Shohrat Agamyradovich Soyunov (; born 8 March 1992) is a Turkmen professional

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currently playing for

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in the

Ýokary Liga The Turkmenistan Higher League, also called Türkmenistan Ýokary Liga ( Turkmen: ''Ýokary liga futbol klublarynyň arasyndaky futbol boýunça Türkmenistanyň çempionaty''), is the top division of professional football in Turkmenistan, operat ...

. He is member of the Turkmenistan national team. He plays as a

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Career

Club

He began his career at HTTU Aşgabat. With team won the

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. In 2015, he moved to the FC Altyn Asyr. In 2016, he was recognized as the best player in the championship of Turkmenistan. In 2019, he signed contract with

. In 2020 he moved to the championship of Malaysia. This is his first foreign club in his career. On 1 March 2020, Soyunov made his debut in the

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in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 30 March 2021, it was announced that Söýünow signed a deal with

, moving on a free transfer.

International

Soyunov made his senior national team debut on 23 March 2011, in a

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match against

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. He played for Turkmenistan U22 in 2013 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2017''

Honors

;Turkmenistan *

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: Runners-up

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;

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; FC Altyn Asyr *

: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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* 1992 births Living people FC Altyn Asyr players Ahal FK players Turkmenistan men's footballers 21st-century Turkmenistan sportsmen Turkmenistan men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Turkmenistan Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Turkmenistan expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia {{Turkmenistan-footy-bio-stub