Islambek Kuat

Islambek Kuat (Kazakh: Исламбек Ержанұлы Қуат; born 12 January 1993) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for 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

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)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
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)
National team^‡
2015–	Kazakhstan	31	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:19, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

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]

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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2020.[6][7]

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
Career total			208	10	21	3	26	3	4	1	229	16

International

As of match played 5 October 2017.[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kazakhstan	2015	4	2
	2016	6	0
	2017	6	1
	2018	7	0
	2019	8	1
Total		31	4

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2015	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Netherlands	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification	[8]
2	13 October 2015	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification	[9]
3	10 June 2017	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Denmark	1–2	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	[10]
4	11 June 2019	Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification	[11]

Honours

Club

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Cup (2): 2014, 2015

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. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
4. "Трансферные новости" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 30 July 2020.
5. "Islambek Kuat: Turkey's friend in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
6. "Kuat, Islambek". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
7. "I.Kuat". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
8. "Netherlands claim crucial win in Kazakhstan". UEFA.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
9. "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
10. "Kazakhstan 1-3 Denmark". UEFA.com. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
11. "Kazakhstan seal first win to help Turkey qualify". UEFA.com. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.