Eldor Shomurodov vs Mirjalol Qosimov
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.
Mirjalol Qosimov
Uzbekistan · 1994–95 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #4 of 33
- Caps
- 67 · 31 goals
- Clubs
- FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FK Mash'al Mubarek
On 12 September 1995 he scored against Liverpool in the UEFA Cup for Alania Vladikavkaz, one of 210 goals across a career that took him from Soviet football to Samara and back to Tashkent. Gold at the 1994 Asian Games, where Uzbekistan beat China 4-2 in the Hiroshima final and he was named Asia's best midfielder, heads a record of 67 caps and 31 goals, later followed by three Uzbek titles as Bunyodkor's coach. Career record: 67 caps and 31 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at FC Alania Vladikavkaz, FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FK Mash'al Mubarek.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mirjalol Qosimov ahead by 2 rating points, 84 against 82.
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