Ignatiy Mikhailovich Nesterov (Uzbek: Ignatiy Mixaylovich Nesterov, Russian: Игнатий Михайлович Нестеров) (born 20 June 1983, in Samarkand) is an Uzbek football goalkeeper of Russian origin who plays for Lokomotiv Tashkent.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignatius Mikhailovich Nesterov | ||
Date of birth | (1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Samarkand, Uzbekistan SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Tashkent | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | FK Samarqand-Dinamo | 24 | (0) |
2002–2009 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 192 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Bunyodkor | 154 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 160 | (0) |
2019 | Ohod | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002– | Uzbekistan | 106 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2019 |
Apart from a short-term spell at Saudi Arabian club Ohod, Nesterov has spent his entire footballing career in Uzbekistan. The most-decorated Uzbek player at club level, he won ten Uzbek Leagues and ten Uzbek Cups. For the Uzbek national team, he has participated in five Asian Cups (2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019).
Before signing for Pakhtakor, Nesterov played for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.
He played for Pakhtakor from 2002 to 2009. By playing for Pakhtakor Nesterov he became the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team.
In July 2009 Nesterov moved to Bunyodkor, signing a 3.5 years contract with the club.[1]
On 10 December 2013 the press service of Lokomotiv announced a contract signing with Nesterov. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.[2] He was linked with Asian giants Persepolis of Iran in January 2016.[3]
Nesterov is of Russian ancestry and a devout Orthodox Christian, he has multiple tattoos refer to his Christian faith، he is bilingual speaking Russian and Uzbek
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