Early years Born in
Namangan Province, Akhmedov began playing football in reserve side of
Pakhtakor Tashkent. After two seasons, he joined the first team and won the
Uzbek League twice with the club.
Pakhtakor He made his official debut for the first-team of Pakhtakor on 16 May 2006 aged 18, in an
Uzbek League away match against
Qizilqum Zarafshon. It was revealed by
Pakhtakor that Odil Ahmedov had received offers from foreign clubs such as the
Russian Premier League members
Krylia Sovetov Samara and
FC Dynamo Moscow. But
Pakhtakor officials believed that Odil Ahmedov deserves a better offer referring to the top European clubs such as the ones from
England,
Spain,
Germany,
Italy, and
France. After his stunning performance at the
2011 AFC Asian Cup, a lot of clubs showed interest in him, for example the Russian teams such as
Rubin Kazan,
Anzhi Makhachkala, and
Lokomotiv Moscow, Spanish side
Málaga CF, English side
Bolton Wanderers, French side
AS Monaco, Saudi side
Al-Ittihad, Ukrainian sides
Dynamo Kyiv and
Metalist Kharkiv, and the Turkish side
Beşiktaş J.K. The highest prices were from the Saudi side
Al-Shabab who have offered 8 million euros, and the Qatari side
Al-Gharafa offering 12 million euros. Since the European transfer window closed on 31 January, Odil Akhmedov could not play in a European club till the summer transfer window opens. He still have had the offer from
Al-Shabab for 8 million euros, and
Al-Gharafa for 12 million euros, he needed to make his decision before the clubs canceled their offer, or else he might be left at his current club
Pakhtakor. There were rumours that Odil Akhmedov was seen in front of the
Jeonbuk's office. On 4 February 2011
U.F.F. revealed that Odil Akhmedov moved to Russia where he would play his next season, but the name of the club was not revealed. According to unknown source Odil Akhmedov was going to play at
Anzhi Makhachkala.
Anzhi coach
Gadzhi Gadzhiev revealed that the club didn't sign Odil Akhmedov. He went to
Belek, Turkey, with his current team
Pakhtakor Tashkent, and this is the same place where
Anzhi Makhachkala is training. According to Pakhtakor, real offers only came from
Al-Shabab and
Anzhi, and rest was just rumours being spread. Pakhtakor also announced that Odil Akhmedov had been loaned to
Anzhi Makhachkala for one year. There has been rumours that England's
Arsenal has been interested in Odil Akhmedov. Later Akhmedov confirmed the interest by
Arsenal F.C. Anzhi On 9 February 2011, Ahmedov joined
FC Anzhi Makhachkala on loan from Pakhtakor Tashkent. On 13 February 2011 Ahmedov scored his first goal in his first match for
Anzhi in friendly match against
Obolon (Ukraine) with 1–0 win. He made his official debut in Russia in
2010–11 Russian Cup Round of 16 match against
Zenit Saint Petersburg on 1 March 2011. On 29 December 2011
Anzhi Makhachkala official website announced Ahmedov was named as the best player of the club over
season 2011. The winner was determined with the survey conducted among official website visitors and finally by club managers and coaches. He collected more points than
Samuel Eto'o and
Yuri Zhirkov. It was rumoured that he was set to leave
Anzhi Makhachkala in summer 2014. England's
Arsenal gave a bid of 4 million pounds, followed by Genoa and
A.C. Milan.
FC Krasnodar Prior to
Anzhi suffering relegation, Ahmedov joined
Krasnodar in early June 2014, along with teammates
Nikita Burmistrov and
Vladimir Bystrov. Weeks later, he was handed the number
10 shirt. On 28 June 2014, he scored first goal on his debut match in friendly against
Qarabağ FK in Austria. The game ended with 1–0 victory of Krasnodar. On 3 July 2014 he scored his second goal on his second appearance for FC Krasnodar to equalize against Scottish football giants
Celtic F.C., due to an awful defending error they made. Unfortunately, the game ended 3–1, with FC Krasnodar losing. Ahmedov scored his first official goal for Krasnodar on 1 August 2014 in
2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round match against Hungarian outfit
Diosgyori VTK. Krasnodar won the match by 5–1, with Ahmedov scoring the team's second goal in the first half. On 17 August 2014, Odil Ahmedov scored his first official league goal for Krasnodar against
FC Rostov in a 2–0 win. He scored the second goal of
Krasnodar against Rostov in second half, assisted with a cross by
Vladimir Bystrov. On 6 March 2015,
UFF announced results of pool conducted among journalists for
Best Footballers of the Year award and Ahmedov was named
Uzbekistan Footballer of the Year for the third time. Ahmedov was named
Best Player of FC Krasnodar in 2014–15 season on 9 June 2015 after survey conducted on club official website. On 4 March 2016 he was named the
Best Football Player 2015 in Uzbekistan for the 4th time as Football Federation announced the results of the survey.
Shanghai SIPG On 30 December 2016, Ahmedov transferred to
Shanghai SIPG of the
Chinese Super League. He made his official debut on 7 February 2017 in a 3–0 win over Thai club
Sukhothai in the
2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
Tianjin TEDA In September 2020, Ahmedov was loaned to Tianjin TEDA. He joined Tianjin on a free transfer after the season.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions In 2021, Ahmedov moved to Cangzhou Mighty Lions after Tianjin faced serious financial problem. He left the team during the CSL's interval. In December 2021, he announced his retirement. ==International career==