Bauyrzhan Islamkhan

Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakh: Бауыржан Ербосынұлы Исламхан; born 23 February 1993) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Ain 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.

Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
Islamkhan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Bauyrzhan Yerbosynuly Islamkhan
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993
Place of birth Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al Ain
Number 8
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 159 (50)
2020– Al Ain 16 (1)
National team‡
2011 Kazakhstan U19 1 (0)
2012–2014 Kazakhstan U21 24 (6)
2012– Kazakhstan 46 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2020

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 leadining 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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 February 2020.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[16] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Taraz 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League 27252––324
2012 22430––254
Total 49682----578
Kuban Krasnodar 2012–13 Russian Premier League 0000––00
2013–14 0000––00
Total 0000----00
Astana (loan) 2013 Kazakhstan Premier League 710010–81
Kairat 2014 Kazakhstan Premier League 3155140–406
2015 2973283104112
2016 31175030104017
2017 27114120103412
2018 1933463102910
2019 227104000277
Total 159502182764021164
Al Ain 2019–20 UAE Pro League 200010–30
Career total 2175729102964027973

International
As of match played 5 June 2018.[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kazakhstan 201250
201462
201580
201660
201740
201870
201971
Total433

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 August 2014Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan Tajikistan1–02–1Friendly[17]
25 September 2014Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan4–07–1Friendly[18]
311 June 2019Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan San Marino4–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club
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. 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. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  14. "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C: Austria - Kazakhstan match report". FIFA. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. Islamkhan, Bauyrzhan at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Kazakhstan Super Cup
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
  19. "Season review: Kazakhstan". UEFA. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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