Mekan_Saparow
Mekan Saparow
Turkmen footballer (born 1994)
Mekan Saparov (Turkmen: Mekan Meredowiç Saparow; born 22 April 1994) is a Turkmen footballer who plays for Turkmen club FC Altyn Asyr. He was part of the Turkmenistan national team from 2014.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mekan Meredovich Saparov | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Turkmenistan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Altyn Asyr | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Balkan | ? | (?) |
| 2015 | Ahal | ? | (?) |
| 2016– | FC Balkan | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Turkmenistan | 29 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021 | |||
He began his professional career in 2011 in FC Balkan. In 2013 with FC Balkan he won the 2013 AFC President's Cup in Malaysia.[1] In 2015, he moved for 2 month loan to the FC Ahal.[2]
Saparow made his senior national team debut on 23 May 2014, in an 2014 AFC Challenge Cup match against Philippines.
He played for Turkmenistan youth team in Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012, 2013[3] and 2015.[4]
He was included in Turkmenistan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
- Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.[5]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 November 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- "Кубок президента АФК - Небитчи - КРЛ - футбол - Scoresway - результаты_заголовок". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "AHAL FC v DORDOI". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- "Международный турнир по футболу "Кубок Содружества" / International Football Tournament "Commonwealth Cup" - Turkmenistan". com-cup.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Международный турнир по футболу "Кубок Содружества" / International Football Tournament "Commonwealth Cup" - Turkmenistan". com-cup.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Saparow, Mäkan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- Mekan Saparow at National-Football-Teams.com
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