[1] After 12 years at Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov moved to fellow Uzbek club Pakhtakor Tashkent for three seasons, before joining Iranian side PAS Hamedan in 2011.
[2] After leaving Neftchi Fargʻona, Kholmatov featured for FC Istiklol in the pre-season friendlies, scoring in a 3–1 defeat to Várda SE in February 2016.
The investigation showed that the two players registered "Akmal Kholmatov" and "Akhmal Holmatov" were actually the same person.
[citation needed] Kholmatov played for Tajikistan between 2003 and 2007, taking part in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
[5] Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2007[6] Goals for Senior National team