Aleksandr Sergeyevich Lobanov (; born 4 January 1986) is an

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i footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

Pakhtakor Tashkent Pakhtakor Football Club () is an Uzbek professional association football, football club, based in the capital city of Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor is often considered the most successful football club in Uzbek ...

in the

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League (; ), known as Artel Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons (; ), is the top division of professional football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League a ...

Career

He started his playing career at Sogdiana Jizzakh in 2005. In 2007, he moved to Kazakhstani club Kaisar. Lobanov joined

in 2012 and signed a 3-year contract.

Persepolis

In January 2016, Lobanov signed a six-month contract with

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

side

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

. He was assigned the shirt number 55. He recorded his first clean–sheet for Persepolis on 12 February 2016 in a 1–0 win over Foolad.

International

A dual citizen of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and with his Russian birth, he could represent for Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. He chose the former. Even though Lobanov has been called to

many times, he made his official debut for national team on 3 September 2015 in 2018 World Cup qualifying match against

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

in the starting eleven.

Career Statistics

Club

Honours

Club

(3): 2012, 2014, 2015 ;Persepolis *

runner-up: 2015–16

References

External links

Aleksandr Lobanov
at Footballzz
Alexander Lobanov
at Eurosport * * 1986 births Living people Uzbekistani men's footballers 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Uzbekistan men's international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate men's footballers Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players FC AGMK players FC Sogdiana players FC Bukhara players Aral Samalı PFK players PFK Metallurg Bekabad players FC Akzhayik players FC Kaisar players Persepolis F.C. players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers from Tashkent Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Iran Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Asian Games footballers for Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Super League players Uzbekistan Pro League players {{Uzbekistan-footy-bio-stub