Islambek Kuat

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]

Islambek Kuat
Kuat with Khimki
Personal information
Full name Islambek Yerzhanuly Kuat
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993
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 43 (1)
International career‡
2015– Kazakhstan 58 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2023

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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 April 2022.[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Astana 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League 0000--00
2011 0000--00
2012 0000--00
2013 182202000222
2014 201000-30
Total 202302000252
Okzhetpes (loan) 2011 Kazakhstan First Division 26020––280
Aktobe (loan) 2012 Kazakhstan Premier League 1513000–181
Kairat 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 601000-70
2015 191307200293
2016 274424010366
2017 301204011372
2018 251215010332
2019 260104110321
Total 13371332424117414
Orenburg 2019–20 Russian Premier League 3000--30
Khimki 2020–21 Russian Premier League 6010--70
Astana 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League 231614000332
2022 600000-60
Total 291614000392
Career total 243112843034127518

International
As of match played 10 September 2023.[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kazakhstan 201542
201660
201761
201870
201981
202071
202181
202280
202340
Total586

International goals
Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
110 October 2015Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Netherlands1–21–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification[11]
213 October 2015Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia1–01–0[12]
310 June 2017Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Denmark1–21–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification[13]
411 June 2019Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan San Marino1–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification[14]
54 September 2020LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania2–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C
67 September 2021Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–02–22022 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. Islambek Kuat at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. Islambek Kuat at Soccerway
  11. "Netherlands claim crucial win in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  12. "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  13. "Kazakhstan 1-3 Denmark". UEFA.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  14. "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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