Igor Golban

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Igor Golban
Personal information
Full name Igor Valeryevich Golban
Date of birth (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Navbahor Namangan
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 FC Sochi-04 21 (0)
2009–2011 FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi 15 (1)
2011–2014 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 0 (0)
2012–2013SK Sigma Olomouc (loan) 2 (0)
2013FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) 14 (0)
2014FC Khimki (loan) 10 (2)
2014 FC Sochi 10 (1)
2014–2015 Kokand 1912 26 (1)
2016 Navbahor Namangan 14 (2)
2016–2018 Nasaf Qarshi 55 (8)
2018– Navbahor Namangan 135 (8)
International career
2009 Russia U19 8 (1)
2011 Russia U21 3 (0)
2020–2021 Uzbekistan 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2021

Igor Valeryevich Golban (Russian: Игорь Валерьевич Голбан; born 31 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Navbahor Namangan in the Uzbekistan Super League. Born in Russia during the Soviet period, he represents Uzbekistan internationally.

Career[edit]

He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi on 10 August 2010 in a game against FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He played 3 seasons in the FNL for Zhemchuzhina and Shinnik.

In February 2015, he signed a contract with Kokand 1912.

International career[edit]

On 6 March 2020, Golban was naturalized as an Uzbekistani citizen after spending 5 years in the country.[1] He debuted for the Uzbekistan national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Iran on 8 October 2020.[2]

Uzbekistan national team
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2021 3 0
Total 4 0

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2021.

Honours[edit]

Sigma Olomouc

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Игорь Голбан Ўзбекистон фуқаролигини олди". CHAMPIONAT.asia.
  2. ^ "Uzbekistan vs. Iran – 8 October 2020 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.

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