Otabek Shukurov

Otabek Gayratovich Shukurov was born on 22 June 1996 in Chiroqchi District, Kashkadarya Region. He is an Uzbek midfielder who began at Mash'al Mubarek (league debut on 21 June 2014), moved to Bunyodkor on 1 January 2015, played for Buxoro that year (14 games, two goals) and returned to Bunyodkor on 1 January 2016.

From December 2017 to July 2022 he played for Sharjah in the UAE. On 24 July 2022 his move to Turkey's Fatih Karagumruk was announced; he signed with Kayserispor in February 2024, with Saudi Arabia's Al-Fayha in September 2024 and with the UAE's Baniyas on 3 October 2025, and later joined Serbia's Radnik Surdulica.

He has played for Uzbekistan's youth, under-23 and Olympic teams. He debuted for the senior team on 14 February 2016 against Lebanon (2-0) and scored his first international goal on 11 October 2016 in a World Cup qualifier against China. He played at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. On 6 June 2025 he received the title Pride of Uzbekistan for his part in the national team's first-ever qualification for the World Cup, and he was named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.