Oston Urunov
Squad number 11 · Persepolis
Their 2026 World Cup
Oston Urunov travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Uzbekistan, wearing number 11, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group K), beaten by DR Congo 3-1.
Midfield went to O. Shukurov (3 matches, 238′) and A. Mozgovoy (3 matches, 217′).
Another 8 players in the Uzbekistan squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Uzbekistan team page.
Biography
Oston Rustam oʻgʻli Urunov (born 19 December 2000) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and the Uzbekistan national team.
Club career Oston Urunov played in Uzbekistan for Navbahor and PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent. In total, he played 55 matches in the Uzbekistan Super League. On 10 February 2020, Urunov signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Ufa. On 5 August 2020, Spartak Moscow announced the signing of Urunov to a long-term contract from Ufa. On 20 February 2021, he returned to Ufa on loan with an option to purchase. Upon his return from loan at Ufa, he was moved by Spartak to their second squad in the Russian Football National League, FC Spartak-2 Moscow. On 19 August 2021, he returned to Ufa on another season-long loan, with an option to purchase. On 2 September 2022, Urunov's contract with Spartak was terminated by mutual consent. On the same day, Urunov signed with Ural Yekaterinburg. On 25 October 2022, Ural terminated the contract with Urunov by mutual consent.
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