Didar Gurbangeldiyevich Durdyyev ( tk, Didar Gurbangeldiýewiç Durdyýew; born 16 July 1993) is a

Turkmen Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who plays as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

for

Ýokary Liga The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Türkmenistanyň Ýokary Ligasy''; Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East ...

club

FK Arkadag Football Club Arkadag ( Turkmen: ''Arkadag Futbol Kluby'') is a professional football club based in Arkadag, Turkmenistan. Founded in 2023, the club plays in the Ýokary Liga, becoming the reigning champion in its first season. History Competin ...

and the

Turkmenistan national football team The Turkmenistan national football team ( tk, Türkmenistanyň milli futbol ýygyndysy) represents Turkmenistan in men's international football and it is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, the governing body for football in T ...

Biography

He was a pupil of the football school Olimp Aşgabat and a Student of the

Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management The Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management ( tk, Türkmen döwlet ykdysadyýet we dolandyryş instituty) is one of the major universities of Turkmenistan, located in Ashgabat. Formerly named Turkmen Institute of National Economy (1980 ...

. Didar Durdyýew's father, Gurbangeldi, is also a former Turkmenistani footballer who played for the national team.

Club career

He began his career in the football club

FC Ahal Ahal Änew Football Club ( tk, Ahal Änew Futbol Kluby), or simply Ahal FC, is a Turkmen professional association football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The c ...

and was the third top scorer of Turkmenistan in 2012 (14 goals). He won the gold medal in the

2014 Ýokary Liga The 2014 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season is the 22nd season of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwes ...

with

Altyn Asyr FK Football Club Altyn Asyr ( tk, link=no, Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to "Golden Century", is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club competes in t ...

, and was the second top scorer (26 goals). In February 2015, he played his last match with

FC Altyn Asyr Football Club Altyn Asyr ( tk, link=no, Altyn Asyr futbol kluby), also known as Altyn Asyr Ashgabat or simply Altyn Asyr, which translates to "Golden Century", is a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. Founded in 2008, the club competes in th ...

; in the AFC Cup against Al-Saqr. Since March 2015, he has played for

FC Hazyna Hazyna Sport Club ( tk, Hazyna sport kluby) was a Turkmenistan professional football club based in Ashgabat, formerly of the Ýokary Liga. It is the football team of the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management. History The team w ...

. In January 2020, Durdyýew went on trial with

Kazakhstan First Division The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қа ...

club

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe ( kk, Aqtóbe Fýtbol Klýby), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. For ...

. In March 2020, he signed a contract with the Uzbek club

Mash'al Mubarek FC Mash'al Mubarek ( uz, Mashal Muborak professional futbol klubi) is an Uzbek football club based in Mubarek. ''Mash'al'' means a torch. History The club was founded in 1982. Mashʼal played its first years in province league, later in UzSSR ...

. On 7 March 2020, Durdyýew made his debut in the Uzbekistan Super League in a 1–0 loss against

FC Bunyodkor Football Club Bunyodkor ( uz, Bunyodkor futbol klubi) is an Uzbekistan, Uzbek professional association football, football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Bunyodkor, a relatively unknown club at the time, made ...

. In August 2020 leaves club. In March 2021, Durdyýew returned to

. Durdyýew's 27 league goals saw him finish the season as the top scorer in the 2022 Ýokary Liga and helped to

win the championship of Turkmenistan for the first time in history.

International career

He played for Turkmenistan U22 in the

2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 21st annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 18 and 27 January 2013. Saint Petersburg hosted the event fo ...

. Durdyýew made his senior national team debut in

2012 AFC Challenge Cup The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup was the fourth edition of the tournament, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the defunct Vision Asia progra ...

. He scored two goals against Laos in a 5–1 victory in the

2014 AFC Challenge Cup The 2014 AFC Challenge Cup was the fifth and the final edition of the AFC Challenge Cup, an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member nations that are mainly categorized as "emerging countries" in the now de ...

.AFC Challenge Cup: Turkmenistan 5–1 Laos
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Honors

Ahal *

: 2022 *

Turkmenistan Cup The Turkmenistan Cup ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Kubogy) is an annually held football tournament for Turkmen football clubs, known as one of the most important national tournaments. The cup has been contested since 1993. The competition's most succ ...

: 2022 Turkmenistan *

AFC Challenge Cup The AFC Challenge Cup was an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that was categorized as "emerging countries" in the "Vision Asia" programme. "Vision Asia", created by former AFC president, ...

runner-up:

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Durdyyew, Didar 1993 births Living people Turkmenistan men's footballers Turkmenistan men's international footballers Ahal FK players Altyn Asyr FK players FK Mash'al Mubarek players People from Balkanabat Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Super League players Turkmenistan expatriate men's footballers