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Mekan Saparow

Mekan Saparov
Personal information
Full name Mekan Meredovich Saparov
Date of birth (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Turkmenistan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
FC Altyn Asyr
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Balkan ? (?)
2015 Ahal ? (?)
2016– FC Balkan
International career
2014– Turkmenistan 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021

Mekan Saparov (Turkmen: Mekan Meredowiç Saparow; born 22 April 1994) is a Turkmen footballer who plays for Turkmen club FC Altyn Asyr. He was part of the Turkmenistan national team from 2014.

Club career

He began his professional career in 2011 in FC Balkan. In 2013 with FC Balkan he won the 2013 AFC President's Cup in Malaysia.[1] In 2015, he moved for 2 month loan to the FC Ahal.[2]

International career

№4 Saparow at 2019 AFC Asian Cup with Turkmenistan national team

Saparow made his senior national team debut on 23 May 2014, in a 2014 AFC Challenge Cup match against Philippines.

He played for Turkmenistan youth team in Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012, 2013[3] and 2015.[4]

He was included in Turkmenistan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

International goals

Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 November 2015 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Achievements

References