Rustam Ashurmatov

Rustam Ashurmatov (Uzbek: Рустам Ашурматов; born 7 July 1996), sometimes spelt as Rustamjon Ashurmatov, is an Uzbek footballer who plays as a defender for Iranian club Esteghlal.^[1]

Rustam Ashurmatov

Ashurmatov in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kokand, Uzbekistan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Esteghlal
Number	5
Youth career
	Bunyodkor-2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Bunyodkor	91	(5)
2019–2020	Gwangju	47	(2)
2021–2022	Gangwon	19	(1)
2022	Navbahor Namangan	25	(2)
2023–2025	Rubin Kazan	33	(2)
2025–	Esteghlal	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Uzbekistan U17	6	(1)
2015	Uzbekistan U20	6	(0)
2017–2018	Uzbekistan U23	12	(1)
2017–	Uzbekistan	43	(1)
Medal record Representing  Uzbekistan Men's football AFC U-23 Championship 2018 China Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025

Career

Club

On 7 February 2019, FC Bunyodkor announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gwangju.^[2]

On 19 January 2021, Gangwon FC announced that Ashurmatov had joined Gangwon.^[3] Gangwon announced that Ashurmatov left the club on 15 February 2022.^[4]

On 18 February 2022, Ashurmatov signed with Navbahor Namangan.^[5]

On 14 January 2023, Ashurmatov joined FC Rubin Kazan in Russia on a 3.5-year contract.^[6]

On 9 July 2025, Ashurmatov joined Esteghlal in Iran on a 2-year contract.^[7]

International

A player for the Uzbekistan national football team since 2017, Ashurmatov has also have played for the Uzbekistan national youth teams in international tournaments such as 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup,^[8][9] and 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, in which he would win the latter tournament with Uzbekistan national under-23 football team, with him scoring in the final.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bunyodkor	2015	Uzbekistan Super League	11	0	0	0	6[a]	0	—		17	0
	2016	Uzbekistan Super League	27	0	0	0	7[a]	0	—		34	0
	2017	Uzbekistan Super League	24	3	1	0	—		—		25	3
	2018	Uzbekistan Super League	29	2	3	0	—		—		32	2
	Total		80	5	4	1	13	0	—		91	5
Gwangju FC	2019	K League 2	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2020	K League 1	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
	Total		47	2	1	0	—		—		48	2
Gangwon FC	2021	K League 1	19	1	2	0	—		—		21	1
Navbahor Namangan	2022	Uzbekistan Super League	25	2	7	0	—		—		32	2
Rubin Kazan	2022–23	Russian First League	5	1	0	0	—		—		5	1
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	14	1	5	1	—		—		19	2
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	14	0	7	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		33	2	12	1	—		—		45	3
Esteghlal	2025–26	Pro League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			215	12	26	1	14	0	0	0	255	13

1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 5 June 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uzbekistan	2017	2	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	5	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	7	0
	2023	7	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	3	0
Total		43	1

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 March 2024	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0	2–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rubin

• Russian First League: 2022–23

Gwangju

• K League 2: 2019

Uzbekistan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2018