2012 Uzbekistan U19 Weight 76 kg Years Team Height 1.85 m | Number 11 Role Footballer Playing position Name Igor Sergeev Date joined 2011 | |
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Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 22) Current teams Pakhtakor Tashkent FK (#11 / Forward), Uzbekistan national football team (Forward) | ||
Place of birth Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
Igor Sergeev (Russian: Игорь Сергеев; born 30 April 1993) is an Uzbek professional footballer of Russian origin who plays as a forward for Pakhtakor Tashkent FK in the Uzbek League. A tall and powerful striker who is prolific in front of goal, he is widely regarded as one of the brightest young talents of Asian football.
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Pakhtakor Tashkent
Sergeev made his Uzbek League debut for Pakhtakor on 5 March 2011 against Qizilqum Zarafshon at the Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Temurkhuja Abdukholikov as Tashkent won the match 2–0.
Beijing Guoan
On July 6, 2016, Sergeev was loaned to Beijing Guoan F.C. joining his national team teammate Egor Krimets. On October 16, he received his first goal during 2016 season in the match Beijing Guoan vs Changchun Yatai.
International
Sergeev had established himself as a regular at the under-20 level for Uzbekistan. After the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Sergeev 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 debut for main team, Uzbekistan on 10 September 2013 in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jordan. He was named in Uzbekistan's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia. Sergeev played three matches and scored Uzbekistan's 1–0 winning goal against North Korea 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 Sergeev, 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.
Club
As of match played 12 August 2017International
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 August 2017