Mekan Saparow

Mekan Saparov
Personal information
Full name Mekan Meredovich Saparov
Date of birth (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 FK Arkadag
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Balkan
2015 Ahal
2016-2017 FC Balkan
2018-2023 FC Altyn Asyr
2023- FC Arkadag
International career‡
2014– Turkmenistan 39 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 September 2025

Mekan Saparov (Turkmen: Mekan Meredowiç Saparow; born 22 April 1994) is a Turkmen professional footballer who plays for FK Arkadag. He is part of the Turkmenistan national team from 2014.

Club career

He began his professional career in 2011 in FC Balkan. In 2013 with FC Balkan he won the 2013 AFC President's Cup in Malaysia. In 2015, he moved for 2 month loan to the FC Ahal.

International career

№4 Saparow at 2019 AFC Asian Cup with Turkmenistan national team

Saparow made his senior national team debut on 23 May 2014, in a 2014 AFC Challenge Cup match against Philippines.

He played for Turkmenistan youth team in Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2012, 2013 and 2015.

He was included in Turkmenistan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

International goals

Scores and results list Turkmenistan's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 November 2015Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran1–11–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.10 June 2025Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Thailand3–13–12027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.14 October 2025Arkadag Stadium, Arkadag, Turkmenistan Sri Lanka2–02–1

Honours

Balkan

FK Arkadag

State medals

  • Medal For the love of the Fatherland (2025)

References

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  3. ↑ "Кубок президента АФК - Небитчи - КРЛ - футбол - Scoresway - результаты_заголовок". scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "AHAL FC v DORDOI". www.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Международный турнир по футболу "Кубок Содружества" / International Football Tournament "Commonwealth Cup" - Turkmenistan". com-cup.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Международный турнир по футболу "Кубок Содружества" / International Football Tournament "Commonwealth Cup" - Turkmenistan". com-cup.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Saparow, Mäkan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Президент Туркменистана наградил представителей футбольного клуба «Аркадаг»". Türkmenistan Habarlar Portaly. 22 September 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)