Ilzat Akhmetov

Ilzat Akhmetov has been a player at CSKA football club since summer 2018. By signing a contract with the footballer, CSKA confirmed that they have the youngest squad at that time. Due to his style of play, despite the difference in positions on the field, Akhmetov, while still a player of FC Rubin, was nicknamed the Kazan Messi. Today he is called the main hope of the Russian team - in 2018 it won the Top Five award as the best young football player in Russia.

Ilzat Akhmetov was born on the last day of 1997 in Bishkek, a Uyghur footballer by nationality. My father instilled a love for football. Toglok, himself a former athlete, gave his son his first ball when he was 2 years old. Ilzat started playing in the city club "Alga" as an attacking midfielder.

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Then, leaving his family in Kyrgyzstan, he moved to Russia, because at the tournament in Togliatti, the 11-year-old boy was noticed by coaches from the Yuri Konoplev Academy and offered to study and train with them. Alan Dzagoev, Roman Zobnin and Ilya Kutepov began their careers at this training center. The parents, evaluating the equipment of the base, agreed. The young athlete had to change his citizenship - only Russians can study at the academy.

Later, the Kirghiz fans reproached Akhmetov for this fact, but the footballer himself does not take criticism to heart. At the Russian championship, Ilzat was seen by the scouts of Kazan "Rubin", and Akhmetov again changed his place of residence. The decision was influenced by the fact that Tatarstan is a Muslim republic, and this is important for the guy's relatives. At the new location, Ilzat was delighted with the living conditions at the base and at the Kazan-Arena stadium:

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Despite his youth and lack of experience, Akhmetov, in an interview with local media, then predicted that at the 2018 World Cup the Russian team would reach the quarter finals.

The footballer quickly became the star of the youth squad. The 12-year era of Kurban Berdyev ended at the club then, Rinat Bilyaletdinov came to the post of head coach. He staked on young people, during this period the talent of Elmir Nabiullin and Magomed Ozdoev, Igor Portnyagin was revealed. Rinat Sayarovich immediately began to call Akhmetov the best scorer, and for spectacular strokes he compared with Fyodor Cherenkov. And later the mentor worried that the promising guy had little playing time.

The starting point in the serious sports biography of Ilzat was getting into the main team of Kazan. Akhmetov played his debut match in October 2014 against Mordovia, becoming the youngest player in the team's history. Rubin finished this season in 5th place, in the Cup of Russia they lost in the 1/4 finals to the future winner - Moscow Lokomotiv. Under Bilyaletdinov, the midfielder took part in 9 matches.

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In 2016, the team was coached by the Spaniard Javier Gracia. In the presence of Alex Song, Maxim Lestienne and other expensive legionnaires in the team, the coach released young Ilzat on the field. In 12 matches, the footballer managed to make 3 assists. The midfielder played 27 matches for the Kazan football club. In addition, the footballer played for the youth teams of Russia. By the age of 19, Akhmetov had 24 games in the Premier League and 5 in the Russian Cup. Only Ilzat has not scored goals yet.

In June 2018, at the invitation of Sergei Semak, Ilzat flew to Austria for the first Zenit training camp. But, as noted by sports observers, the Kazan player had no chances to break into the main team of the “white-blue” against the background of Alexander Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev and Oleg Shatov. Therefore, a month later, the names of Akhmetov were not included in the list of 26 players of the St. Petersburg club.

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Ilzat's move to the Red-Blues' camp was the final point in a year-long conflict with Rubin. It all started with the change of the legal status of the Kazan club - from a municipal autonomous institution to a limited liability company. This was not reflected in the contracts, except for the name of the employer.

However, formally, an agreement with UIA without concluding an agreement with FC Rubin LLC meant that the player acquired the status of a free agent. Apart from Akhmetov, Maxim Kanunnikov took advantage of this situation - he left to play for SKA-Khabarovsk, and Rifat Zhemaletdinov - re-signed the contract, reducing the amount of compensation.

Negotiations with Ilzat are deadlocked. The footballer demanded to return the wage debt, which Rubin did, and to provide more playing time - according to rumors, to declare it in 50% of Rubin's matches, otherwise - to pay compensation of € 300 thousand. agreed, but did not want to lose a promising player either.

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Appeals to higher authorities, mutual accusations of blackmail and non-observance of labor laws, threats of litigation, and so on followed. Akhmetov was sent to play in a double, then returned, by the end of the 2017/2018 season, it was generally forbidden to train with the main team. Ilzat was offered as an option to get a job in the HR department of Rubin, which the footballer did not do. In the end, the parties signed a settlement agreement, and Ilzat was granted free player status.

The contract with CSKA is for 4 years. The footballer chose number 77 to play for the new team. In the first short interview, the midfielder said that he was glad to be in this club and was ready to "work towards high goals."

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Former Rubin coach Dmitry Kuznetsov believes that Ilzat has a brilliant chance to become a worthy replacement for Alexander Golovin in the middle of the field. The short Akhmetov (height 173 cm, weight 67 kg) is more technical and, in addition, a supporter of team play, is able to independently escape from the enemy due to dribbling, is capable of a non-standard move.

Ilzat's signing of a contract with CSKA coincided with the holding of the final matches of the Super Cup. Akhmetov was lucky - as part of the army team, he won a prestigious award in the first days of his stay at the club.

Due to his age and the desire to achieve high results, Ilzat's life is so far filled exclusively with football. According to the athlete, the family speaks only about this topic:

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On Instagram there are rare photos with loved ones, most of them are devoted to training moments and teammates.

Ilsat's favorite team is Real Madrid, because the best players in the world, according to the footballer, are concentrated there. Akhmetov chose Gokdeniz Karadeniz, the midfielder of the Turkish national team, as a role model. The number one goal is to get into one of the leading clubs in Europe.

Each player uses one way or another to calm their nerves and tune in to the game. For Ilzat, this is listening to your favorite pieces of music and prayer.

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In Moscow, the athlete lives alone in a rented apartment, not far from the training base. According to Akhmetov, girls often write to him in direct, the footballer even made appointments to the persons he liked. But this did not affect his personal life - the athlete believes that it is too early for him to start a family. Ilzat is completely absorbed in his career.

The footballer is known for wearing Spider-Man boots. While still a Rubin player, he attended a children's oncological hospital in a Spiderman suit with a charity event. Akhmetov jokes about his hair that he will shave his head if CSKA wins the Russian championship.

Now all the forces of the young player are thrown into a career in the Russian national team. The first matches for the national team were supposed to take place for Akhmetov at the end of 2018, but Ilzat had to miss the games with Germany and Sweden due to a shoulder injury in the CSKA match against Zenit. The CSKA club was represented in the national team by two more players - striker Fedor Chalov and defender Kirill Nababkin.

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The midfielder was able to realize his dream only in the spring of 2019 at the away matches in the qualifying rounds of the European Championship. Together with the team led by Stanislav Cherchesov, the footballer fought with the Belgians and Kazakhstanis.

Ilzat, along with the players of the national team, participated in matches against San Marino and Cyprus. As part of the preparatory stage, the players played control matches. In the game against the team "Chertanovo" Akhmetov entered the field in the 18th minute, replacing the injured midfielder Yuri Gazinsky.

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According to Cherchesov, it took the footballer 5 minutes to swing, after which he began to show a good game. The national team coach noted that such a pause in the game is unacceptable for international matches.

Ilzat does not forget about his homeland. At one time, the footballer refused to participate in the games of the Kyrgyz national team, focusing on a career in Russia, but occasionally visits his hometown. At the end of May 2019, a tournament named after him for youth teams was held in Bishkek.

2018 - winner of the Russian Super Cup 2018 - the best young footballer in Russia of the year ("Top five" award)

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