Otabek Valizhonov

Otabek Valizhonov (born 10 May 1984), sometimes spelled as Otabek Valijonov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or second striker for Bangladesh Premier League side Sheikh Jamal DC.[1][2] He is a versatile playmaker who can play in various positions of forward line.[3][4]

Otabek Valizhonov
Valizhonov with Sheikh Jamal DC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Otabek Erkinovich Valizhonov
Date of birth (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989
Place of birth Toʻraqoʻrgʻon, Uzbekistan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Sheikh Jamal DC
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 PFC Navbahor 43 (6)
2012 FC Shurtan Guzar 8 (0)
2012 FK Andijon 9 (2)
2012–2013 FC Shurtan Guzar 0 (0)
2013–2014 PFK Nurafshon 17 (0)
2014–2016 PFC Navbahor 41 (5)
2016 FK Andijon 11 (2)
2016–2017 FC AGMK 9 (1)
2017–2018 FC Sogdiana 10 (1)
2018–2019 Team BJMC 21 (6)
2019–2020 Brothers Union 5 (3)
2020– Sheikh Jamal DC 57 (17)
International career‡
Uzbekistan U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020

Club career

In Bangladesh

In 2018, Otabek joined his first club outside of Uzbekistan when he joined Bangladesh Premier League side Team BJMC.[5] He scored 6 goals in 21 matches with BJMC in his first league season, but could not save his team from relegation.

In 2019, Otabek joined Brothers Union from same league. He scored 3 goals playing 5 matches in 2019–20 league before the league was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

In 2020, Otabek moved to Sheikh Jamal DC, one of the top clubs of Bangladesh.[6][7] He scored 7 goals in the Premier League in 22 matches in his first season with the club.[8][9] In the next season, he scored the same number of league goals playing two fewer matches.[10][11][12]

Honours

Sheikh Jamal DC

References
  1. "Otabek Valijonov - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. Reporter, Sports (19 January 2021). "Otabek, Absar give Sheikh Jamal winning start". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. UNB News (ed.). "BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan earn 2-1 victory over Team BJMC". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. Somoy News (ed.). "পেশাদার 'রাখাল' ওতাবেকের ঈদ উদ্‌যাপন | খেলা". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. "Uzbek show at BNS". The Daily Star. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. "ওতাবেকের গোলে জয় জামালের". www.jugantor.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. ফুটবলের বাইরে গরুর খামারি বিপিএলের যে বিদেশি ফুটবলার | Otabek | Mohammedan | Qurbani Eid | Somoy TV, retrieved 28 December 2022
  8. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "ওতাবেক 'জাদুতে' শেখ জামালের জয়". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. Nation, The New. "Sheikh Jamal defeat Mohammedan". The New Nation. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. "কুমিল্লায় আলো ছড়ালেন উজবেক মিডফিল্ডার". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. Prothom-alo. "ওতাবেক 'জাদুতে' শেখ জামালের জয়". Prothom-alo. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  12. Reporter, Sports (16 July 2021). "Sheikh Jamal's win intensifies BPL's runners-up race". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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