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]
 Kuat with Khimki | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Islambek Yerzhanuly Kuat | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 62 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Kazakhstan | 61 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 | |||
Career
editClub
editOn 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
editKuat 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
editClub
edit| 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
editClub
edit- Kairat
- Kazakhstan Cup (2): 2014, 2015
References
edit- ^ "Kazakhstan 1-2 Netherlands". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ: БЛАГОДАРЕН КАЙРАТУ ЗА ТО, ЧТО ИМЕННО В ЭТОМ КЛУБЕ Я ВЫРОС КАК ФУТБОЛИСТ". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 30 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Исламбек Куат в ФК Оренбург" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Трансферные новости" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "ХИМОК"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 11 September 2020.
- ^ "ИСЛАМБЕК КУАТ РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С "ХИМКАМИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Исламбек Куат вернулся в Астану". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Islambek Kuat: Turkey's friend in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Football: Kazakh international happy to help Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ 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 16 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Baş, Hakan (15 October 2015). "Turkey's miraculous journey to Euro 2016". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b Islambek Kuat at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Islambek Kuat at Soccerway
- ^ "Netherlands claim crucial win in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Kazakhstan 1-3 Denmark". UEFA.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.