Arslanmyrat Amanow


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

Personal life

Arslanmyrat Amanow was born at Baýramaly in Mary Region. He started playing football at the School of Sports of Ashgabat.

Club career

He started his professional career in 2007, FC Ashgabat, where he played for the first two years. From 2010 to 2012, he played for FC HTTU. Also during 2012, he played 11 matches and scored one goal in Kazakh club FC Okzhetpes.
During 2013, he returned to HTTU. In March 2014, Amanov signed for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Irtysh Pavlodar. After one season with Irtysh, Amanov left the club in December 2014. He played 24 matches as part of this club and scored 1 goal.
In 2015–2016, he played for Uzbek club Olmaliq, played 54 matches and managed to score 8 goals. In 2017, he played for the FC Altyn Asyr. In 2018, he signed for another Uzbek club FK Buxoro. On 31 January 2019 it was announced that he had signed for Uzbek champions PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent.
In the winter of 2020, Amanov signed a one-year contract with FC AGMK, in which he had already played in 2015 and 2016. In January 2021, he signed with FC Sogdiana Jizzakh. In July 2021, his contract with Sogdiana was terminated by mutual consent. He returned to homeland Turkmenistan, and joined FC Ahal. In the first match of the Turkmenistan championship against Kopetdag on 23 October 2021, he made his debut in official matches for FC Ahal. He won the Ýokary Liga with Ahal in 2022. Following the 2022 season, he was included in the list of the best players of the year.
Since April 2024, he has played for the newly formed club FK Arkadag. He retired from professional football in November 2024.

International career

Since 2009, he has played for the national team of Turkmenistan. He scored in the game against Tajikistan in 2010 AFC Challenge Cup Semi final.
Until now, he has played 53 games in his team and scored 10 goals meaning he holds the record for the most international caps of any Turkmen player. One of the vice-captains of the team.
In December 2018, he was included in the bid for the Asian Cup 2019. On 9 January, in the first match of the group stage against Japan, he scored the opening goal from in the 27th minute of the game. As a result, the Turkmenistan national team lost 2–3.

Executive roles

In November 2024, Amanow was appointed chairman of football club Arkadag.

Career statistics

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 23 March 2023''

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 February 2010Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo1–02–02010 AFC Challenge Cup
2.21 March 2011MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya2–03–02012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
3.8 March 2012Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu3–13–12012 AFC Challenge Cup
4.16 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu1–12–12012 AFC Challenge Cup
5.22 March 2013Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila1–07–02014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
6.3 September 2015Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb1–31–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.8 October 2015Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.29 March 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.28 December 2018Miracle Resort Hotel, Antalya2–22–2Friendly
10.9 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi1–02–32019 AFC Asian Cup
11.5 September 2019Colombo Racecourse, Colombo2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.15 October 2019Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City1–01–1Friendly
13.14 November 2019Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat2–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.11 June 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur2–12–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Ahal
Aşgabat
HTTU
Lokomotiv Tashkent
Turkmenistan

Orders