Alex Dujshebaev
Full nameAlex Dujshebaev Dobichebaeva
Birth date17 December 1992 (age 33)
Birth placeSantander, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Kyrgyz
Height1.87 m
PositionRight back
CurrentclubIndustria Kielce
Clubnumber10
Years 12009–2010
Clubs 1BM Ciudad Real
Years 22010–2012
Clubs 2La Rioja
Years 32012–2013
Clubs 3BM Aragón
Years 42013–2017
Clubs 4RK Vardar
Years 52017–2026
Clubs 5Industria Kielce
Years 62026–
Clubs 6VfL Gummersbach
Nationalyears 12014–
Nationalteam 1Spain
Nationalcaps 1172
Nationalgoals 1498
Ntupdate27 January 2025

Alex Dujshebaev Dobichebaeva (Kyrgyz: Алекс Талантович Дүйшөбаев; latin: Alex Talantovič Dujshebaev; born 17 December 1992) is a Spanish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Spanish national team.[1][2]

His mother is of Russian descent, and his father, Talant Dujshebaev who is a former handball player and current coach, is of Kyrgyz descent. His brother Daniel Dujshebaev is also a handball player.

Career

Dujshebaev began his career at BM Ciudad Real, where he became a part of the first team in the 2009-10 season. Back then he played mainly as a right wing player.[3] At the end of the season he joined CB Ciudad de Logroño, where he played for 2 years. He then joined BM Aragón, where he played for 1 season. Here he transitioned to being a right back.

In 2013 he signed a contract Atlético Madrid,[4] but since the club had to withdraw due to financial reasons, the deal fell through. Instead he moved away from Spain to join Macedonian side RK Vardar Skopje.[5] Here he won the Macedonian cup 4 times in row from 2014 to 2017, the Macedonian league in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the 2017 EHF Champions League.

In the summer of 2017 he joined Polish team Industria Kielce.[6] Here he won the Polish championship every year from 2018 to 2023 and the Polish cup in 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2022 he reached the EHF Champions League final with the club, but lost to FC Barcelona on penalties. Alex Dujshebaev was the only player to miss his penalty.[7]

National team

Alex Dujshebaev debuted for the Spanish national team on January 3rd 2014.[8]

He was part of the extended squad for the 2014 European Championship, but could not participate due to a hand injury. He was replaced by Eduardo Gurbindo.[9] His first major international tournament was thus the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.[1]

He won the 2018 and 2020 European Championships with the Spanish team.

At the 2023 World Championship he won bronze medals and was selected for the all-star team of the tournament.[10]

Honours

RK Vardar
Vive Kielce

Individual awards

  • All-Star Right back of the World Championship: 2023[11]

References

  1. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster". IHF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "EHF profile". Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Squad BM Ciudad Real (ESP) Season 2009/2010.". archiv.thw-handball.de. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Alex Dujshebaev signed with Atlético Madrid". rkmetalurg.mk. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Alex Duishebaev will mit Vardar angreifen" (in German). handball-world.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Champions League-Sieger Kielce mit personellen Weichenstellungen für die nächsten Jahre" (in German). handball-world.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "CL-finale afgjort efter straffedrama" [CL-Final determined after penalty drama] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ^ "40. Alex Dujshebaev". abc.es. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Gurbindo sustituye al lesionado Alex Dujshebaev" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Spain seal podium place in highest-scoring bronze-medal game ever". ihf.info. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.