Islambek Kuat
Kuat with Khimki
Personal information
Full name Islambek Yerzhanuly Kuat
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Akmola, Kazakhstan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Astana
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Astana 20 (2)
2011 → Okzhetpes (loan) 26 (0)
2012 → Aktobe (loan) 15 (1)
2014–2019 Kairat 133 (7)
2020 Orenburg 3 (0)
2020–2021 Khimki 6 (0)
2021– Astana 52 (1)
International career‡
2015– Kazakhstan 61 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023

Islambek Yerzhanuly Kuat (Kazakh: Исламбек Ержанұлы Қуат, İslambek Erjanūly Quat; born 12 January 1993) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for Astana and the Kazakhstan national team. Kuat scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 10 October 2015 in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier.[1]

Career

Club

On 30 December 2019, FC Kairat confirmed Kuat's departure from the club at the end of his contract.[2] On 1 January 2020, Russian Premier League club FC Orenburg announced the signing of Kuat.[3] On 30 July 2020, his Orenburg contract was terminated by mutual consent.[4]

On 11 September 2020 he joined Russian Premier League club FC Khimki.[5] On 13 March 2021, his contract with Khimki was terminated by mutual consent.[6]

On 16 March 2021, FC Astana announced that they had re-signed Kuat after he'd previously played for the club between 2010 and 2014.[7]

International

Kuat became very well known in Turkey, thanks to his goal against Latvia, which enabled the Turkish team to qualify direct as the best third-placed side in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. It was even suggested that a street in Istanbul be named in honour of Kuat, while more than one fan on social media promised to name their children in honour of the midfielder. A dozen Turkish fans presented him with gifts and a bouquet of flowers, and thanked him personally at half-time during Kairat's game against Atyrau on 17 October.[8][9][10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 April 2022.[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Astana 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2013 18 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 2
2014 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 0
Total 20 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 25 2
Okzhetpes (loan) 2011 Kazakhstan First Division 26 0 2 0 – – 28 0
Aktobe (loan) 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League 15 1 3 0 0 0 – 18 1
Kairat 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 6 0 1 0 0 0 - 7 0
2015 19 1 3 0 7 2 0 0 29 3
2016 27 4 4 2 4 0 1 0 36 6
2017 30 1 2 0 4 0 1 1 37 2
2018 25 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 33 2
2019 26 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 32 1
Total 133 7 13 3 24 2 4 1 174 14
Orenburg 2019–20 Russian Premier League 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Khimki 2020–21 Russian Premier League 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
Astana 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League 23 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 33 2
2022 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 0
Total 29 1 6 1 4 0 0 0 39 2
Career total 243 11 28 4 30 3 4 1 275 18

International

As of match played 10 September 2023.[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kazakhstan 2015 4 2
2016 6 0
2017 6 1
2018 7 0
2019 8 1
2020 7 1
2021 8 1
2022 8 0
2023 4 0
Total 58 6

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 October 2015 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Netherlands 1–2 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [14]
2 13 October 2015 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 1–0 [15]
3 10 June 2017 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Denmark 1–2 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
4 11 June 2019 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan  San Marino 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [17]
5 4 September 2020 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania 2–0 2–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
6 7 September 2021 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Kairat

References

  1. ^ "Kazakhstan 1-2 Netherlands". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ: БЛАГОДАРЕН КАЙРАТУ ЗА ТО, ЧТО ИМЕННО В ЭТОМ КЛУБЕ Я ВЫРОС КАК ФУТБОЛИСТ". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Исламбек Куат в ФК Оренбург" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Трансферные новости" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ХИМОК"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С "ХИМКАМИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Исламбек Куат вернулся в Астану". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Islambek Kuat: Turkey's friend in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Football: Kazakh international happy to help Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  10. ^ Croatia, A. stunning 89th-minute strike from Selcuk Inan booked Turkey's place at Euro 2016 as Netherlands crashed out and Italy helped out. "Turkey seals Euro qualification as Croatia scrapes in". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2023-12-16.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Baş, Hakan (2015-10-15). "Turkey's miraculous journey to Euro 2016". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  12. ^ a b Islambek Kuat at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ Islambek Kuat at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Netherlands claim crucial win in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Kazakhstan 1-3 Denmark". UEFA.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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