Marat Bikmaev

Marat Rifkatovich Bikmaev was born in 1986 in Tashkent. He is an Uzbek footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. He began his professional career at Pakhtakor in 2002, scoring 14 goals in 39 games over three seasons, winning the league and cup three times with the club, and reaching the AFC Champions League semi-finals in 2003 and 2004.

From 2004 he played in Russia for Krylia Sovetov (2004-06), Rubin Kazan (2007), Spartak Nalchik (2008-10; 48 games, three goals) and Alania Vladikavkaz. With Alania he reached the 2010-11 Russian Cup final and played four UEFA Europa League games (one goal), then won FNL silver and promotion in 2011-12. In 2012-13 he played for Kazakhstan's Aktobe, winning the 2013 Kazakh league.

In January 2014 he signed for Lokomotiv Tashkent, winning the Uzbek league in 2016, 2017 and 2018, the cup in 2014, 2016 and 2017 and the Super Cup in 2015. In 2017 he was the league's top scorer with 27 goals and Uzbekistan's Footballer of the Year. He returned to Pakhtakor in January 2019 and was champion again that year. After the 2023 season he ended his playing career and became general director of Lokomotiv.

He debuted for Uzbekistan on 31 March 2004 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Taiwan. Russian Wikipedia counts 31 caps and two goals at the start of 2013; English Wikipedia gives 38 caps and five goals as of 2016.