Umar Eshmurodov

Umarbek Yusuf oʻgʻli Eshmurodov (born 30 November 1992) is an Uzbekistani footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Uzbekistan Super League club Nasaf and Uzbekistan national team. Eshmurodov made his debut for the Uzbekistan senior national team on 23 February 2020 in a friendly match against Belarus. Named to the Uzbekistan national team squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club career Eshmurodov began playing football at the Olympic Reserve College in Qarshi. He later joined the academy of Shurtan, where he started playing for the club's youth team in 2012. Eshmurodov began to be involved with the first team during the second half of the 2013 season. From 2014 onward, he became a regular starter for the club and remained with Shurtan despite its relegation to the second division. In 2015, he helped the team secure promotion back to the Uzbekistan Super League. He continued to play for Shurtan until 2017. In the summer of 2017, Eshmurodov transferred to Nasaf. He quickly established himself as one of the team's key players and was later appointed captain.