Eldor Shomurodov vs Timur Kapadze
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.
Timur Kapadze
Uzbekistan · 2002–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 81
- Rank in Uzbekistan
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 119 · 10 goals
- Clubs
- Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe
He won 119 caps for Uzbekistan between 2002 and 2015 and scored ten times, then stood on the touchline on 5 June 2025 as the head coach the night Uzbekistan finally qualified for a World Cup. As a player he won six consecutive Uzbek titles with Pakhtakor from 2002, three more with Bunyodkor, a Kazakh championship with Aktobe in 2013, and reached four Asian Cups, the best of them the fourth-place run in 2011. Career record: 119 caps and 10 goals for Uzbekistan; club career at Pakhtakor Tashkent FK, Incheon United, FC Aktobe.
The verdict
The almanac puts Eldor Shomurodov ahead by 1 rating point, 82 against 81.
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