Azim Azarov

Kyrgyzstani footballer

Azim Azarov
Personal information
Full name	Azim Kanatovich Azarov
Date of birth	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Abdysh-Ata Kant
Youth career
2006–2007	Alga Bishkek
2007–2009	Seytek
2009–2013	Dordoi Bishkek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Ala-Too Naryn
2016–2019	Dordoi Bishkek
2019–2020	Ilbirs Bishkek
2020–2021	Alga Bishkek	33	(2)
2022	FC Dordoi Bishkek	11	(1)
2023-	FC Abdysh-Ata Kant	18	(0)
International career^‡
2018	Kyrgyzstan U23	2	(0)
2021–	Kyrgyzstan	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024 @ 15:04:39PM ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Azim Kanatovich Azarov (Kyrgyz: Азим Азаров; Russian: Азим Канатович Азаров; born 20 September 1996 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alga Bishkek, and the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Club career

Azarov has played domestically for Dordoi Bishkek, Ala-Too Naryn, Ilbirs Bishkek, and Alga Bishkek.

International career

Azarov appeared for the Kyrgyzstan under-23 team in two of its matches during the 2018 Asian Games.^[1] In August 2021 he was named to the senior team's preliminary squad for matches the following month.^[2] He made his senior international debut on 2 September 2021 in a 2021 Three Nations Cup friendly against Palestine. He went on to score his first international goal in the match, Kyrgyzstan's eventual game-winner in the 1–0 victory.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 September 2021	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Palestine	1–0	1–0	2021 Three Nations Cup
Last updated 6 September 2021

International career statistics

As of match played 7 September 2021.^[5]

Kyrgyzstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	2	1
Total	2	1

References

^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Young talents headline Kyrgyz Republic preliminary squad for September window". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Азим Азаров: Это лучший дебют, но есть над чем работать" (in Russian). prosports.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 September 2021.