Igor Sergeyev (Uzbekistani footballer)

Igor Vladimirovich Sergeyev (; born 30 April 1993) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for BG Pathum United, and Uzbekistan.

Club career

Pakhtakor Tashkent 
Sergeyev made his Uzbek League debut for Pakhtakor Tashkent on 5 March 2011 against Qizilqum Zarafshon at the Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Temurkhuja Abdukholikov as Tashkent won the match 2–0.

Loan to Beijing Guoan 
On 6 July 2016, Sergeyev was loaned to Beijing Guoan joining his national team teammate Egor Krimets. On 16 October, he scored his first goal during 2016 Chinese Super League match against Changchun Yatai.

Al Dhafra 
After 7 seasons at Pakhtakor Tashkent, Sergeyev moved to United Arab Emirates club, Al Dhafra for the remaining of the 2018–19 UAE Pro League season.

Return to Pakhtakor Tashkent 
On 6 July 2018, Sergeyev returned to boyhood club,  Pakhtakor Tashkent.

Aktobe
On 18 February 2021, Kazakhstan club, Aktobe announced the signings of Sergeyev.

Tobol
On 19 July 2021, Sergeyev signed for Tobol. In his first season, he won the 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League title. The following season, he also won the 2022 Kazakhstan Super Cup. On 8 June 2023, Sergeyev left Tobol by mutual consent.

BG Pathum United
On 13 June 2023, Thai League 1 side, BG Pathum United announced the signing of Sergeyev. He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 22 August 2023 during the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs round against China side, Shanghai Port in a 3–2 win which send his team to the group stage.

International career
Sergeyev had established himself as a regular at the under-20 level for Uzbekistan. After the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Sergeyev came out as the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals throughout as he led Uzbekistan's U20s to the semi-finals, where they lost to South Korea U20s 3–1.

He made his debut for main team, Uzbekistan on 10 September 2013 in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jordan. He was named in Uzbekistan's squad for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, held in Australia. Sergeyev played  three matches and scored Uzbekistan's 1–0 winning goal against North Korea in their opening match in Group B.

During the FiFa 2018 Russia World Cup Qualification, Igor scored many goals, significantly helping his national side beat many nations. Igor Sergeyev, 22, has established a reputation as one of Asia's most promising stars by scoring regularly for both club and country. The young forward has racked up 40 goals to keep Pakhtakor on course to win their 11th title in the domestic league. He has shown similarly impressive form in the qualifying campaign too, with three goals so far. He scored against North Korea in June, 2015. Then, showed his true powers in a match against Philippines, scoring 2 goals, ending with a score of 5-1 win for Uzbekistan. The Pakhtakor young striker would put the game beyond any doubt by completing a brace five minutes past the hour mark.

Career statistics

Club

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 November 2022.

International goals
Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.

Honours
Pakhtakor Tashkent
 Uzbekistan Super League: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020
 Uzbekistan Super League runner-up: 2011
 Uzbekistan Cup: 2011, 2019

Tobol
 Kazakhstan Premier League: 2021
 Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2022

Individual
 AFC U-19 Championship top scorer: 2012 (7 goals)
 Uzbek League Top Scorer: 2015 (24 goals)

References

External links
 

Igor Sergeev- Soccerpunter

1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Tashkent
Uzbekistani men's footballers
Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players
Beijing Guoan F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
FC Aktobe players
FC Tobol players
Igor Sergeyev
Igor Sergeyev
Uzbekistani people of Russian descent
Uzbekistan men's international footballers
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Al Dhafra FC players
UAE Pro League players
Uzbekistan Super League players
Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan