Umidjan Astanow

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Babamuradowiç and the family name is Astanow.

Umidjan Babamuradowiç Astanow (born 11 August 1990) is a Turkmen footballer currently playing for Nebitçi FT in the Ýokary Liga as a midfielder. Former player of the Turkmenistan national football team.

Umidjan Astanow

Personal information
Full name	Umidjan Babamuradowiç Astanow
Date of birth	(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Türkmenabat, Turkmenistan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nebitçi
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Merw Mary	?	(?)
2013–2014	FC Balkan	?	(?)
2015–2018	FC Altyn Asyr
2019	FC Merw
2020	FC Energetik	3	(0)
2020–	Nebitçi	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–2017	Turkmenistan	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2020

Club career

He began his career in the football club FC Merw. Since 2013, he has played for FC Balkan and won the AFC President's Cup 2013 in Malaysia with them. In 2015, he moved to FC Altyn Asyr.^[1]

In 2019, Astanow joined FC Merw.

Umidjan Astanow joined Energetik FK in January 2020. After unsuccessful trials at Energetik FK, Astanow signed a contract with Nebitçi FT in August 2020.^[2]

International career

№14 Astanow with Turkmenistan football team 2015 year

He played for the Olympic team of Turkmenistan at the Asian Games 2010 in Guangzhou. Umidjan was also called up for the Olympic team of Turkmenistan that competed in the London 2012 Olympics.

Astanow made his senior national team debut in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup. The last time he played for the senior team was in 2017.

Honors

Turkmenistan

• AFC Challenge Cup runner-up: 2012

Balkan

• AFC President's Cup: 2013