Ilhamjan Iminjan (; ; born 30 June 1986) is a

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footballer who plays as

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for Chinese club Xinjiang Alar 359.

Club career

Ilhamjan Iminjan followed

Xinjiang Normal University Xinjiang Normal University (XJNU) ( ug, شىنجاڭ پىداگوگېكا ئۇنىۋېرسىتېتى; zh, s=新疆师范大学, p=Xīnjiāng Shīfàn Dàxué) is a public university in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Rep ...

to win 2009/10 China University Football League. He became a PE teacher at a primary school of his hometown

Karamay Karamay is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The name of the city comes from the Uyghur language and means "black oil", referring to the oil fields near the city. Karamay w ...

after his graduation in 2010. He signed his first professional football contract at the age of 26 in 2012 after his impression in a trial with

China League Two The Chinese Football Association Division Two League (Simplified Chinese: 中国足球协会乙级联赛), or China League Two, is the third tier league of the People's Republic of China. The league is under the auspices of the Chinese Football As ...

side

Guizhou Zhicheng Guizhou FC (; ) was a professional Chinese football club. The team was based in Guiyang, Guizhou and their home stadium was the 51,636 seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. Their majority shareholders were Hengfeng Real Estate, Guizhou Zhicheng ...

. He scored 12 goals in 24 appearances as Guizhou won the title and won promotion to the second tier. He was the key player of Guizhou to promoted back to

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

in 2014 season and promotion to

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...

in 2016 season. Ilhamjan extended his contract with the club on 14 January 2017. He made his Super League debut on 3 March 2017 in a 1–1 home draw against

Liaoning F.C. Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

Career statistics

Honours

Club

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilhamjan, Iminjan 1986 births Living people Uyghur sportspeople People from Karamay Chinese footballers Chinese people of Uyghur descent Footballers from Xinjiang Association football midfielders Chinese Super League players China League One players China League Two players Guizhou F.C. players