Myrat_Ýagşyýew
Murat Ýakşiýew
Turkmen footballer (born 1992)
Murat Yakshiyev (Turkmen: Murat Ýakşiýew; Russian: Мурад Якшиев; born 12 January 1992) is a professional Turkmen football player who played in Şagadam.[2][3] He is also a member of Turkmenistan national football team.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murat Tohtamuradowiç Ýakşiýew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Turkmenabat, Lebap Region, Turkmenistan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap | ? | (14) |
| 2014 | FC Daşoguz | ? | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Balkan | ? | (40) |
| 2016–2019 | Altyn Asyr | ? | (28) |
| 2020 | Ahal | 25 | (11) |
| 2021 | Şagadam | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Altyn Asyr | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Turkmenistan | 12 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 19, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 19, 2023 | |||
He was born in Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan, and started his career in football team FC Bagtyyarlyk-Lebap in Turkmenabat.[5][6]
In 2014, he moved to the professional football by signing a contract with the Turan FK. However, in the third round of the Ýokary Liga he moved to Balkan FK. Speaking for the Balkan FK in the 2015 season became the top scorer of the Ýokary Liga (31 goals), as well as the silver medalist of the championship.[7]
Since 2016 plays for FC Altyn Asyr.[8] He made his debut for the new club in the framework of the 2016 AFC Cup against the Lebanese club Al-Ahed (2:0). As part of FC Altyn Asyr, he became the champion of the Turkmenistan for four years in a row.
In January 2020, he joined the Ýokary Liga vice-champion FC Ahal.[9]
FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
In March 2023, Kyrgyz professional football club Neftchi announced the signing of Yakshiyev to a one-year contract.[10] On 16 May 2023, Yakshiyev scored his first goal for FC Neftchi in a game against FC Aldiyer Kurshab (3:2).[11]
Ýagşyýew made his senior national team debut on 26 March 2017 against Chinese Taipei, coming to the substitution at the 72nd minute.[12]
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.[13]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2017 | Sport toplumy, Daşoguz, Turkmenistan |  Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 November 2017 | Sport toplumy, Balkanabat, Turkmenistan |  Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
- "Turkmenistan - M. Ýagşyýew - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "31 pökginiň kyssasy | Myrad Ýagşyýew from his wife". turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- V@DIM. "Золотой век | Myrat Ýagşyýew". turkmenistan.gov.tm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- "Myrat Ýagşyýewiň het-trigi "Balkany" birinji orna gaýtaryp getirdi | Balkan is a silver medalist". turkmenportal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ihyzmatlary.com. ""Алтын Асыр" заметно усилился в преддверии группового турнира Кубка АФК-Спорт-Turkmenportal.com". turkmenportal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "2019 AFC Asian Cup – Matches – Chinese Taipei-Turkmenistan". Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Ýagşyýew, Myrat". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- Murat Ýakşiýew at National-Football-Teams.com