Ilyaz Alimov (born 20 August 1990), was a Kyrgyzstani

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who was banned for life from playing football in August 2019.

Career

Club

On 2 August 2019, the Asian Football Confederation announced that Alimov had been banned for life for his involvement in a conspiracy to manipulate matches during

Alay Osh Football Club Alay Osh ('' ky, Алай Ош Футбол Клубу, Alaj Oş Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstani football club based in Osh, that plays in the top division, Kyrgyz Premier League. History Names *1960: founded as ''the city of Osh' ...

2017 AFC Cup The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cu ...

and

2018 AFC Cup The 2018 AFC Cup was the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the title for the third consecutive year, defeating Altyn Asyr in the fin ...

campaign.

International

Alimov made his international debut against

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, in a 4–0 loss. It took him almost two years to receive his second cap, with it coming on 6 June in a 6–0 loss to the hands of Iran at the

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, coming on as a substitute. He played in his first international victory in a 2–0 win over Kazakhstan, less than a week after his 26th birthday. He has gone on to play in a further two more national games, but is yet to score a goal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alimov, Ilyaz 1990 births Living people Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Men's association football forwards Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers