Igor Golban

{{short description|Uzbek footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Igor Golban | fullname = Igor Valeryevich Golban | image = Igor Golban.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia) | height = 1.93 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Nasaf | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2008 | clubs1 = FC Sochi-04 | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2009–2011 | clubs2 = FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = FC Lokomotiv Moscow | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → SK Sigma Olomouc (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = → FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014 | clubs6 = → FC Khimki (loan) | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2014 | clubs7 = FC Sochi | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Kokand 1912 | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2016 | clubs9 = Navbahor Namangan | caps9 = 14 | goals9 = 2 | years10 = 2016–2018 | clubs10 = Nasaf Qarshi | caps10 = 55 | goals10 = 8 | years11 = 2018–2024 | clubs11 = Navbahor Namangan | caps11 = 135 | goals11 = 8 | years12 = 2024– | clubs12 = Nasaf Qarshi | caps12 = 37 | goals12 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = Russia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Russia U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2020–2021 | nationalteam3 = Uzbekistan | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 10 August 2025 | ntupdate = 15 February 2021 }}

'''Igor Valeryevich Golban''' ({{langx|ru|Игорь Валерьевич Голбан}}; born 31 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nasaf in the Uzbekistan Super League. Born in Russia during the Soviet period, he represents Uzbekistan internationally.

==Career== He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi on 10 August 2010 in a game against FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. He played 3 seasons in the FNL for Zhemchuzhina and Shinnik.

In February 2015, he signed a contract with Kokand 1912.

==International career== On 6 March 2020, Golban was naturalized as an Uzbekistani citizen after spending 5 years in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://championat.asia/uz/news/igor-golban-ozbekiston-fuqaroligini-oldi|title=Игорь Голбан Ўзбекистон фуқаролигини олди|website=CHAMPIONAT.asia}}</ref> He debuted for the Uzbekistan national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Iran on 8 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/08/world/friendlies/uzbekistan/iran/3287333/|title=Uzbekistan vs. Iran – 8 October 2020 – Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 30 November 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|igor-golban/123690}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi |2010 |Russian First Division |10||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |2011–12 |Russian Football National League |5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!17!!1 |- |SK Sigma Olomouc (loan) |2012–13 |Czech First League |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||3||0 |- |FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan) |2013–14 |Russian Football National League |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |FC Khimki (loan) |2013–14 |Russian Professional Football League |10||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2 |- |FC Sochi |2014–15 |Russian Professional Football League |16||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||1 |- |Kokand 1912 |2015 |Uzbek League |26||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- |Navbahor Namangan |2016 |Uzbek League |14||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |rowspan="4"|Nasaf Qarshi |2016 |rowspan="2"|Uzbek League |14||3||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||5 |- |2017 |27||3||6||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||35||4 |- |2018 |Uzbekistan Super League |14||2||1||0||7||2||colspan="2"|—||22||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55!!8!!11!!2!!9!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!75!!13 |- |rowspan="7"|Navbahor Namangan |2018 |rowspan="6"|Uzbekistan Super League |16||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||2 |- |2019 |22||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||0 |- |2020 |24||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||26||2 |- |2021 |25||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2022 |21||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |2023 |26||2||6||0||7||1||colspan="2"|—||39||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !134!!8!!19!!0!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!160!!9 |- |Nasaf Qarshi |2024 |Uzbekistan Super League |21||0||1||0||7||0||0||0||29||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !307!!23!!38!!2!!23!!4!!1!!0!!369!!29 |}

===International=== ''Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2021.'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Uzbekistan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2020||1||0 |- |2021||3||0 |- !Total||4||0 |}

==Honours==

'''Sigma Olomouc''' * Czech Republic Super Cup: 2012

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{FootballFacts.ru|}} *{{Soccerway|igor-golban/123690}} *{{Fotbal DNES|3011922}} *{{NFT|79699}}

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