Abduqodir Khusanov vs Ignatiy Nesterov
Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Abduqodir Khusanov
Uzbekistan · 2023–25 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #6 of 33
- Caps
- 26 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- FC SKA-1938, R.C. Lens, Manchester City
His Premier League debut on 25 January 2025 began with a mistake that handed Chelsea the opening goal, and he stayed on through a 3-1 win. A 40 million euro move made him the first Central Asian in the Premier League, and the FA Cup and League Cup followed in 2025-26, on top of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup in 2023, the CAFA Nations Cup in 2025 and the qualification that took Uzbekistan to its first World Cup. Career record: 26 caps and 0 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FC SKA-1938, R.C. Lens, Manchester City.
Ignatiy Nesterov
Uzbekistan · 2003–19 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 80
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #9 of 33
- Clubs
- FK Dinamo Samarqand, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, F.C. Bunyodkor
Uzbekistan took him to five Asian Cups, the first in China in 2004 and the last in the Emirates in 2019, fifteen years and 106 caps between the two. Ten Uzbek league titles and ten Uzbek Cups make him the most decorated Uzbek footballer at club level, six of each with Pakhtakor, four more leagues with Bunyodkor, and gold with the under-21s at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games. Career record: club career at FK Dinamo Samarqand, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, F.C. Bunyodkor.
The verdict
The almanac puts Abduqodir Khusanov ahead by 1 rating point, 81 against 80.
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