Karimov has played for Shaykhontohur Toshkent,
Qizilqum Zarafshon and currently Pakhtako]. he scored an important goal for Pakhtakor in the opening
2011 Asian Champions League group game against
Al-Nassr of
Saudi Arabia. The game finished 2-2. He moved to the
Chinese Super League side
Qingdao Jonoon on a one-year loan deal on 28 February 2013. However, he failed to establish himself within the team and played six league matches (146 minutes in total, all coming on as a substitute) for Qingdao. On 22 May 2013, he scored a goal in the third round of
2013 Chinese FA Cup when Qingdao Jonoon beat second-tier club
Harbin Yiteng 5–2. He returned to Pakhtakor Tashkent in June 2013. ==International career==