Otabek Shukurov

Otabek Shukurov is one of the most experienced midfielders in the Uzbek squad, with a career that has taken him from Bunyodkor through six years in the UAE with Sharjah, then to Turkey with Fatih Karagümrük and Kayserispor, and now back to the Gulf with Baniyas. That breadth of experience across competitive leagues has made him a technically assured, physically robust option in central midfield. At 29, he is in his prime and brings an understanding of different tactical systems that purely domestic players cannot match. He has long been a trusted figure in the national team's engine room.