AFC U20 Asian Cup
The goalkeeper not only pulled out all the saves to deny Iraq in the final but his overall performance throughout the tournament played a major role in Uzbekistan winning the title for the first time.
With Uzbekistan finding goals hard to come by, the 19-year-old's safe pair of hands meant the hosts could grind out the results.
Boymurodov was beaten only once in Uzbekistan's march to the title, in the quarter-final against Australia.
Faced with another penalty shootout in the semi-final against Korea Republic, Boymurodov showed immense composure to save three spot-kicks before producing another impressive performance in the final against Iraq.
