Rustam Soirov

Rustam Jamshidovich Soirov (Tajik: Рустам Ҷамшедович Соиров; Russian: ‌Рустам Джамшидович Соиров; born 12 September 2002) is a Tajikistani professional football player who currently plays for Istiklol in the Tajikistan Higher League.

Rustam Soirov

Personal information
Full name	Rustam Jamshidovich Soirov
Date of birth	(2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Dushanbe, Tajikistan[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Istiklol
Number	77
Youth career
	Lokomotiv-Pamir
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Istiklol	46	(26)
2022	Levadia Tallinn	5	(0)
2022	→ Levadia II	6	(3)
2022–2024	Lokomotiv Tashkent	17	(8)
2024–	Istiklol	16	(3)
International career‡
2019	Tajikistan U17	3	(1)
2020–	Tajikistan	24	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 14 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Istiklol

In 2020, Soirov joined Istiklol.

Levadia Tallinn

On 2 August 2022, Istiklol announced that Soirov had left the club to join Levadia Tallinn on a three-year contract.^[3]

Lokomotiv Tashkent

On 23 December 2022, Uzbekistan club, Lokomotiv Tashkent announced the signing of Soirov to a two-year contract.^[4]

Istiklol return

On 16 March 2024, Istiklol announced the return of Soirov on a contract until the end of 2025.^[5]

International career

Soirov made his senior team debut on 7 November 2020 against Bahrain.^[6][7]

He scored his first international goal against Malaysia on 17 October 2023 in the final match of the 2023 Merdeka Tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2025^[2][8][6]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Istiklol	2020[2]	Tajikistan Higher League	16	8	2	2	1[a]	0	1[b]	0	20	10
	2021[9]		24	15	5	1	7[c]	1	1[b]	0	37	17
	2022[10]		6	3	0	0	6[c]	0	1[b]	1	13	4
	Total		46	26	7	3	14	1	3	1	70	31
Levadia Tallinn	2022	Meistriliiga	5	0	0	0	-		-		5	0
Levadia II	2022	Esiliiga	6	3	-		-		-		6	3
Lokomotiv Tashkent[11]	2023[12]	Uzbekistan Pro League	17	8	4	3	-		-		21	11
Istiklol	2024	Tajikistan Higher League	14	3	3	1	6[d]	0	1[b]	1	24	5
	2025		2	0	0	0	0[d]	0	0[b]	0	2	0
	Total		16	3	3	1	6	0	1	1	26	5
Career total			90	40	14	7	20	1	4	2	128	50

1. Zero appearances in the AFC Champions League, one appearance in the AFC Cup
2. Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup
3. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
4. Zero appearances in the AFC Champions League Two

International

Tajikistan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	1	0
2021	5	0
2022	3	0
2023	3	2
2024	12	3
Total	24	5

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 November 2024^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first.^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October 2023	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	2–0	2–0	Merdeka Tournament
2.	21 November 2023	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan	Pakistan	2–0	6–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	4 January 2024	Zayed Cricket Training Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Hong Kong	1–0	2–1	Friendly
4.	26 March 2024	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Saudi Arabia	1–1	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	19 November 2024	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Afghanistan	3–1	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Istiklol^[6]

• Tajik League: 2020,^[13] 2021^[14]
• Tajik Supercup: 2020,^[15] 2021,^[16] 2022,^[17] 2024^[18]

International

Tajikistan

• King's Cup: 2022^[19]
• Merdeka Tournament: 2023