AFC Asian Cup
The winger brings an attacking thrust down the flank and he has developed into one his nation’s key performers during a club career that has seen him play in Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Greece.
Factfile
Name: Jaloliddin Masharipov
Age: 30
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 53
Goals: 11
Club: Panserraikos (Greece)
Name: Jaloliddin Masharipov
Age: 30
Position: Midfielder
Caps: 53
Goals: 11
Club: Panserraikos (Greece)
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Masharipov started his professional career with Pakhtakor in 2013 and he went on to win four Uzbekistan Super League titles with the club, finishing on top of the table in 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2020.
He was named Uzbekistan Player of the Year in 2020 before moving to Saudi Arabia in 2021, where he joined Riyadh’s Al Nassr, although he made an almost immediate switch to Shabab Al Ahli in the UAE on loan.
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Masharipov returned to Al Nassr after a six-month stint in Dubai and impressed for the Saudi Pro League club in the AFC Champions League™, scoring twice in a 5-1 win over Al Wahda from the UAE in the quarter-finals of the 2021 edition.
The right-footed winger usually features on the left side for Katanec’s side, where his delivery creates opportunities for Uzbekistan’s front line, but he also possesses the versatility to play on the right flank or through the middle.
Masharipov also presents a threat at set-pieces and is one of his team’s options when presented with a free-kick within range of the opposition’s goal or delivering for teammates at corners.
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He made international headlines at the start of 2023 when he gave up his No. 7 shirt at Al Nassr following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo while in August he left the club by mutual consent to bring down the curtain on his Saudi Arabia stint.
That was followed by a move to Greece in September, with Masharipov signing a one-year deal with Serres-based Panserraikos.
Masharipov wore the captain’s armband in Uzbekistan’s recent friendlies against Mexico, Vietnam and China PR and, as a result of the injury-enforced absence of Eldor Shomurodov, is likely to do so again at the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™.
