*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:57, 15 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Manuchekhr Nasrulloyevich Dzhalilov (Tajik: Манучеҳр Ҷалилов, Russian: Манучехр Насруллоевич Джалилов, Persian: منوچهر نصراللهیویچ جلیلوف; born 27 September 1990) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a forward for Istiklol.
Club career
Prior to the start of the 2015 season, Dzhalilov joined reigning Tajik League champions FC Istiklol.[1] At the end of Dzhalilov's first season with FC Istiklol he won the league, earning the League's Top Goalscorer and Player of the Year in the process.[2]
In December 2017, it was rumored Dzhalilov had agreed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 side Sriwijaya,[3] with Sriwijaya confirming his arrival on 17 December 2017,[4] and Istiklol his departure on 4 January 2018.[5]
Following his release from Persebaya Surabaya at the end of the 2019 season, Dzhalilov featured for Istiklol in their first friendly of 2020, a 2–1 defeat to Kokand 1912 on 9 January 2020.[6]
Dzhalilov returned to football following his illness in March 2024, featuring in Istiklol's 1-1 draw with Spartak-2 Moscow during their training camp in Turkey.[7]
International career
Dzhalilov was a member of Tajikistan U17 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[8] making his senior team debut on 2 September 2011 against Uzbekistan.[9]
Personal life
In September 2023, it was reported that Dzhalilov had been hospitalised in Moscow with a serious illness.[10]