Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Islamkhan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Bauyrzhan Yerbosynuly Islamkhan
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ordabasy
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2011 Taraz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Taraz 49 (6)
2013–2014 Kuban Krasnodar 0 (0)
2013 → Astana (loan) 7 (1)
2014–2019 Kairat 169 (50)
2020–2021 Al Ain 10 (0)
2023– Ordabasy 10 (2)
International career‡
2011 Kazakhstan U19 1 (0)
2012–2014 Kazakhstan U21 24 (6)
2012– Kazakhstan 50 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023

Bauyrzhan Yerbosynuly Islamkhan (Kazakh: Бауыржан Ербосынұлы Исламхан, Bauyrjan Erbosynūly İslamhan; born 23 February 1993) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Ordabasy and the Kazakhstan national team. In the past he served as a captain for the Kazakhstan under-21 team. He is also a 6-time vice-champion of Kazakhstan and 4-time winner of the country cup.

Club career

Taraz

Islamkhan came up through Taraz's youth academy and impressed from an early age. He made his first team debut on 6 March 2011 in the Kazakhstan Premier League match against Irtysh, at the age of 18, and since then was a member of the Taraz's first-team squad. Next season he became the captain of the club when he was just 19 years old. He also scored six goals during his stay in Taraz. In 2012 season in the Premier League, Islamkhan recorded 22 appearances and scored 4 goals.[1] Islamkhan has earned the Kazakhstan Football Federation's Young Player of the Year award as voted on by the coaches for his performances in his campaign for Taraz during the 2012 season.

Kuban Krasnodar

On his birthday in 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Kuban Krasnodar.[2][3] He made his debut on 25 February 2013 in a friendly game against Torpedo Armavir.[4] However, he did not play for them in the Russian Premier League and stayed there a half-year playing for their second team.

Loan to Astana

On 6 June 2013, he joined Astana on a season-long loan deal. During his playing for Astana, he appeared in seven matches and scored one goal. On 4 July 2013, he made his debut in the UEFA Europa League, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute in a first qualifying round match against Botev Plovdiv.[5]

Kairat

On 11 February 2014, a transfer deal was made between the teams FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Kairat after that he signed a three-year deal with Kairat.[6] In the end of July, 2016 he got an offer from the champions and the leading team of Kazakhstan Premier League at that moment, FC Astana, to join the team when the contract with FC Kairat expires. However, it was rejected by the footballer.[7] Islamkhan left Kairat at the end of the 2019 season after his contract expired.[8] Following his release from Kairat, Islamkhan joined Zenit St.Petersburg on trial during their January training camp in Qatar.[9]

Al Ain

On 31 January 2020, he signed for UAE side Al Ain until the end of 2019–20 season.[10]

In December 2020, Islamkhan was handed a two-year ban from football after testing positive for a banned substance after an Al Ain game in the AFC Champions League during September 2020.[11]

International career

Islamkhan playing against Austria in a World Cup qualification game in 2012.

Islamkhan made his international debut for Kazakhstan in a friendly game against Latvia on 29 February 2012.[12] During 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament, Islamkhan played two times coming on as a substitute in matches against Sweden and Austria.[13][14]

In November 2022, after completing a two-year suspension, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan received a call-up to the Kazakhstan national team for friendly matches against Uzbekistan and the UAE.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2020.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[17] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Taraz 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League 27 2 5 2 – – 32 4
2012 22 4 3 0 – – 25 4
Total 49 6 8 2 - - - - 57 8
Kuban Krasnodar 2012–13 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0
Astana (loan) 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League 7 1 0 0 1 0 – 8 1
Kairat 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 31 5 5 1 4 0 – 40 6
2015 29 7 3 2 8 3 1 0 41 12
2016 31 17 5 0 3 0 1 0 40 17
2017 27 11 4 1 2 0 1 0 34 12
2018 19 3 3 4 6 3 1 0 29 10
2019 22 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 27 7
Total 159 50 21 8 27 6 4 0 211 64
Al Ain 2019–20 UAE Pro League 6 0 0 0 6 0 – 12 0
2020–21 4 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0
Total 10 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 0
Career total 225 57 29 10 34 6 4 0 292 73

International

As of match played 6 January 2023.[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kazakhstan 2012 5 0
2014 6 2
2015 8 0
2016 6 0
2017 4 0
2018 7 0
2019 8 1
2020 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 48 3
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 August 2014 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Tajikistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly [18]
2 5 September 2014 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan 4–0 7–1 Friendly [19]
3 11 June 2019 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan  San Marino 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Kairat

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Kuban brings Bauyrzhan Islamkhan for the sum of 150 000 euros". SoccerFame.com. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ "RPL: Kuban sign Kazakh star Islamkhan". TheMoscowNews.com. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Football: Kazakhstan national team's halfback signs up with Kuban FC". TengriNews.kz. February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bauyrzhan Islamkhan debuting well for Kuban" (in Russian). TengriNews.kz. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Astana - Botev Plovdiv match recap: Lineups". UEFA. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Islamkhan - a player of FC Kairat" (in Russian). FC Kairat. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ "A contract offer from FC Astana". Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  8. ^ "Verified Спасибо, парни! ✊🏻". instagram.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat Instagram. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Бауыржан Исламхан прибыл на "Газпром" — тренировочные сборы в Катаре". fc-zenit.ru/ (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Kazakhstan's Islam Signs to Al Ain Until the End of the Season | ALAINFC".
  11. ^ "Captain of Kazakhstani football team disqualified for doping". akipress.com/. AKI Press. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Baurzhan Islamkhan. A midfielder of the Kazakhstan National team". Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  13. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C: Sweden - Kazakhstan match report". FIFA. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  14. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C: Austria - Kazakhstan match report". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Бауыржан Исламхан вернулся и сыграет за Казахстан в матче с Узбекистаном". www.zakon.kz. 2022-11-11.
  16. ^ a b "Islamkhan, Bauyrzhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  17. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Kazakhstan Super Cup
  18. ^ "Казахстан — Таджикистан 2:1. Не без проблем, но в целом неплохо" [Kazakhstan - Tajikistan 7:1. Not without problems, but overall not bad.] (in Russian). Sports.kz. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  19. ^ "Статистика товарищеского матча Казахстан — Кыргызстан 7:1" [Statistics of the match Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan 7:1] (in Russian). Sports.kz. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Season review: Kazakhstan". UEFA. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

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