# Akhtam Nazarov

Akhtam Nazarov (Tajik: Аҳтам Назаров, born 29 September 1992) is a Tajik professional football player who plays as a defender for Istiklol and the Tajikistan national football team.

## Career
### Club

In November 2019, Nazarov signed for Bangladesh Champions Bashundhara Kings on a one-year contract.
On 22 July 2020, Nazarov returned to FC Istiklol, signing a contract until the end of the 2021 season.
On 30 January 2023, Istiklol announced that Nazarov was leaving the club to sign for Andijon on a two-year contract. On 12 July 2023, Istiklol announced the return of Nazarov.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Istiklol | 2013 | Tajik League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2014 | Tajik League | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Istiklol | 2015 | Tajik League | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Istiklol | 2016 | Tajik League | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Istiklol | 2017 | Tajik League | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Istiklol | 2018 | Tajik League | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| Istiklol | 2019 | Tajik League | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 109 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 22 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| Istiklol | 2020 | Tajikistan Higher League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2021 | Tajikistan Higher League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Istiklol | 2022 | Tajikistan Higher League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Andijon | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2023 | Tajikistan Higher League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Istiklol | 2024 | Tajikistan Higher League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Istiklol | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 195 | 15 | 49 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 306 | 24 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in the Tajik Supercup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances and goals in the AFC Cup
* ↑ One appearance in the AFC Champions League, six appearances in the AFC Cup
* ↑ Zero appearances in the AFC Champions League, Zero appearances in the AFC Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League Two

### International

    As of match played 20 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tajikistan | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2015 | 7 | 2 |
| Tajikistan | 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2018 | 8 | 2 |
| Tajikistan | 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Tajikistan | 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 90 | 5 |

### International goals

    As of match played 9 October 2018. Tajikistan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nazarov goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 October 2015 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 12 November 2015 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 18 | Bangladesh | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 7 June 2016 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 21 | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 27 March 2018 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 33 | Philippines | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 | 9 October 2018 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | 36 | Philippines | 2–0 | 2-0 | 2018 Bangabandhu Cup |

## Honours

Istiklol
* Tajik League: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Tajik Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023
* Tajik Supercup: 2014, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
Tajikistan
* King's Cup: 2022