Lazizbek Mirzaev
Height: 170cm
Youth career: Loko Tashkent
Current club: Loko Tashkent
Squad number: 77
Current national team: Uzbekistan U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 50.000 €
Tournaments participated in: Syrenka Cup 2022, 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (5/0)
Contract until: 31.12.2025
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Wesley Sneijder
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– technique
– ball control
– creativity
– agility
– passing
– vision
– work rate 
– flair
– determination
To improve:
– player of a small frame who’s combative, not afraid of contact duels, and shields the ball well, but gets bullied physically quite often
– power and accuracy of his shooting skills
– consistency of his execution/able to play a fantastic pass to lose the ball in a simple situation a few minutes later
– aerial duels
Style of play:
– advanced playmaker
– player with a low centre of gravity, superb agility, flair, changes of pace, and coordination
– creative player with very good technique on the ball, mobility, acceleration skills, fast direction shifts, short-dribbling, and good short-mid through passing ability
– very vertical and energetic player who likes to have the ball at his feet and speed up the game with his dribbling or passing skills/very capable of pushing his team forward to finishing positions
– in addition to his attacking qualities, he’s also a perfect player for a high intensity and pressing team
– likes to roam around in the space between the opposition’s midfield and defence
– likes to be given a free role to roam the pitch and find space
– his fantastic close control, footwork, body balance, and ‘quick feet’ that allow him to drift past defenders with ease
– likes to try unconventional things and often attempts killer balls in the final third
– able to dribble and make quick combinations with his teammates at top speed
– displays a natural technique to take fast decisions in small spaces/under pressure
– very positive on the ball, unpredictable, and confident of his skills
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and movement
– excellent ability at first touch/high speed in 1-2 combinations style of play
– very high work rate in pressing
– doesn’t hesitate to track back and work for the team
– all-action and energetic
– gets fouled often
– direct and indirect set-piece specialist
– charismatic with good leadership skills
Mirzaev spots a good position of his teammate and provides an assist with a good chipped pass.
Mirzaev beats his man on the wing and provides an assist with a good flat cross.
Mirzaev controls the ball, shows his good footwork, makes a quick decision, and creates a big chance with a brilliant pass.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
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League summary (as for 14 July 2023):
Uzbekistan Pro League 2022: 1 game/0 goals (Loko)
Uzbekistan Pro League 2023 (ongoing): 4 games/0 goals (Loko)
Description:
Lazizbek Mirzaev is a product of the Loko Tashkent youth academy. He is considered to be one of the biggest Uzbek talents in recent years. In June 2023, he was a big star of his national team at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, where young Uzbeks made it to the semi-final and showed an interesting generation of players such as Shodiyor Shodiboev, Ollobergan Karimov, Ozod Uktamov, Azizbek Tulkunbekov, and Mukhammedali Reimov.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
Country-scale star with top European league ambition.
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