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Eldor Shomurodov

Eldor Azamat oʻgʻli Shomurodov (born 29 June 1995) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Serie A club Roma, and captains the Uzbekistan national team.

Shomurodov played in his homeland for Mash'al Mubarek and Bunyodkor, before spending three years with Rostov in the Russian Premier League. In 2020, he moved to Genoa in Serie A for €8 million and a year later Roma for €17.5 million, followed by loan spells at Spezia and Cagliari.

After helping the under-20 team to the quarter-finals of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Shomurodov made his full international debut for Uzbekistan later that year, and represented the country at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. He also captained his team to qualify for the first World Cup appearance. With 43 goals, he is the nation's all-time top scorer.

Born in Jarqoʻrgʻon, Shomurodov played for Mash'al Mubarek and Bunyodkor. On 15 July 2017, he moved to Russian Premier League club Rostov. His most prolific season was his last, with 11 goals in 2019–20.

On 1 October 2020, Shomurodov completed an €8 million move to Serie A club Genoa. He became the second Uzbek to play in Serie A, after Ilyos Zeytulayev, whose teams also included Genoa. He made his debut on 19 October in a goalless draw at Hellas Verona, being substituted for Gianluca Scamacca after 63 minutes; his first goal on 30 November was consolation in a 2–1 home loss to Parma. He scored eight times in his one season at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, including two in a 4–3 home loss to Atalanta on 15 May 2021.

On 2 August 2021, Roma announced the acquisition of Shomurodov on a five-year contract for €17.5 million plus bonuses. He debuted 17 days later in José Mourinho's first game as manager, away to Trabzonspor in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round. He started the game and scored the decisive goal of a 2–1 win, becoming at 26 years the second and youngest Uzbek to score in the UEFA Conference League. Mainly a substitute in his first season, he scored three league goals, starting with an equaliser in a 3–2 loss at Venezia on 7 November. He went on to become the first-ever Uzbek football player to win a major UEFA competition, as his club triumphed in the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final, for which he was a last-minute substitute.

On 8 September 2022, during a 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage game against Ludogorets Razgrad, Roma lost 1-2 to Ludogorets Razgrad and he scored one goal, becoming at 27 years Uzbekistan’s oldest goalscorer ever in UEFA Europa League final stage, a record that still stands.

On 30 January 2023, Spezia signed Shomurodov on loan until the end of the season.

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