 Akhmetov withZenit in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-31)31 December 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Krylia Sovetov Samara (on loan fromZenit Saint Petersburg) | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alga Bishkek | |||
| 2009–2013 | Yu. Konoplyov | ||
| 2013–2014 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Rubin Kazan | 27 | (0) |
| 2014 | →Rubin-2 Kazan | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow | 81 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Krasnodar | 42 | (4) |
| 2024– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Russia U-18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2015 | Russia U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Russia U-21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019– | Russia | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2023 | |||
Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian:Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов;Uyghur:ئىلزات ئەخمەت,romanized: Ilzat Axmetow,Илзат Тоглокович Ахметов; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professionalfootballer who plays as acentral midfielder forRussian Premier League clubKrylia Sovetov Samara on loan fromZenit St. Petersburg. Earlier in his career he mostly played in theattacking midfielder position.
Born inKyrgyzstan toUyghur parents, Akhmetov moved to Russia at 11.[2][3]
He made his professional debut in theRussian Professional Football League forFC Rubin-2 Kazan on 18 July 2014 in a game againstFC Syzran-2003 Syzran.[4]
He made his debut for the mainFC Rubin Kazan squad on 24 September 2014 in aRussian Cup game againstFC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. He made hisRussian Premier League debut for Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2014 in a game againstFC Mordovia Saransk.[5]
On 15 June 2018,FC Zenit Saint Petersburg announced that Akhmetov would join them for a try-out during the first pre-season camp.[6]
On 26 July 2018,CSKA Moscow announced the signing of Akhmetov on a four-year contract.[7] Akhmetov left CSKA as a free agent in June 2022.[8]
On 7 July 2022,Krasnodar announced the signing of Akhmetov on a contract until 30 June 2024.[9]
On 9 January 2024, Akhmetov signed a contract withFC Zenit Saint Petersburg until the end of 2025–26 season, with an option for the 2026–27 season.[10]
On 6 August 2025, Akhmetov was loaned byKrylia Sovetov Samara.[11]
He was able to represent for eitherKyrgyzstan orRussia. Manager of KyrgyzstanAleksandr Krestinin, a Russian himself, tried to call him up, but he ultimately chose the latter.[12]
He was called up to the Russian team for the first time in November 2018 for games against Germany and Sweden.[13] He was forced to miss the callup due to injury.[14]
He made his debut for the team on 21 March 2019 in aUEFA Euro 2020 qualifier againstBelgium, as a starter.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rubin-2 Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | 104 | 7 | |||
| Krasnodar | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 61 | 7 | ||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara (loan) | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 8 | 51 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
