Lazizbek Mirzaev
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lazizbek Azizovich Mirzaev | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leganés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Odil Ahmedov FA | ||
| 2022 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Leganés | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Uzbekistan U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2024– | Uzbekistan U20 | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024 | |||
Lazizbek Mirzaev (Uzbek: Лазизбек Мирзаев; born 5 October 2006) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga side Leganés and the Uzbekistan U20.
Club career
Born in Tashkent, Mirzaev first took an interest in football at the age of seven, after watching Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo play.[1] After suffering a serious injury, he stepped away from the game to recover, before returning in 2019, when he joined the Odil Ahmedov Football Academy.[1]
He joined then-Super League side Lokomotiv Tashkent for the 2022 season, and would go on to make his professional debut on 12 November, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Jerome Mpasko in a 3–1 win against Metallurg Bekabad.[2] In January of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite their relegation to the Pro League.[3]
International career
In 2021, Mirzaev represented Uzbekistan at both under-15 and under-16 level, scoring a brace for the latter in a 2–1 away win against the United Arab Emirates on 23 December.[1][4] The following year he continued to represent the Uzbekistan under-16 team, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over the under-18 squad of Pakhtakor, before captaining the side as they played at the Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup.[5][6]
Later in 2022, Mirzaev scored a hat-trick against Brunei in a resounding 14–0 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification win, before following this up with a free-kick equalising goal in an eventual 3–2 win over South Korea, helping Uzbekistan qualify for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1] At the competition proper, Mirzaev could not prevent Uzbekistan's defeat to South Korea in the semi-finals, stating "We have come a long way to this tournament. We played good matches. The most important thing is to qualify for the World Cup."[7]
Ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Mirzaev was named by FIFA as one of the five Asian players to watch out for.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | 2022 | Uzbekistan Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Uzbekistan Pro League | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 14 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Leganés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in the Uzbekistan Cup
Honours
Lokomotiv
References
- ^ a b c d ""Toshkentlik Modrich" bilan tanishamiz" [Let's meet "Modrić from Tashkent".]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "16 yoshli futbolchi "Lokomotiv"da debyut qildi!" [The 16-year-old player made his debut in "Lokomotiv"!]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Лазизбек Мирзаев подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт" [Lazizbek Mirzaev signed his first professional contract]. lokomotiv.uz (in Russian). 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ ""Одил Аҳмедов ФА" тарбияланувчисининг дубли иккинчи уйинда ҳам Ўзбекистон ўсмирларига ғалаба келтирди" [The double of "Odil Akhmedov FA" trainee brought victory to the youth of Uzbekistan in the second home game as well.]. championat.asia (in Russian). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaevning goli O'zbekiston U-16 ga g'alaba keltirdi" [The goal of Lazizbek Mirzaev brought victory to Uzbekistan U-16]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ ""Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Bugun Eron bilan o'yinda bo'lgan bosim va sarosimani engib maydonga chiqdik"" ["Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Today we came to the field after overcoming the pressure and confusion in the match with Iran"]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Jahon chempionati yo'llanmasini bizni qo'llab-quvvatlagan xalqimizga bag'ishlaymiz"" [Lazizbek Mirzaev: "We dedicate the ticket to the World Championship to our people who supported us"]. championat.uz (in Uzbek). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Five AFC players to watch at Indonesia 2023". fifa.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Lazizbek Mirzaev at Soccerway
- ^ "Lazizbek Mirzaev". pfl.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2023.