Pavel Matyash

Pavel Viktorovich Matyash (Russian: Павел Викторович Матяш; born 11 July 1987) is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who plays for FC Alga Bishkek of the Kyrgyz Premier League and the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Pavel Matyash

Personal information
Full name	Pavel Viktorovich Matyash
Date of birth	(1987-07-11) 11 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Alga Bishkek
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Dordoi Bishkek	110	(0)
2015	Alga Bishkek
2015	Maziya	8	(0)
2016	UiTM	12	(0)
2017	Maziya
2018	AGMK	15	(0)
2019	Dordoi Bishkek
2020–2022	Alga Bishkek	42	(0)
International career‡
2004	Kyrgyzstan U21	28	(0)
2009–	Kyrgyzstan	46	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2021

Career

Matyash started his career as a third-string goalkeeper for Dordoi Bishkek, appearing in cup matches.^[1]

In July 2015, Matyash signed for Maldivian side Maziya S&RC on a contract until 12 November 2015, with the option of an extension.^[2][3] In February 2016, Matyash signed a one-year contract with Malaysian UiTM FC.^[4]

On 5 December 2018, FC Dordoi Bishkek announced that Matyash had re-joined their club, signing alongside Anton Zemlianukhin and Azamat Baymatov.^[5] In January 2020, he returned to FC Alga Bishkek.^[6]

International

P. Matyash have played for Kyrgyzstan since 2009. In 7/1/2019, he became the first ever goalkeeper to score an own goal in Asian Cup history, then Kyrgyzstan lost 1–2.

Name

Matyash's last name (Матяш in Russian) has multiple ways of being transliterated from its original spelling in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet. Matiash is the spelling used throughout the player's passport and other official documents. It has also been adopted by FIFA and is the preferred spelling in most English publications (although Matyash is also used elsewhere).

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 February 2024

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	GA	Apps	GA	Apps	GA	Apps	GA
Kyrgyzstan			League		Kyrgyzstan Cup		AFC		Total
Kyrgyzstan U-21	2004	Kyrgyzstan League	?	?	?	?	-	-	28	?
Dordoi Bishkek	2006		?	?	?	?	?	?	5	1
	2007		?	?	?	?	?	?	13	5
	2008		?	?	?	?	?	?	17	7
	2009		?	?	?	?	?	?	26	15
	2010		?	?	?	?	?	?	24	15
	2011		?	?	?	?	-	-	30	13
	2012		?	?	?	?	-	-	28	10
	2013		?	?	?	?	-	-	21	13
	2014		?	?	?	?	-	-	7	4
Alga Bishkek	2015		?	?	?	?	-	-	9	6
	2020		10	0	?	?	?	?	10	0
	2021		14	0	?	?	?	?	14	0
	2022		18	0	?	?	?	?	18	0
Muras United	2023		15	0	?	?	?	?	15	0
Maldives			League		President's Cup		AFC		Total
Maziya	2015	Dhivehi Premier League	8	11	5	2	-	-	13	13
Malaysia			League		Malaysia FA Cup		AFC		Total
UiTM FC	2016	Malaysia Premier League	12	20	1	5	-	-	13	25
Total	Kyrgyzstan		?	?	?	?	?	?	265	?
	Maldives		8	11	5	2	-	-	13	13
	Malaysia		12	20	1	5	-	-	13	25
Career Total			?	?	?	?	?	?	282	?

International

Kyrgyzstan
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	1	0
2009	5	0
2013	8	0
2014	7	0
2015	5	0
2016	3	0
2017	3	0
2018	7	0
2019	6	0
2021	1	0
Total	46	0

Honours

Dordoi

• Kyrgyzstan League (5); 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
• Kyrgyzstan Cup (3): 2008, 2010, 2012
• Kyrgyzstan Super Cup (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
• AFC President's Cup (2): 2006, 2007
• AFC President's Cup Runner-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2010

Maziya

• President's Cup (Maldives): 2015

Kyrgyzstan

• Nehru Cup 3rd place: 2009

Individual

• Kyrgyzstan League Best goalkeeper (2): 2011, 2013