Pavel Matyash


Pavel Viktorovich Matiash is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who plays for FC Dordoi Bishkek of Kyrgyz Premier League and the Kyrgyzstan national football team.

Career

Matyash started his career as a third-string goalkeeper for Dordoi Bishkek, appearing in cup matches.
In July 2015, Matyash signed for Maldivian side Maziya S&RC on a contract until 12 November 2015, with the option of an extension. In February 2016, Matyash signed a one-year contract with Malaysian UiTM FC.
On 5 December 2018, FC Dordoi Bishkek announced that Matyash had re-joined their club, signing alongside Anton Zemlianukhin and Azamat Baymatov.

International

P. Matyash have played for Kyrgyzstan since 2009. In 7/1/2019, he became the first ever goalkeeper to score an own goal in Asian Cup history, then Kyrgyzstan lost 1-2.

Name

Matiash's last name has multiple ways of being transliterated from its original spelling in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet. Matiash is the spelling used throughout the player's passport and other official documents. It has also been adopted by FIFA and is the preferred spelling in most English publications.

Career statistics

Club

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 October 2019

Honours

;Dordoi
;Maziya
;Kyrgyzstan
;Individual