Eldor Shomurodov vs Ignatiy Nesterov
Uzbekistan against Uzbekistan. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Eldor Shomurodov
Uzbekistan · 2022–25 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #5 of 33
- Clubs
- FK Mash'al Mubarek, F.C. Bunyodkor, AS Roma
In June 2023 his 36th goal for Uzbekistan moved him past Maksim Shatskikh, and two years on he was the captain who took the country to its first World Cup. He finished the 2025-26 Süper Lig as joint top scorer on 22 goals with Başakşehir, won the Europa Conference League with Roma in 2022, and holds the Uzbek scoring record with 45 in 95 caps. Career record: club career at FK Mash'al Mubarek, F.C. Bunyodkor, AS Roma.
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 Eldor Shomurodov ahead by 2 rating points, 82 against 80.
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