Ranking of the most valuable football players in Central Asia announced
Central Asian footballers are shining brighter on the international stage, making their mark in top leagues. Interest in members of the Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan national teams has significantly increased in the transfer market recently. This indicates that local football in our region is on the right track and our representatives' competitiveness is growing globally.
In this regard, the popular Kazakh sportarena.kz sports portal, based on data from the prestigious Transfermarkt analytical platform, has compiled a symbolic team consisting of the 11 most valuable football players in Central Asia.
Top 11: Million-euro stars
The absolute leader of the ranking is our compatriot who recently joined a major club. Meet the most valuable players on the list:
Abduqodir Husanov (Uzbekistan): Manchester City center-back, 22 years old — 35 million euros;
Abbosbek Fayzullayev (Uzbekistan): Başakşehir midfielder, 22 years old — 7 million euros;
Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan): Başakşehir forward, 30 years old — 7 million euros;
Dastan Satpayev (Kazakhstan): Kairat forward (joining Chelsea in summer), 17 years old — 3 million euros;
Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan): Akhmat forward, 23 years old — 2.5 million euros;
Nurali Alip (Kazakhstan): Zenit center-back, 26 years old — 2.5 million euros;
Aziz G‘aniyev (Uzbekistan): Al-Bataeh center-back, 28 years old — 2.2 million euros;
Oston O‘runov (Uzbekistan): Persepolis winger, 25 years old — 2 million euros;
Rustam Yatimov (Tajikistan): Rostov goalkeeper, 27 years old — 1.8 million euros;
Otabek Shukurov (Uzbekistan): Baniyas midfielder, 29 years old — 1.6 million euros;
Islom Chesnokov (Kazakhstan): Hearts forward, 26 years old — 1.2 million euros.
Statistics by country
Uzbek football players clearly dominate the ranking. The top 11 includes 6 from Uzbekistan, 4 from Kazakhstan and 1 from Tajikistan . It should be noted that no players from the Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan national teams made it into this prestigious list this time.
Such high valuation of our representatives will undoubtedly serve to further enhance the reputation of Uzbek football on the international stage.
In your opinion, which of our players on the list could see their transfer value rise most sharply in the coming years?
