Pavel Viktorovich Matyash (russian: Павел Викторович Матяш; born 11 July 1987) is a

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

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who plays for

FC Alga Bishkek Football Club Alga Bishkek ('' ky, Алга Бишкек Футбол Клубу, Alğa Bişkek Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League, the top flight of Football in Kyr ...

of the Kyrgyz Premier League and the

Kyrgyzstan national football team The Kyrgyzstan national football team ( ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын улуттук курама командасы (''Kyrgyz Respublikasynyn uluttuk kurama komandasy''); russian: Сборная Кыргызской Респ� ...

Career

Matyash started his career as a third-string goalkeeper for Dordoi Bishkek, appearing in cup matches. In July 2015, Matyash signed for Maldivian side

Maziya S&RC Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the first ...

on a contract until 12 November 2015, with the option of an extension. In February 2016, Matyash signed a one-year contract with Malaysian

UiTM FC UiTM Football Club is a Malaysian professional football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadium. The club widely known as The Lio ...

. On 5 December 2018, FC Dordoi Bishkek announced that Matyash had re-joined their club, signing alongside Anton Zemlianukhin and Azamat Baymatov. In January 2020, he returned to

.КПЛ: Павел Матяш перешел в «Алгу»
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International

P. Matyash have played for Kyrgyzstan since 2009. In 7/1/2019, he became the first ever goalkeeper to score an own goal in

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history, then Kyrgyzstan lost 1–2.

Name

Matyash's last name (''Матяш'' in Russian) has multiple ways of being transliterated from its original spelling in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet into the

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. ''Matiash'' is the spelling used throughout the player's passport and other official documents. It has also been adopted by

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and is the preferred spelling in most English publications (although ''Matyash'' is also used elsewhere).

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 15 October 2019''

Honours

; Dordoi * Kyrgyzstan League (5);

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Kyrgyzstan Cup (3): 2008, 2010, 2012 * Kyrgyzstan Super Cup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014 * AFC President's Cup (2):

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

* AFC President's Cup Runner-up (3):

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

; Maziya * President's Cup (Maldives):

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 ...

;

Nehru Cup The Nehru Cup was an international association football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to ...

3rd place:

;Individual * Kyrgyzstan League Best goalkeeper (2):

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matyash, Pavel 1987 births Living people Footballers from Bishkek Kyrgyzstani people of Russian descent Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstani emigrants to Russia Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games FC Dordoi Bishkek players FC Alga Bishkek players Maziya S&RC players UiTM United players FC AGMK players Kyrgyz Premier League players Uzbekistan Super League players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan