Viktor Kelm

Viktor Kelm (Russian: Виктор Кельм,[1] born 2 January 1997) is a Kyrgyz football forward playing for FC Alay.

Viktor Kelm
Personal information
Full name Viktor Kelm
Date of birth (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997
Place of birth Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
FC Alay
Number TBD
Youth career
2013–2015 Abdysh-Ata Kant
2015 Kairat Almaty
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Abdysh-Ata Kant
2015 Kairat Almaty 0 (0)
2016 Kara-Balta 2 (0)
2016 Bežanija 2 (0)
2017– Alay Osh
International career
2013–2014 Kyrgyzstan U17 2 (1)
Kyrgyzstan U19
Kyrgyzstan U21
2016– Kyrgyzstan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2016

Club career

Born in Kyrgyz capital Bishkek,[1] he had played with FC Abdysh-Ata Kant in 2013,[2] and then he was part of the team that finished second in the 2014 Kyrgyzstan League.[3] After playing in January 2015 with Abdysh-Ata main team in the winter Kyrgyzstan League,[4] as well as with team's U-21 side at a tournament in Kazakhstan,[4] he subsequently stayed in the country and, in February 2015, he signed with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Kairat.[4][5] He spent much time while at Almaty playing with Kairat youth team.[3]

Kelm played with Kyrgyz FC Kara-Balta in 2016.[6] During summer 2016 he joined Serbian side FK Bežanija.[7]

After his spell in Serbia, Kelm returned to Kyrgyzstan and joined FC Alay.[1]

International career

Kelm had been member of the Kyrgyzstan U-17 team at tournaments during 2013 and 2014.[8]

In 2014[9] as in 2015 Kelm had been member of Kyrgyzstan U-21 team.[3]

In March 2015, he was called to Kyrgyzstan main national team by coach Aleksandr Krestinin for the friendly-game against Afghanistan.[5]

He debuted for Kyrgyzstan[10] in a friendly game against Turkmenistan played on October 11, 2016.[11]

In 2016, being only 19, he had a full year regarding national teams; he had represented in same year Kyrgyz U-19, U-21, and debuted for the Kyrgyzstan A national team.[11] He was then called up for the friendly matches on 6 and 11 October against Lebanon and Turkmenistan.[12]

References

  1. Viktor Kelm at footballfacts.ru
  2. Предлагаем Вашему вниманию фототчет с закрытия Медиа-Лиги ФСЖ. at Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic official website, 30-12-2013, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  3. «Кайрат» пополнил молодой кыргызстанец ("Kairat brings young Kyrgyz") at sports.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  4. "Кайрат" пополнился футболистом молодежной сборной Кыргызстана ("Kairat signs Kyrgyz U-21 player") at vesti.kz, 4-2-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  5. Состав национальной сборной КР по футболу на товарищеский матч против Афганистана ("Kyrgyz team for the friendly match against Afghanistan") at sport.akipress.org, 10-3-2015, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  6. Viktor Kelm at zerozero.pt
  7. Viktor Kelm at Serbian First League official website
  8. Viktor Kelm at vesti.kz, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  9. Футбол: "молодежка" выиграла контрольный матч у казахстанского "Тараза" ("Youth team plays a preparation match against Kazakh team Taraz") at vb.kg, 22-12-2014, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  10. Viktor Kelm at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. Виктор Кельм: «Буду доказывать, что достоин играть за сборную Кыргызстана!» ("I will demonstrate my value to play for the main national team of Kyrgyzstan" interview at sport.kg, 9-10-2016, retrieved 11-11-2016 (in Russian)
  12. Футбол: на подготовку к матчу с Ливаном не вызваны в сборную пятеро игроков. vb.kg (in Russian). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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