Kyrgyz Top-League’s best player joins Uzbekistan’s Sogdiana FC

Sherzot Shakirov, the best player of the Top - League of Kyrgyzstan, defender of the Kyrgyz national football team, will continue his career in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz media reported with reference to the Federation of sports.

He signed a contract with Sogdiana club from the city of Jizzakh, playing in the country's top league. The contract is for two years, with the possibility of extension.

Shakirov said that he joined the team during the training camp in Tashkent. “It is a friendly team with nice colleagues, so it did not take me long to adapt. From the first training sessions, I was actively involved in the exercises,” he stated.

At the moment, the team is preparing for the upcoming season in Turkey, in the framework of which, on February 6, they held a friendly match with Bačka Palanka club from Serbia, the game ended in a draw 2–2.

“I stepped on the field in the starting lineup and spent all 90 minutes of the match on the field. The goal of Sogdiana for the next season is to get into the top six. Given the competition among the clubs of the top league of Uzbekistan, this is an ambitious task, and I will make every effort to gain a foothold in the main lineup and help my new club achieve its goals,” Shakirov noted.