The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Turkmenistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkmen Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 5 of which were born in Turkmenistan. This makes Turkmenistan the birth place of the 119th most number of Soccer Players behind Afghanistan, and Burundi.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkmen Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Turkmen Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Ruslan Mingazow (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 32.64, Ruslan Mingazow is the most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.

Ruslan Kamilýewiç Mingazow (Tatar: Руслан Камил улы Минһаҗев; born 23 November 1991) is a Turkmen professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

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2. Wladimir Baýramow (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 32.27, Wladimir Baýramow is the 2nd most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow is a Turkmen football manager and a former international forward who currently manages Ýokary Liga side FK Arkadag.

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3. Rolan Gusev (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 31.96, Rolan Gusev is the 3rd most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev (Russian: Ролан Александрович Гусев; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Dynamo Moscow.

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4. Nazar Baýramow (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 25.83, Nazar Baýramow is the 4th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Nazar Karajayevich Bayramov or Nazar Karajaýewiç Baýramow (Russian: Назар Караджаевич Байрамов, romanized: Nazar Karadzhayevich Bayramov; born 4 September 1982) is a former football player who last played as a midfielder for Turkmenistan. Bayramow is the younger brother of Wladimir Baýramow.

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5. Arslanmyrat Amanow (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 24.55, Arslanmyrat Amanow is the 5th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow (born March 28, 1990) is a former Turkmen professional footballer who played as a winger and attacking midfielder. Throughout his club career, he played for teams in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. He currently holds the position of club president of FC Arkadag, following his appointment in Novemeber 2024. At international level, Amanow scored 14 goals in 63 appearances with the Turkmenistan national team between 2009 and 2024. Amanow is also the Turkmenistan national team's most-capped player. He represented Turkmenistan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

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6. Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 21.40, Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov is the 6th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov (Russian: Джамалдин Абдухалитович Ходжаниязов; Turkmen: Jamaldin Abduhalitowiç Hojanyýazow; born 18 July 1996) is a Turkmen-Russian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Uzbekistani club Surkhon Termez.

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7. Wahyt Orazsähedow (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 20.39, Wahyt Orazsähedow is the 7th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Wahyt Sähetmyradowiç Orazsähedow (born 26 January 1992) is a Turkmenistani football forward who plays for Altyn Asyr and Turkmenistan.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Turkmen soccer players born between 1977 and 1996. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkmen soccer players include Ruslan Mingazow, Wladimir Baýramow, and Rolan Gusev. As of April 2024, 2 new Turkmen soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Nazar Baýramow, and Arslanmyrat Amanow.

Living Turkmen Soccer Players

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Newly Added Turkmen Soccer Players (2024)

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