Igor Golban

Igor Golban
Personal information
Full name	Igor Valeryevich Golban
Date of birth	31 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Sochi, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nasaf
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	FC Sochi-04
2009–2011	FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi
2011–2014	FC Lokomotiv Moscow
2012–2013	→ SK Sigma Olomouc (loan)
2013	→ FC Shinnik Yaroslavl (loan)
2014	→ FC Khimki (loan)
2014	FC Sochi
2014–2015	Kokand 1912
2016	Navbahor Namangan
2016–2018	Nasaf Qarshi
2018–2024	Navbahor Namangan
2024–	Nasaf Qarshi
International career‡
2009	Russia U19
2011	Russia U21
2020–2021	Uzbekistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 @ 16:37(AEST); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2021

Igor Valeryevich Golban (Russian: 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.^[1] He debuted for the Uzbekistan national football team in a friendly 2–1 loss to Iran on 8 October 2020.^[2]