Lazizbek Mirzaev

Lazizbek Mirzaev

Personal information
Full name	Lazizbek Azizovich Mirzaev
Date of birth	(2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Leganés
Youth career
2019–2021	Odil Ahmedov FA
2022	Lokomotiv Tashkent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Lokomotiv Tashkent	21	(0)
2025–	Leganés	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2023	Uzbekistan U17	16	(3)
2024–	Uzbekistan U20	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024

Lazizbek Mirzaev (Uzbek: Лазизбек Мирзаев; born 5 October 2006) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga side Leganés and the Uzbekistan U20.

Club career

Born in Tashkent, Mirzaev first took an interest in football at the age of seven, after watching Argentina international Lionel Messi play.[1] After suffering a serious injury, he stepped away from the game to recover, before returning in 2019, when he joined the Odil Ahmedov Football Academy.[1]

He joined then-Super League side Lokomotiv Tashkent for the 2022 season, and would go on to make his professional debut on 12 November, coming on as a late second-half substitute for Jerome Mpasko in a 3–1 win against Metallurg Bekabad.[2] In January of the following year, he signed his first professional contract with the club, despite their relegation to the Pro League.[3]

International career

In 2021, Mirzaev represented Uzbekistan at both under-15 and under-16 level, scoring a brace for the latter in a 2–1 away win against the United Arab Emirates on 23 December.[1][4] The following year he continued to represent the Uzbekistan under-16 team, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over the under-18 squad of Pakhtakor, before captaining the side as they played at the Mirabror Usmanov Memorial Cup.[5][6]

Later in 2022, Mirzaev scored a hat-trick against Brunei in a resounding 14–0 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification win, before following this up with a free-kick equalising goal in an eventual 3–2 win over South Korea, helping Uzbekistan qualify for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1] At the competition proper, Mirzaev could not prevent Uzbekistan's defeat to South Korea in the semi-finals, stating "We have come a long way to this tournament. We played good matches. The most important thing is to qualify for the World Cup."[7]

Ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Mirzaev was named by FIFA as one of the five Asian players to watch out for.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 17 December 2024.[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Tashkent	2022	Uzbekistan Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023	Uzbekistan Pro League	6	0	1[a]	0	0	0	7	0
	2024	Uzbekistan Super League	14	0	2[a]	0	0	0	16	0
Leganés	2024–25	La Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			21	0	3	0	0	0	24	0

Notes

1. Appearances in the Uzbekistan Cup

Honours

Lokomotiv

• Uzbekistan Pro League: 2023

References

1. ""Toshkentlik Modrich" bilan tanishamiz" [Let's meet "Modrić from Tashkent".]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
2. "16 yoshli futbolchi "Lokomotiv"da debyut qildi!" [The 16-year-old player made his debut in "Lokomotiv"!]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
3. "Лазизбек Мирзаев подписал свой первый профессиональный контракт‌‌" [Lazizbek Mirzaev signed his first professional contract‌‌]. lokomotiv.uz (in Russian). 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
4. ""Одил Аҳмедов ФА" тарбияланувчисининг дубли иккинчи уйинда ҳам Ўзбекистон ўсмирларига ғалаба келтирди" [The double of "Odil Akhmedov FA" trainee brought victory to the youth of Uzbekistan in the second home game as well.]. championat.asia (in Russian). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
5. "Lazizbek Mirzaevning goli O'zbekiston U-16 ga g'alaba keltirdi" [The goal of Lazizbek Mirzaev brought victory to Uzbekistan U-16]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
6. ""Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Bugun Eron bilan o'yinda bo'lgan bosim va sarosimani engib maydonga chiqdik"" ["Mixed zone". Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Today we came to the field after overcoming the pressure and confusion in the match with Iran"]. championat.asia (in Uzbek). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
7. "Lazizbek Mirzaev: "Jahon chempionati yo'llanmasini bizni qo'llab-quvvatlagan xalqimizga bag'ishlaymiz"" [Lazizbek Mirzaev: "We dedicate the ticket to the World Championship to our people who supported us"]. championat.uz (in Uzbek). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
8. "Five AFC players to watch at Indonesia 2023". fifa.com. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
9. Lazizbek Mirzaev at Soccerway
10. "Lazizbek Mirzaev". pfl.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2023.

External links

• Lazizbek Mirzaev at Soccerway