Abdukodir Khusanov

Abdukodir Khikmatovich Khusanov (Abduqodir Xikmatjon o‘g‘li Xusanov; born 29 February 2004) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Uzbekistan national team.

Early years
He played for the youth teams of Uzbek club Bunyodkor up to the age of 18.

Energetik-BGU Minsk
In March 2022, he moved to Belarusian club Energetik-BGU Minsk. He made his debut for the club on 19 March in a match against Vitebsk, starting and playing the entire match. He scored his first goal on 2 May 2022 in a match against Neman Grodno, where he also gave two assists. In a match on 29 May 2022, against Slavia Mozyr, he scored his first goal from a penalty kick. In August 2022, he was included in the list of the most promising players in the world according to the International Center for Sports Research. At the end of the season, his club finished as the runners-up of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League. He got into the symbolic team of the championship.

In December 2022, Energetik-BGU reported that the footballer would continue to play at the club. His first match of the new season was on 2 April 2023 against BATE Borisov. He got into the symbolic team of the second round of the Belarusian Premier League. On 23 April, he scored his first goal of the season in a match against Shakhtyor Soligorsk. Three days later, he was included in the list of the most promising players under the age of 20, where he took 15th place among centre-backs.

Lens
On 24 July 2023, he signed with RC Lens on a four-year contract, becoming the first Uzbek player to play in Ligue 1. He made his debut for the club on 16 September 2023 in a 1–0 home loss against Metz.

International career
In June 2023, he received a call-up to the Uzbekistan national team to participate in the CAFA Nations Cup. On 11 June 2023, he made his international debut against Oman, replacing Farrukh Sayfiev in the 83rd minute.

Honours
Uzbekistan U20
 * AFC U-20 Asian Cup: 2023