Igor Vladimirovich Sergeyev (russian: Игорь Владимирович Сергеев; born 30 April 1993) is an Uzbek 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 striker, most recently for

FC Tobol FC Tobol ( kk, Тобыл футбол клубы, Tobyl Futbol Kluby) is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. They ...

, and

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

Club career

Pakhtakor

Sergeyev made his

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

debut for

Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Pakhtakor Tashkent ( uz, Paxtakor futbol klubi) is an Uzbek professional association football, football club, based in the capital city Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor literally means "cotton-grower" in Englis ...

on 5 March 2011 against

Qizilqum Zarafshon Qizilqum Zarafshon ( uz, Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi, Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Zarafshon. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. Club is named after the b ...

at the

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coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Temurkhuja Abdukholikov as Tashkent won the match 2–0.

Beijing Guoan

On 6 July 2016, Sergeyev was loaned to Beijing Guoan F.C. joining his national team teammate

Egor Krimets Egor Krimets ( uz, Егор Кримец or ''Yegor Krimets''; uk, Єгор Крімець, born 27 January 1992) is an Uzbek professional football player of Ukrainian descent who currently plays for Pakhtakor Tashkent. Career Club Krimets start ...

. On October 16, he received his first goal during 2016 season in the match Beijing Guoan vs Changchun Yatai.

Return to Pakhtakor

On 6 July 2018, Sergeyev returned to

Aktobe

On 18 February 2021,

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 ...

announced the signings of Sergeyev.

Tobol

On 19 July 2021, Sergeyev left Aktobe to sign for

Tobol The Tobol (russian: Тобол, kk, Тобыл ''Tobyl'') is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its drainage basin is . History The Tobol River was ...

. On 8 June 2023, Sergeyev left Tobol by mutual consent.

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. He made his debut for main team,

on 10 September 2013 in

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA#Structure, FIFA confederations. The 2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams, with one place reserved for the host nation, Brazil national football team, Bra ...

match against

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. He was named in Uzbekistan's squad for

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The tournament was ...

, held in Australia. Sergeyev played three matches and scored Uzbekistan's 1–0 winning goal against

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

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

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2022.''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Pakhtakor Tashkent *

(4):

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 ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

runner-up:

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Uzbek Cup The O‘zbekiston Kubogi or ( uz, O‘zbekiston Kubogi, script=Latn or ) Uzbek Cup is the top knockout tournament in Uzbek football (soccer). Previous champions All champions as Uzbek SSR in Soviet times: *1939: Dinamo Tashkent *1940: Dinamo T ...

(2):

;Tobol *

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

(1):

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

International

;Uzbekistan U-19 *

AFC U-19 Championship The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...

semifinal: 2012

Individual

top scorer:

(7 goals) *

Uzbek League Top Scorer In Uzbek football, Uzbekistan Super League Topscorer ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Superligasi to'purari or Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси тўпурари) is an annual award by Uzbekistan Football Association given to the top goalscorer at the ...

(24 goals)

References

External links

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Igor Sergeev- Soccerpunter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sergeev, Igor 1993 births Living people Footballers from Tashkent Uzbekistani footballers Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players Beijing Guoan F.C. players Chinese Super League players Expatriate footballers in China Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates FC Aktobe players FC Tobol players Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Uzbekistani people of Korean descent Uzbekistan men's international footballers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Al Dhafra FC players UAE Pro League players Uzbekistan Super League players Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan