Iskandar Dzhalilov Explained

Iskandar Dzhalilov (tg|Искандар Ҷалилов; born 1 June 1992) is a Tajik former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Dzhalilov also holds Russian citizenship, and is second cousins of fellow footballers Manuchekhr Dzhalilov and Alisher Dzhalilov.

Career

In September 2013, Dzhalilov moved on loan from Rubin Kazan to Istiklol,^[1] returning to Rubin in January 2014 after his loan deal with expired.^[2]

He made his Russian National Football League debut for Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 6 July 2014 in a game against Sibir Novosibirsk.^[3] Dzhalilov relocated to Bulgaria in July 2016, signing a contract with newly promoted Bulgarian First League football club Dunav Ruse.^[4] He was released in June 2017.^[5]

On 5 July 2017, Dzhalilov signed with Russian side Baltika Kaliningrad for 1+1 years.^[6]

On 19 June 2018, Dzhalilov returned to Bulgaria, signing for two years with Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^[7] On 30 July 2018 Dzhalilov's contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv was cancelled by mutual consent.^[8]

In March 2021, whilst on international duty with Tajikistan, Dzhalilov suffered a dislocated foot and fractured lower leg.^[9]

On 13 May 2022, Dzhalilov announced that due to persistent injuries he would be retiring from football following Istiklol's game against Khujand on 15 May 2022.^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[12]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rubin Kazan	2010	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (loan)	2012–13	Russian National League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Turnu Severin (loan)	2012–13	Liga I	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Istiklol (loan)	2013	Tajik League	5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
Volga Nizhny Novgorod	2014–15	Russian National League	28	0	1	0	–		–		29	0
	2015–16		7	0	1	0	–		–		8	0
	Total		35	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	0
Dunav Ruse	2016–17	First Professional Football League	26	0	1	0	–		–		27	0
Baltika Kaliningrad	2017–18	Russian National League	17	0	1	0	–		–		18	0
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2018–19	First Professional Football League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Botev Vratsa	2018–19	First Professional Football League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Istiklol	2019[13]	Tajik League	16	0	4	2	7	0	1	0	28	2
	2020[14]		16	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	21	0
	2021[15]		4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2022[16]		2	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	9	0
	Total		38	0	8	2	15	0	3	0	64	2
Career total			134	0	13	2	15	0	3	0	165	2

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[17]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tajikistan	2014	1	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	5	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	10	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	2	0
Total		25	0

Honours

Istiklol

• Tajik League: 2019,^[18] 2020,^[19] 2021^[20]
• Tajik Cup: 2019^[21]
• Tajik Supercup

2019,^[22] 2020,^[23] 2022^[24]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ru:Истиклол арендовал Искандара Джалилова до конца сезона. http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=51. fc-istiklol.tj. Istiklol. 13 October 2014. Russian. 4 September 2013.
2. Web site: ru:Закончился срок аренды Искандара Джалилова. http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=203. Istiklol. 10 October 2014. Russian. 16 January 2014.
3. Web site: Russian National Football League. Career Summary. 5 September 2014.
4. News: Дунав" подписа с юноша на ЦСКА (Москва) . 7 July 2016. 9 July 2016 . Bulgarian . glas.bg.
5. Web site: ФК "Дунав" се раздели с трима, работи сериозно по селекцията . fcdunav.eu . 6 June 2017 . Bulgarian.
6. Web site: Одиннадцатый новобранец . fc-baltika.ru . 5 July 2017 . Russian.
7. Web site: Локомотив подписа договор с Искандар Джалилов . lokomotivpd.com . 19 June 2018 . Bulgarian .
8. Web site: Локомотив се раздели с Искандар Джалилов и Антони Милина . lokomotivpd.com/ . PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv . 1 August 2018 . Bulgarian . 30 July 2018.
9. Web site: ИСКАНДАР ДЖАЛИЛОВ ПОЛУЧИЛ ТЯЖЕЛУЮ ТРАВМУ НА ТРЕНИРОВКЕ СБОРНОЙ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА . fft.tj/ . Football Federation Tajikistan . 20 March 2021 . Russian . 19 March 2021.
10. Web site: Iskandar Jalilov will play the last match of his career . t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 . FC Istiklol Telegram . 13 May 2022 . 13 May 2022.
11. Web site: ЗАЩИТНИК СБОРНОЙ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА ИСКАНДАР ДЖАЛИЛОВ ЗАВЕРШИЛ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНУЮ КАРЬЕРУ . fft.tj . Football Federation Tajikistan . 16 May 2022 . 15 May 2022.
12. Web site: I.Dzhalilov. Soccerway. 30 January 2015.
13. [2019 FC Istiklol season]
14. [2020 FC Istiklol season]
15. [2021 FC Istiklol season]
16. [2022 FC Istiklol season]
17. Web site: Iskandar Jalilov . National-Football-Teams.com . 10 November 2016.
18. Web site: Истиклол - восьмикратный чемпион Таджикистана! . fc-istiklol.tj/ . FC Istiklol . 27 September 2019 . Russian . 27 September 2019.
19. Web site: Истиклол в седьмой раз подряд завоевал золотые медали . fc-istiklol.tj/ . FC Istiklol . 20 September 2020 . Russian . 20 September 2020.
20. Web site: ИСТИКЛОЛ ПОЛУЧИЛ КУБОК ЗА ПОБЕДУ В COCA-COLA-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2021! . fc-istiklol.tj/ . FC Istiklol . 1 December 2021 . ru . 24 November 2021.
21. Web site: Истиклол - восьмикратный обладатель Кубка Таджикистана! . fc-istiklol.tj/ . FC Istiklol . 24 November 2019 . Russian . 24 November 2019.
22. Web site: Истиклол в восьмой раз выиграл Суперкубок Таджикистана!. fc-istiklol.tj. FC Istiklol. 30 March 2018. Russian. 29 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210346/http://fc-istiklol.tj/index.php?view=1&news=3825. 30 March 2019. dead.
23. Web site: Истиклол стал девятикратным обладателем Суперкубка Таджикистана . fc-istiklol.tj/ . FC Istiklol . 4 April 2020 . Russian . 4 April 2020.
24. Web site: ИСТИКЛОЛ СТАЛ ОДИННАДЦАТИКРАТНЫМ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЕМ СУПЕРКУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА . fft.tj/ . Tajikistan Football Federation . 9 May 2022 . Russian . 8 May 2022.