Server Djeparov

Early life

He was born on 3 October 1982 in Chirchiq, Uzbek SSR. He began his football career with Navbahor Namangan in 1997 at the age of 15.

Navbahor Namangan

He started his professional career with Navbahor Namangan in 2000, scoring 7 goals in 46 matches.

Pakhtakor

In 2002, he was transferred to Pakhtakor Tashkent, where he scored 34 goals in 96 matches. From 2002 to 2007 he won six Uzbek League championships and six Uzbek Cups.

Bunyodkor

In 2008, he was transferred to Bunyodkor. Djeparov scored 19 goals for the team in his first season, which made him the top goalscorer of the club and the 2008 Uzbek League. His team won its first ever Uzbek League title that year. For his instrumental role in Bunyodkor and the Uzbekistan national football team, he was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year. As a part of an agreement with the Asian Football Confederation, Djeparov was offered to a month in trial with Premier League giants Chelsea F.C.. However, Bunyodkor's matches in the Uzbek League championship and the Asian Champions League meant that he was unable to attend. Anyway, this season is often described as the best season of his career.

FC Seoul

In July 2010, Djeparov was loaned out to FC Seoul of the K League until the end of season on his own request. He scored his K League debut goal in a 2-0 victory against Incheon United on October 2, 2010. He posted 1 goal and 7 assists in 16 matches in the K League that season, playing an instrumental role in Seoul's first K League win in 10 years. In February 8, 2011, Seoul announced that they had made the move permanent for an undisclosed fee rumored to be about US$850,000, and signed a 3-year contract with Djeparov.

Al-Shabab

After playing 15 games in Seoul, he was transferred to Al Shabab FC of the Saudi Premier League. The deal was announced at July 9, 2011. He was unremarkable on the pitch, and was rumored to be unhappy with his limited playing opportunities and Saudi Arabia's weather.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma / Seongnam FC

In February 2013 he made a move to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of the K League Classic.

In January 2014 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma was purchased from the Tongil Group by Seongnam City Government. Seongnam City Government made major changes to the club, which included renaming it Seongnam FC. As Ivan Vuković, the previous owner of the number 10 jersey, decided to change his number to 32, Djeparov decided to take the vacant number 10 of team.

Esteghlal and Sepahan

On 15 January 2017, he completed his move to Esteghlal. He signed an internal one and a half year contract, but his internal contract could not be registered with Esteghlal due to a FIFA imposed transfer ban. Later he joined to Sepahan with a half-season contract.

After his loan at Sepahan expired it was originally reported that Djeparov would not return to Esteghlal, however after negotiations between the player and the club, Djeparov announced he will return to Esteghlal.

On 28 June 2017, he made his debut for Esteghlal in the 1–0 defeat against Sanat Naft Abadan entering as a substitute for Hassan Beyt Saeed. On 11 August, he scored his first goal for Esteghlal in the 1–0 win against Tractor Sazi, a screamer which was 30 yards away from the goal. Uzbekistan Football Federation praised his goal on their official Instagram later.

Personal life

Server Djeparov is of Crimean Tatar and Russian descent and speaks fluent Russian, as well as comprehensible English, but only barely speaks Uzbek.

Djeparov has a son, Raul, whom he named after Spanish footballer, Raul. Few years before his first daughter was born named Veronika.

International career

Djeparov has made 102 appearances and scored 23 goals (as of 14 October 2014) for the senior Uzbekistan national football team since 2002. In 2011, he became the captain of the Uzbekistan national football team and posted 2 goals and 2 assists in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, leading his side to its first ever semifinals in the cup.

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