Ignatiy Nesterov

Ignatiy Nesterov
	Nesterov with Uzbekistan in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ignatius Mikhailovich Nesterov
Date of birth	20 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	FK Samarqand-Dinamo
2002–2009	Pakhtakor Tashkent
2009–2014	Bunyodkor
2014–2019	Lokomotiv Tashkent
2019	Ohod
2019–2020	Lokomotiv Tashkent
2020-2022	Qizilqum
International career‡
2002–2019	Uzbekistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2019

Ignatiy Mikhailovich Nesterov (Uzbek: Ignatiy Mixaylovich Nesterov, Russian: Игнатий Михайлович Нестеров) (born 20 June 1983, in Samarkand) is an Uzbek football goalkeeper of Russian origin who plays for Lokomotiv Tashkent.

Apart from a short-term spell at Saudi Arabian club Ohod, Nesterov has spent his entire footballing career in Uzbekistan. The most-decorated Uzbek player at club level, he won ten Uzbek Leagues and ten Uzbek Cups. For the Uzbek national team, he has participated in five Asian Cups (2004, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019).

Club career

Early career

Before signing for Pakhtakor, Nesterov played for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.

Pakhtakor

He played for Pakhtakor from 2002 to 2009. By playing for Pakhtakor Nesterov he became the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team.

Bunyodkor

In July 2009 Nesterov moved to Bunyodkor, signing a 3.5 years contract with the club.^[1]

Lokomotiv

On 10 December 2013 the press service of Lokomotiv announced a contract signing with Nesterov. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.^[2] He was linked with Asian giants Persepolis of Iran in January 2016.^[3]

Honours

Pakhtakor

Uzbek League: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Uzbek Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
CIS cup: 2007

Bunyodkor

Uzbek League: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
Uzbek Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013

Lokomotiv

Uzbek League runners-up: 2014
Uzbek Cup: 2014

Uzbekistan U21

Afro-Asian Games gold medal: 2003^[4]

Personal life

Nesterov is of Russian ancestry and a devout Orthodox Christian; he has multiple tattoos referring to his Christian faith. He is bilingual, speaking Russian and Uzbek.