Odil Ahmedov born on the 25

Odil Ahmedov ( born on the 25^th of November on 1987) is an Uzbek international footballer. He usually plays as a central midfielder, but also played as a centre back during the 2011 Asian Cup, because of some injured defenders. Born in Namangan Province, Ahmedov began playing football in reserve side of Pakhtakor Tashkent. After two seasons, he joined the first team and won the Uzbek League twice with the club, He made his official debut for the first-team of Pakhtakor on 16 May 2006 aged 18, in an Uzbek League away match against Qizilqum Zarafshon.

It was revealed by Pakhtakor that Odil Ahmedov had received offers from foreign clubs such as the Russian Premier League members Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Dynamo Moscow. But Pakhtakor officials believed that Odil Ahmedov deserves a better offer referring to the top European clubs such as the ones from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France.

After his stunning performance at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, a lot of clubs showed interest in him, for example the Russian teams such as Rubin Kazan, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Lokomotiv Moscow, Spanish side Málaga CF, English side Bolton Wanderers, French side AS Monaco, Saudi side Al-Ittihad, Ukrainian sides Dynamo Kiev and Metalist Kharkiv, and the Turkish side Beşiktaş J.K.. The highest prices were from the Saudi side Al-Shabab who have offered 8 million euros, and the Qatari side Al-Gharafa offering 12 million euros.

Since the European transfer window closed on 31 January, Odil Akhmedov could not play in a European club till the summer transfer window opens. He still have had the offer from Al-Shabab for 8 million euros, and Al-Gharafa for 12 million euros, he needed to make his decision before the clubs canceled their offer, or else he might be left at his current club Pakhtakor.

There were rumours that Odil Akhmedov was seen in front of the Jeonbuk's office.

On 4 February 2011 U.F.F. revealed that Odil Akhmedov moved to Russia where he would play his next season, but the name of the club was not revealed. According to unknown source Odil Akhmedov was going to play at Anzhi Makhachkala. Anzhi coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev revealed that the club didn't sign Odil Akhmedov. He went to Belek, Turkey, with his current team Pakhtakor Tashkent, and this is the same place where Anzhi Makhachkala is training. According to Pakhtakor, real offers only came from Al-Shabab and Anzhi, and rest was just rumours being spread. Pakhtakor also announced that Odil Akhmedov had been loaned to Anzhi Makhachkala for one year. There has been rumours that England's Arsenal has been interested in Odil Akhmedov. Later Akhmedov confirmed the interest by Arsenal F.C.On 13 February 2011 Ahmedov scored his first goal in his first match for Anzhi in friendly match against Obolon (Ukraine) with 1–0 win. He made his official debut in Russia in 2010–11 Russian Cup Round of 16 match against Zenit Saint Petersburg on 1 March 2011.On 29 December 2011 Anzhi Makhachkala official website announced Ahmedov was named as the best player of the club over season 2011. The winner was determined with the survey conducted among official website visitors and finally by club managers and coaches. He collected more points than Samuel Eto'o and Yuri Zhirkov.

Scores and results list Uzbekistan's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 February 2008	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	14 June 2008	MHSK Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Lebanon	1–0	3–0
3.				2–0
4.	12 October 2010	Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Bahrain	3–1	4–2	Friendly
5.	7 January 2011	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–0	2–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
6.	16 January 2011	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar	China PR	1–1	2–2
7.	15 November 2011	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Tajikistan	2–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	18 June 2013	Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Qatar	4–1	5–1
9.	19 November 2013	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0	2–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10.	7 September 2014	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	New Zealand	1–0	3–1	Friendly
11.				2–0
12.	14 January 2015	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	China PR	1–0	1–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup
13.	8 September 2015	Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines	Philippines	1–0	5–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	8 October 2015	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–0	4–0
15.	12 November 2015	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	North Korea	3–1	3–1
16.	28 March 2017	Bunyadkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Qatar	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	16 October 2018	Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Qatar	1–0	2–0	Friendly
18.	9 January 2019	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	Oman	1–0	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup
19.	7 June 2019	Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	North Korea	1–0	4–0	Friendly
20.	15 October 2019	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	1–0	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification