Aybol Abiken
Personal information
Full name Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Kairat
Youth career
2015–2017 Kairat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Kairat 79 (10)
2022Aksu (loan) 7 (3)
International career
2017–2018 Kazakhstan U21 6 (0)
2019– Kazakhstan 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020

Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken (Kazakh: Айбол Ерболатұлы Әбікен, Aibol Erbolatūly Äbıken; born 1 June 1996) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a defender and is currently banned after testing positive Meldonium.

Career

Club

Abiken made his professional debut for FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League on 29 April 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Bauyrzhan Islamkhan in the match against FC Akzhayik, which finished as a 4–1 home win.[1]

On 25 November 2019, Abiken signed a new three-year contract with FC Kairat.[2]

On 27 February 2022, Abiken signed for Aksu on loan for the 2022 season.[3]

In June 2022, Abiken was banned for three-years after being found to have taken Meldonium.[4]

In January 2023, it became known that the player's suspension was reduced from 4 to 2 years. He is expected to enter the field in 2024.[5]

International

Abiken made his Kazakhstan national football team debut on 9 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia. He started the game and played the whole match.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2021[7][8]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kairat 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2018 10 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2019 28 4 2 0 4 0 1 0 21 0
2020 16 3 - 2 0 - 15 3
2021 21 2 8 1 9 2 2 0 40 5
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 79 10 15 1 17 2 3 0 114 13
Aksu (loan) 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League 7 3 0 0 - - 7 3
Career total 86 13 15 1 17 2 3 0 121 16

International

Kazakhstan
Year Apps Goals
2019 4 0
2020 6 1
Total 10 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2020 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–2 1–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

References

  1. ^ "Kairat vs. Akzhayik – 29 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ "АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С КЛУБОМ" (25 November 2019). fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН УХОДИТ В АРЕНДУ В ФК «АКСУ»". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Айбол Абикен узнал срок дисквалификации за допинг". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports KZ. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Айболу Абикену сократили срок наказания за употребление допинга" (in Russian). prosports.kz. 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Russia v Kazakhstan game report". UEFA. 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ Aybol Abiken at Soccerway
  8. ^ a b c "Aybol Abiken". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2020.