# Arslanmyrat Amanow

Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow (born 28 March 1990) is a former Turkmen professional footballer who played as a winger and attacking midfielder. Throughout career, he played for teams in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. He currently holds the position of president of FK Arkadag, following his appointment in November 2024.
At international level, Amanow scored 14 goals in 63 appearances for Turkmenistan between 2009 and 2024. Amanow is also the Turkmenistan national team's most-capped player. He represented Turkmenistan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

## Personal life

Arslanmyrat Amanow was born at Baýramaly in Mary Region. He started playing football at the School of Sports of Ashgabat.

## Career

He started his professional career in 2007, FC Ashgabat, where he played for the first two years. From 2010 to 2012, he played for FC HTTU. Also during 2012, he played 11 matches and scored one goal in Kazakh club FC Okzhetpes.
During 2013, he returned to HTTU. In March 2014, Amanov signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar. After one season with Irtysh, Amanov left the club in December 2014. He played 24 matches as part of this club and scored 1 goal.
In 2015–2016, he played for Uzbek club Olmaliq, played 54 matches and managed to score 8 goals. In 2017, he played for the FC Altyn Asyr. In 2018, he signed for another Uzbek club FK Buxoro. On 31 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed for Uzbek champions PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent.
In the winter of 2020, Amanov signed a one-year contract with FC AGMK, in which he had already played in 2015 and 2016. In January 2021, he signed with FC Sogdiana Jizzakh. In July 2021, his contract with Sogdiana was terminated by mutual consent. He returned to homeland Turkmenistan, and joined FC Ahal. In the first match of the Turkmenistan championship against Kopetdag on 23 October 2021, he made his debut in official matches for FC Ahal. He won the Ýokary Liga with Ahal in 2022. Following the 2022 season, he was included in the list of the best players of the year.
Since April 2024, he has played for the newly formed club FK Arkadag. He retired from professional football in November 2024.

## International career

Since 2009, he has played for the national team of Turkmenistan. He scored in the game against Tajikistan in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Semi final.
Until now, he has played 53 games in his team and scored 10 goals meaning he holds the record for the most international caps of any Turkmen player. One of the vice-captains of the team.
In December 2018, he was included in the bid for the Asian Cup 2019. On 9 January, in the first match of the group stage against Japan, he scored the opening goal from in the 27th minute of the game. As a result, the Turkmenistan national team lost 2:3.

## Executive roles

In November 2024, Amanow was appointed chairman of football club Arkadag.

## Career statistics
### International

Turkmenistan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 14 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 March 2023

### International goals

    Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 24 February 2010 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2. | 21 March 2011 | MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya | Pakistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 March 2012 | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu | Maldives | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 4. | 16 March 2012 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | Philippines | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2012 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 5. | 22 March 2013 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Cambodia | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 6. | 3 September 2015 | Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb | Oman | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 8 October 2015 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat | India | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 29 March 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | India | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 28 December 2018 | Miracle Resort Hotel, Antalya | Afghanistan | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 10. | 9 January 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Japan | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 11. | 5 September 2019 | Colombo Racecourse, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. | 15 October 2019 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City | Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 14 November 2019 | Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat | North Korea | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 11 June 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |

## Honours

Ahal
* Ýokary Liga: 2023
Aşgabat
* Ýokary Liga: 2007, 2008
HTTU
* Ýokary Liga: 2013
* Turkmenistan Cup: 2011
Lokomotiv Tashkent
* Uzbekistan Super Cup: 2019
Turkmenistan
* AFC Challenge Cup runner-up: 2010, 2012