Shahboz Umarov was recognized as the best player of the Premier League in the first round

The 2025 season of the Kazakh Premier League got off to a hot start, and in the first round, Uzbek footballer Shahboz Umarov was recognized as the best player.

Umarov is in the symbolic national team!

The Sofascore statistics portal, which analyzes the actions of players in each round, gave the highest score in the first round to the representative of the Turon club - Shahboz Umarov. Umarov not only opened the scoring in the match against Okzhetpes, but also assisted on the second goal, playing a decisive role in his team's 2:0 victory. This excellent performance by the attacking midfielder was rated 9.6 points.

Chelsea player left out of national team

Kazakhstan football fans have noticed that another player, the current champion Kairat striker Doston Satpayev, was not included in this symbolic team. The 16-year-old, who scored a goal in his debut match for his team, recently caused a stir by signing a contract with Chelsea.

Uzbek footballers in Kazakhstan

This season, Turon in the Kazakh Premier League has been enriched with Uzbek players. Shahboz Umarov, Odiljon Abdumajidov, Behruz Askarov and Khurshid Mukhtorov have joined the Turkestan team.

Shahboz Umarov is an experienced winger who has been playing in the Kazakh championship since 2022. In 2023, he became the champion and cup winner with Ordabasy.

Odiljon Abdumajidov is a 23-year-old central defender. He played for Metallurg, Olimpik and Dinamo Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

Khurshidbek Mukhtorov is a 31-year-old experienced defender. He previously played for Nasaf, Lokomotiv, Kokand-1912 and Neftchi.

Behruz Askarov is a 21-year-old attacking player. He is a Pakhtakor graduate and will spend this season on loan to gain experience.

Uzbek fans are particularly interested in Turon, a team from Turkestan region, as the team has four Uzbek players and they are real contenders for the starting lineup.

Shahboz Umarov was recognized as the best player in the Kazakhstan championship with his excellent performance in the first round and hopes to bring a successful season to his team! Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”