Rustam Soirov

Rustam Soirov
Personal information
Full name Rustam Jamshidovich Soirov
Date of birth (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Istiklol
Number 9
Youth career
Lokomotiv-Pamir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Istiklol 46 (26)
2022 Levadia Tallinn 5 (0)
2022 → Levadia II 6 (3)
2023 Lokomotiv Tashkent 17 (8)
2024– Istiklol 32 (13)
International career‡
2019 Tajikistan U17 3 (1)
2020– Tajikistan 32 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:08, 9 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:48, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Rustam Jamshidovich Soirov (Tajik: Рустам Ҷамшедович Соиров; Russian: ‌Рустам Джамшидович Соиров; born 12 September 2002) is a Tajikistani professional football player who currently plays for Istiklol in the Tajikistan Higher League.

Club career

Istiklol

In 2020, Soirov joined Istiklol.

Levadia Tallinn

On 2 August 2022, Istiklol announced that Soirov had left the club to join Levadia Tallinn on a three-year contract.

Lokomotiv Tashkent

On 23 December 2022, Uzbekistan club, Lokomotiv Tashkent announced the signing of Soirov to a two-year contract.

Istiklol return

On 16 March 2024, Istiklol announced the return of Soirov on a contract until the end of 2025. On 14 January 2026, Istiklol announced that they had extended their contract with Soirov until the end of the 2027 season.

International career

Soirov made his senior team debut on 7 November 2020 against Bahrain.

He scored his first international goal against Malaysia on 17 October 2023 in the final match of the 2023 Merdeka Tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2026
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Istiklol 2020 Tajikistan Higher League 1682210102010
2021 24155171103717
2022 63006011134
Total 462673141317031
Levadia Tallinn 2022 Meistriliiga 5000--50
Levadia II 2022 Esiliiga 63---63
Lokomotiv Tashkent 2023 Uzbekistan Pro League 17843--2111
Istiklol 2024 Tajikistan Higher League 143316011245
2025 17102061102611
2026 1000000010
Total 321351121215116
Career total 106501672625215361
  1. ↑ Zero appearances in the AFC Champions League, one appearance in the AFC Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances and goals in the Tajik Supercup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the AFC Champions League Two
  5. ↑ Appearances in the AFC Challenge League

International

Tajikistan national team
YearAppsGoals
202010
202150
202230
202332
2024123
202570
202610
Total325

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 March 2026

International goals

Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia
2–0
2–0
Merdeka Tournament
2.21 November 2023Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan
2–0
6–1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.4 January 2024Zayed Cricket Training Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Hong Kong
1–0
2–1
Friendly
4.26 March 2024Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Saudi Arabia
1–1
1–1
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.19 November 2024Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Afghanistan
3–1
3–1
Friendly

Honours

Club

Istiklol

International

Tajikistan

References

  1. ↑ Player info: Rustam Soirov. globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 2020 FC Istiklol season
  3. ↑ "Rustam Soirov moved to "Levadia"". t.me/fcistiklol2007. FC Istiklol Telegram. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rustam Soirov – "Lokomotiv" futbolchisi!". lokomotiv.uz (in Uzbek). PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "«ИСТИҚЛОЛ» РУСТАМ СОИРОВРО БАРГАРДОНД". t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Боз ду мавсим якҷоя!". t.me/s/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rustam Soirov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "СБОРНАЯ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА МИНИМАЛЬНО УСТУПИЛА БАХРЕЙНУ В ТОВАРИЩЕСКОМ МАТЧЕ". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Rustam Soirov at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ↑ 2021 FC Istiklol season
  11. ↑ 2022 FC Istiklol season
  12. ↑ "Rustam Soirov". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rustam Soirov". pfl.uz/. Uzbekistan Professional Football League. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Истиклол в седьмой раз подряд завоевал золотые медали". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "ИСТИКЛОЛ ПОЛУЧИЛ КУБОК ЗА ПОБЕДУ В COCA-COLA-ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА-2021!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Истиклол стал девятикратным обладателем Суперкубка Таджикистана". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Истиклол выиграл первый трофей в сезоне!". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "ИСТИКЛОЛ СТАЛ ОДИННАДЦАТИКРАТНЫМ ОБЛАДАТЕЛЕМ СУПЕРКУБКА ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "«ИСТИКЛОЛ» В ДВЕНАДЦАТЫЙ РАЗ ВЫИГРАЛ СУПЕРКУБОК ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". fft.tj (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "СБОРНАЯ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА СТАЛА ПОБЕДИТЕЛЕМ ТУРНИРА «KING'S CUP 2022» В ТАИЛАНДЕ!". fft.tj/ (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.