Rustam Yatimov

Rustam Boborakhimovich Yatimov (Рустам Боборахимович Ятимов, ; born 13 July 1998) is a Russian/Tajik professional football player who plays for Russian club Rostov.

Early life
Yatimov was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a Russian mother and a Tajik father from Tajikistan.

Club
On 26 February 2016, Nizhny Novgorod registered Yatimov to senior squad for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

On 24 February 2017, FC Istiklol announced the signing of Yatimov on a five-year contract. On 5 July 2017, Yatimov was released by Istiklol by mutual consent citing his desire to return to a team in Russia. On 23 July 2018, Yatimov returned to Istiklol, signing a contract until the end of 2020. In FC Istiklol, Rustam Yatimov played 92 official matches, of which 39 were clean sheets. He is a six-time champion of Tajikistan, as well as a four-time winner of the Tajikistan Cup and Tajikistan Supercup.

On 16 June 2024, Russian Premier League club Rostov announce the singing of Yatimov from Istiklol for a fee in excess of $250,000.

International
Yatimov made his senior team debut on 7 June 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Afghanistan.

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 June 2024

Honors
Istiklol
 * Tajikistan Higher League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
 * Tajikistan Cup: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
 * Tajik Supercup: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

Tajikistan
 * King's Cup: 2022

Individual
 * Tajikistan Higher League Best Goalkepper: 2023

Links

 * Rustam Yatimov at FC Rostov