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27 / Uzbekistan · 2001–2007

Ilyas Zeytulayev

CM
Caps · Uzbekistan
10
Goals · Uzbekistan
2
Life
1982
Clubs
F.C. Crotone, Delfino Pescara 1936, Lanciano Calcio 1920
#27
Editorial rank of 33 for Uzbekistan
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Reggina gave him his Serie A debut against Juventus on 19 March 2005, the club that had raised him in its Primavera and given him nothing beyond two Coppa Italia appearances. It left him the first Uzbek in Italy's top division, a distinction he carried through Crotone, Genoa, Verona and Pescara, where he scored seven in 28; he made ten Uzbekistan appearances and scored twice between 2001 and 2007, and now manages Bunyodkor. Career record: 10 caps and 2 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at F.C. Crotone, Delfino Pescara 1936, Lanciano Calcio 1920.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q937810
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Career record

2001–2005Juventus
2005–2007AS Reggina 1914
2006–2006F.C. Crotone
2006–2007Genoa CFC
2007–2008Hellas Verona
2007–2007Vicenza Calcio
2008–2009Delfino Pescara 1936
2009–2013Lanciano Calcio 1920
2014–2014Torino
2014–2014HNK Gorica
Uzbekistan10 caps, 2 goals

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One rank above: Akmal Shorakhmedov at #26.

One rank below: Islom Tukhtakhujaev at #28.

Uzbekistan's editorial top five: Server Djeparov · Maksim Shatskikh · Odil Ahmedov · Mirjalol Qosimov · Eldor Shomurodov.

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