Aleksey Vladimirovich Nikolaev () (born 5 September 1979 in Voronezh) is a Russian-Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for Kokand 1912 as a defender. He is an ethnic Russian. Career He started his player career at Qizilqum Zarafshon in 2000. In 2003-2005 he played for Pakhtakor and became three times Uzbek League champion. From 2006 to 2007 he played for Aktobe and won Kazakhstan Premier League in 2007. In 2008, he played one season for uprising uzbek club Kuruvchi. International He played for national team 42 matches in 2002–2008. Honours Pakhtakor Uzbek League (3): 2003, 2004, 2005 Uzbek Cup (3): 2003, 2004, 2005 AFC Champions League semi-final: 2002–03, 2004 Aktobe Kazakhstan Premier League (1): 2007 Kazakhstan Premier League runner-up (1): 2006 Bunyodkor Uzbek League (1): 2008 Uzbek Cup (1): 2008 External links Uzbekistan international players 1979 births Living people FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players Russian Premier League players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players Uzbekistani footballers Uzbekistani people of Russian descent Uzbekistan international footballers 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in China FC Aktobe players FC Bunyodkor players Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in China Shenzhen F.C. players Chinese Super League players Russian expatriates in China Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Russian expatriates in Kazakhstan FK Dinamo Samarqand players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Kazakhstan Premier League players Association football defenders Uzbekistan Super League players Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan