Iskandar Dzhalilov

Iskandar Dzhalilov (Искандар Ҷалилов,, born 1 June 1992) is a Tajik former professional footballer who played as a defender. Dzhalilov also holds Russian citizenship, and is second cousins of fellow footballers Manuchekhr Dzhalilov and Alisher Dzhalilov.

Career
In September 2013, Dzhalilov moved on loan from FC Rubin Kazan to FC Istiklol, returning to Rubin in January 2014 after his loan deal with expired.

He made his Russian National Football League debut for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod on 6 July 2014 in a game against FC Sibir Novosibirsk. Dzhalilov relocated to Bulgaria in July 2016, signing a contract with newly promoted Bulgarian First League football club Dunav Ruse. He was released in June 2017.

On 5 July 2017, Dzhalilov signed with Russian side Baltika Kaliningrad for 1+1 years.

On 19 June 2018, Dzhalilov returned to Bulgaria, signing for two years with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. On 30 July 2018 Dzhalilov's contract with Lokomotiv Plovdiv was cancelled by mutual consent.

In March 2021, whilst on international duty with Tajikistan, Dzhalilov suffered a dislocated foot and fractured lower leg.

On 13 May 2022, Dzhalilov announced that due to persistent injuries he would be retiring from football following Istiklol's game against Khujand on 15 May 2022.

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2022

Club

 * Istiklol
 * Tajik League (3): 2019, 2020, 2021
 * Tajik Cup (1): 2019
 * Tajik Supercup (3): 2019, 2020, 2022