The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Turkmenistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkmen Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 7 of which were born in Turkmenistan. This makes Turkmenistan the birth place of the 117th most number of Soccer Players behind Réunion, and Curaçao.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkmen Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Turkmen Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Wladimir Baýramow (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 43.63, Wladimir Baýramow is the most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow (Russian: Владимир Караджаевич Байрамов; born 2 August 1980) is a Turkmen professional football manager and a former international forward.

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2. Rolan Gusev (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 42.61, Rolan Gusev is the 2nd most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Rolan Aleksandrovich Gusev (Russian: Ролан Александрович Гусев; born 17 September 1977) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach with Dynamo Moscow.

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3. Ruslan Mingazow (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 41.91, Ruslan Mingazow is the 3rd most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Ruslan Kamilýewiç Mingazow (Tatar: Руслан Камил улы Минһаҗев; born 23 November 1991) is a Turkmen professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Turkmenistan national team.

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4. Arslanmyrat Amanow (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 40.75, Arslanmyrat Amanow is the 4th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow (born 28 March 1990) 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.

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5. Nazar Baýramow (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 38.65, Nazar Baýramow is the 5th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Nazar Karadzhayevich Bayramov or Nazar Karaýewiç Baýramow (Russian: Назар Караджаевич Байрамов, romanized: Nazar Karadzhayevich Bayramov; born 4 September 1982) is a former football player who last played as a midfielder for Turkmenistan. Bayramow is the younger brother of Wladimir Baýramow.

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6. Wahyt Orazsähedow (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 34.46, Wahyt Orazsähedow is the 6th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Wahyt Sähetmyradowiç Orazsähedow (born 26 January 1992) is a Turkmenistani football forward who plays for Altyn Asyr and Turkmenistan.

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7. Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 32.06, Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov is the 7th most famous Turkmen Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Dzhamaldin Abdukhalitovich Khodzhaniyazov (Russian: Джамалдин Абдухалитович Ходжаниязов; Turkmen: Jamaldin Abduhalitowiç Hojanyýazow; born 18 July 1996) is a professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Uzbekistani club Surkhon Termez. Born in Turkmenistan, he represented Russia at youth level.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as Turkmen soccer players born between 1977 and 1996. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkmen soccer players include Wladimir Baýramow, Rolan Gusev, and Ruslan Mingazow.

Living Turkmen Soccer Players

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