Rustam Makhmudkulovych Khudzhamov (; born 5 October 1982, in Skvyra, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian retired football goalkeeper.

Club career

On 25 May 2008, Rustam signed a 5-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of 582,000 hryvnia (approximately 80,000 euro). His first action at the club was replacing former No.1 Andriy Pyatov as the starting goalkeeper and saving a penalty in the 5–3 penalty win over Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Super Cup final. But lost it after conceding two questionable goals versus Premier League new-boys FC Lviv, and is restricted to only cup matches.

Rustam Khudzhamov

In May 2020 he announced his retirement from a playing career due a prolonged knee injury.

Rustam Khudzhamov

International career

Rustam Khudzhamov made his debut for the Ukraine national football team in a friendly on 11 February 2009 against Serbia which Ukraine won 1–0.

Rustam Khudzhamov

Personal life

Khudzhamov is an ethnic Crimean Tatar. His name in Tatar is Rüstam Mahmüdkuli Hucamov.

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian Cup: 2011

Ukrainian Super Cup: 2008

UEFA Cup: 2008–09

References

External links

Official FC Kharkiv Website Profile

1982 births

Living people

People from Skvyra

Ukrainian people of Crimean Tatar descent

Crimean Tatar sportspeople

Ukrainian football managers

Ukrainian men's footballers

Ukraine men's international footballers

Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

Ukrainian Premier League players

FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players

FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players

FC Shakhtar Donetsk players

FC Kharkiv players

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players

FC Metalurh Donetsk players

FC Mariupol players

FC Zorya Luhansk players

FC Metalist Kharkiv players

Footballers from Kyiv Oblast