Abduqodir Khusanov vs Igor Shkvyrin
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.
Igor Shkvyrin
Uzbekistan · 1994–2000 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 80
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 31 · 20 goals
- Clubs
- FK Yangiyer, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, SKA Lviv
Eight goals in seven matches at the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games, two against Saudi Arabia on 1 October and two against Malaysia two days later, made him both top scorer and best player of the tournament. Uzbekistan took the gold medal there, beating China 4-2 in the final; he scored 20 in 31 caps for his country and 121 for Pakhtakor, and won league titles in Malaysia in 1995, Uzbekistan in 1998 and India in 2000. Career record: 31 caps and 20 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FK Yangiyer, Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, SKA Lviv.
The verdict
The almanac puts Abduqodir Khusanov ahead by 1 rating point, 81 against 80.
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