Tobol 45 (17)
2023– BG Pathum United 8 (3)
International career
2011 Uzbekistan U18 4 (1)
2012 Uzbekistan U19 14 (9)
2013 Uzbekistan U20 5 (2)
2014–2016 Uzbekistan U23 7 (3)
2013– Uzbekistan 66 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 April 2023

Club career

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Sergeyev 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]

Loan to Beijing Guoan

On 6 July 2016, Sergeyev was loaned to Beijing Guoan joining his national team teammate Egor Krimets. On 16 October, he scored his first goal during 2016 Chinese Super League match against Changchun Yatai.

Al Dhafra

After 7 seasons at Pakhtakor Tashkent, Sergeyev moved to United Arab Emirates club, Al Dhafra for the remaining of the 2018–19 UAE Pro League season.

Return to Pakhtakor Tashkent

On 6 July 2018, Sergeyev returned to boyhood club, Pakhtakor Tashkent.[3]

Aktobe

On 18 February 2021, Kazakhstan club, Aktobe announced the signings of Sergeyev.[4]

Tobol

On 19 July 2021, Sergeyev signed for Tobol.[5] In his first season, he won the 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League title. The following season, he also won the 2022 Kazakhstan Super Cup. On 8 June 2023, Sergeyev left Tobol by mutual consent.[6]

BG Pathum United

On 13 June 2023, Thai League 1 side, BG Pathum United announced the signing of Sergeyev.[7] He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 22 August 2023 during the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs round against China side, Shanghai Port in a 3–2 win which send his team to the group stage.

International career

Sergeyev had established himself as a regular at the under-20 level for Uzbekistan. After the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Sergeyev 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.[8]

He made his 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. Sergeyev 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 Sergeyev, 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 3 June 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2011 Uzbekistan Super 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 14120161
Al Dhafra 2017–18 UAE Pro League 10100101
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2018 Uzbekistan Super League 11431-00-145
2019 2318322272-3524
2020 241634-82-3522
Total 58389722154008451
Aktobe 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League 18720207
Tobol 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League 7474-42001810
2022 26922-41103312
2023 12431-00-155
Total 4517127--83106627
Career total 267125411922421530355161

International

Uzbekistan national team
YearAppsGoals
201342
2014102
2015105
2016111
201770
201810
201973
202032
202150
202282
Total6617

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2022.[10]

International goals

Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2013Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Vietnam3–13–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.15 November 2013Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam2–03–0
3.5 March 2014Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates1–11–1
4.4 September 2014Pakhtakor Central 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
11.7 June 2019Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan North Korea3–04–0
12.10 October 2019Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Yemen5–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.9 November 2019 Kyrgyzstan1–03–1Friendly
14.12 October 2020Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–02–1
15.2–0
16.25 March 2022Markaziy Stadium, Namangan, Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan2–13–1Nowruz Cup
17.3–1

Honours

Pakhtakor Tashkent

Tobol

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Uzbekistan" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  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. "Игорь Сергеев - "Ақтөбе" футбол клубының ойыншысы!". vk.com (in Russian). FC Aktobe VK. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. "Игорь Сергеев – игрок Тобола". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Спасибо, Игорь!". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. "HERE COMES NEW CHALLENGE" (in Thai). BG Pathum United. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. "Sergeev scoops top scorer award". The Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. "I.Sergeev". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. "Igor Sergeev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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