2024 FC Kairat season

FC Kairat

2023 season
Chairman	Kairat Boranbayev
Manager	Kirill Keker
Stadium	Central Stadium
Premier League	5th
Kazakhstan Cup	Preseason
Top goalscorer	League: João Paulo (2) All: João Paulo (2)
Highest home attendance	22,804 vs Aktobe (20 April 2024)
Lowest home attendance	5,347 vs Kyzylzhar (2 March 2024)
Average home league attendance	10,774 (4 May 2024)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2023 FC Kairat season is the 14th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.

Season events

At the end of the previous season, Kairat announced that they had signed Ofri Arad permanently from Maccabi Haifa, ^[1] and Luka Gadrani and Élder Santana both from Aktobe. ^{[2] [3]}

On 15 January, Kairat announced announced the year-long loan signing of Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev from Pari Nizhny Novgorod. ^[4]

Squad

As of match played 8 May 2024

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danil Ustimenko		GK	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 23)	Youth Team	2019	2024 [5]	71	0
27	Temirlan Anarbekov		GK	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)	Youth Team	2020		5	0
30	Vadim Ulyanov		GK	(2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 22)	Kairat Moscow	2022		23	0
Defenders
2	Egor Tkachenko		DF	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)	Kairat Moscow	2022		38	0
3	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev		DF	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)	on loan from Pari Nizhny Novgorod	2024 [4]	2024 [4]	6	0
4	Damir Kasabulat		DF	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 21)	Kairat Moscow	2022	2025 [6]	68	0
5	Viktor Vasin		DF	(1988-10-06) 6 October 1988 (age 35)	CSKA Moscow	2022		60	4
13	Lev Kurgin		DF	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 21)	Kairat Moscow	2022		38	0
15	Ofri Arad		DF	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25)	Maccabi Haifa	2024 [1]		36	1
24	Aleksandr Mrynskiy		DF	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)	Academy	2022		10	0
25	Aleksandr Shirobokov		DF	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	Academy	2020		23	0
29	Sultan Askarov		DF	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20)	Academy	2024		0	0
44	Luka Gadrani		DF	(1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)	Aktobe	2024 [2]		7	1
Midfielders
6	Adilet Sadybekov		MF	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 21)	Academy	2021	2025 [7]	59	3
7	Giorgi Zaria		MF	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26)	Dinamo Batumi	2024		9	0
20	Dmitry Sergeyev		MF	(2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)	Zenit St.Petersburg	2023		36	5
21	Arsen Buranchiev		MF	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 22)	Academy	2020	2024 [8]	64	1
22	Yerkebulan Seydakhmet		MF	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)	Ufa	2019 [9]		86	6
23	Andrey Ulshin		MF	(2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 24)	Academy	2020		63	5
26	Miras Omatay		MF	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19)	Academy	2021		2	0
Forwards
9	Vyacheslav Shvyryov		FW	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)	Academy	2018	2024 [10]	94	11
11	João Paulo		FW	(1988-06-02) 2 June 1988 (age 35)	Ordabasy	2021 [11]	2024 [12]	84	34
17	Saif Popov		FW	(2004-06-30) 30 June 2004 (age 19)	Academy	2021		6	0
18	Yan Trufanov		FW	(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 19)	Academy	2022		19	4
19	Élder Santana		FW	(1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (aged 30)	Aktobe	2024 [3]		9	1
Players away on loan
Players that left during the season

Transfers

Main articles: List of Kazakhstan football transfers winter 2023–24 and List of Kazakhstan football transfers summer 2024

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
15 November 2023	DF		Luka Gadrani	Aktobe	Undisclosed	[2]
16 November 2023	FW		Élder Santana	Aktobe	Undisclosed	[3]
29 November 2023	DF		Ofri Arad	Maccabi Haifa	Undisclosed	[1]
1 January 2024	MF		Giorgi Zaria	Dinamo Batumi	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
15 January 2024	DF		Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	End of season	[4]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 January 2024	MF		Anton Krachkovsky	Dynamo Makhachkala	Undisclosed	[13]
23 January 2024	MF		Alen Aymanov	Yelimay	Undisclosed	[14]
6 February 2024	FW		Artur Shushenachev	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Undisclosed	[15] [16]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
15 January 2024	DF		Mikael Askarov	Smorgon		[17]

Friendlies

Lokomotiv Moscow v Kairat

4 February 2024	Lokomotiv Moscow	4–1	Kairat	Abu Dhabi
17:00 (UTC+5)	Pinyayev 12' Mitaj 22' Suleymanov 36' Sarveli 87'	Report	Shvyryov 41'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

Shabab Al Ahli Club v Kairat

6 February 2024	Shabab Al Ahli Club	2–0	Kairat	Abu Dhabi
20:30 (UTC+5)	Igor Jesus 13', 53'	Report

Kairat v Rostov

11 February 2024	Kairat	2–1	Rostov	Abu Dhabi
21:00 (UTC+5)	Paulo 30' Zaria 64'	Report	Komlichenko 90+5'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Spartak Moscow v Kairat

14 February 2024	Spartak Moscow	6–0	Kairat	Abu Dhabi
20:30 (UTC+5)	Sobolev 8' Zinkovsky 14' Khlusevich 55' Promes 62', 82' Moses 85'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	2 March 2024		Matchday 1		7	3	2	2	6	6	+0	042.86
Kazakhstan Cup	13 April 2024	8 May 2024	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					9	4	2	3	10	9	+1	044.44

Last updated: 8 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	2	6	6	0	11	2	1	1	4	4	0	1	1	1	2	2	0

Last updated: 4 May 2024.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	L	L	W
Position	5	4	2	1	5	8	5

Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Kairat v Kyzylzhar

2 March 20241	Kairat	2–1	Kyzylzhar	Almaty
14:00 (UTC+6)	João Paulo 41' Sadybekov  43' Gadrani  50' Arad  56' Zaria 71' Ustimenko  81'	Report	Muldinov 28'63' Cmiljanić  50' Sabino  77'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Alexander Zatula

Turan v Kairat

7 March 20242	Turan	0–0	Kairat	Turkistan
17:00 (UTC+5)	Vaca  63' Cuckić  73' Sokolenko 63'  90+5'	Report	Shirobokov 5' Yuldoshev  18'	Stadium: Turkistan Arena Referee: Danil Gorda

Ordabasy v Kairat

31 March 20243	Ordabasy	1–2	Kairat	Shymkent
19:00 (UTC+5)	Yerlanov  58' Cvek  66' Yakhshiboev 85'	Report	Plastun 42' (o.g.) João Paulo  56'68' Shvyryov  63'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Kairat v Zhetysu

6 April 20244	Kairat	0–0	Zhetysu	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+5)	Kasabulat 39'	Report	Chikanchi 3' Mosiashvili 39' Chaduneli 70'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 8,357 Referee: Bulat Sariev

Kairat v Aktobe

20 April 20245	Kairat	1–3	Aktobe	Almaty
19:00 (UTC+5)	Gadrani  16' Arad  45' Seydakhmet  89' Shvyryov 90+6'	Report	Kasym 40' (pen.) Baytana  45' Umayev  45' Samorodov  61'68', 90+2'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 22,804 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi

Kaisar v Kairat

27 April 20246	Kaisar	1–0	Kairat	Kyzylorda
19:00 (UTC+5)	Milojko 23' Narzildayev  35' Kenesbek 37' Makhan 77' Baradzin  81' Zhaksylykov 90+4'	Report	Santana  9' Kurgin 31' Gadrani  39' Sadybekov  52' Vasin  59' Seydakhmet  90+5'	Stadium: Gani Muratbayev Stadium Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Ruslan Sultangaliev

Kairat v Atyrau

4 May 20247	Kairat	1–0	Atyrau	Almaty
16:30 (UTC+5)	Kasabulat 5' Sadybekov  23' Zaria  48' Seydakhmet 51' Buranchiev 90+7'	Report	Olimzoda 43' Barbosa 83'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 6,589 Referee: Denis Izmailov

Zhenis v Kairat

12 May 20248	Zhenis	v	Kairat	Astana
19:00 (UTC+5)				Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Astana	7	3	2	2	9	5	+4	11	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Yelimay	6	3	2	1	7	6	+1	11
5	Kairat	7	3	2	2	6	6	0	11
6	Zhetysu	6	3	1	2	4	4	0	10
7	Ordabasy	6	2	3	1	10	5	+5	9

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Matches won; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head points; 7) Head-to-head matches won; 8) Head-to-head goal difference; 9) Head-to-head goals scored; 10) Head-to-head away goals scored; 11) Draw. ^[18]

Kazakhstan Cup

Main article: 2024 Kazakhstan Cup

Kairat v Turan

13 April 2024Round of 16	Kairat	3–0	Turan	Almaty
18:00 (UTC+6)	Santana 29' Gadrani 40' Arad  67' Seydakhmet 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Shamshi 14' Nikolić  32' Mawutor  54' Dmitrijev  80'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Aydin Tasybaev

Atyrau v Kairat

8 May 2024Quarterfinal	Atyrau	3–1	Kairat	Atyrau
18:00 (UTC+6)	Stasevich 10' Kerimzhanov 13' Zhumakhanov 17' Novak 43' Kayamba  73' Adil 90+2' Olimzoda 90+7'	Report	João Paulo 18' Zaria  30' Seydakhmet  62' Arad 70' Shvyryov  90+6'	Stadium: Munaishy Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Saken Baimbet

Squad statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KAZ	Danil Ustimenko	6	0	6	0	0	0
2	DF	KAZ	Egor Tkachenko	9	0	3+4	0	2	0
3	DF	UZB	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	6	0	4	0	2	0
4	DF	KAZ	Damir Kasabulat	7	0	5	0	2	0
5	DF	RUS	Viktor Vasin	3	0	2	0	0+1	0
6	MF	KAZ	Adilet Sadybekov	9	0	7	0	2	0
7	MF	GEO	Giorgi Zaria	9	1	5+2	1	2	0
9	FW	KAZ	Vyacheslav Shvyryov	7	1	2+4	1	0+1	0
11	FW	BRA	João Paulo	9	2	7	2	2	0
13	DF	KAZ	Lev Kurgin	4	0	3	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ISR	Ofri Arad	9	1	7	0	2	1
18	FW	KAZ	Yan Trufanov	6	0	0+4	0	0+2	0
19	FW	BRA	Élder Santana	9	1	7	0	2	1
20	MF	RUS	Dmitry Sergeyev	8	0	3+3	0	2	0
21	MF	KAZ	Arsen Buranchiev	8	0	3+3	0	0+2	0
22	MF	KAZ	Yerkebulan Seydakhmet	6	2	2+2	1	1+1	1
23	MF	KAZ	Andrey Ulshin	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
24	DF	KAZ	Alexander Mrynsky	3	0	2	0	0+1	0
25	DF	KAZ	Aleksandr Shirobokov	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
30	GK	RUS	Vadim Ulyanov	3	0	1	0	2	0
44	DF	GEO	Luka Gadrani	7	1	6	0	1	1
Players away from Kairat on loan:
Players who left Kairat during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Total
1	FW		11	João Paulo	2	0	2
	MF		22	Yerkebulan Seydakhmet	1	1	2
3	MF		7	Giorgi Zaria	1	0	1
	FW		9	Vyacheslav Shvyryov	1	0	1
	FW		19	Élder Santana	0	1	1
	DF		44	Luka Gadrani	0	1	1
	DF		15	Ofri Arad	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	6	4	10

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Kazakhstan Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Danil Ustimenko	2	0	2
	GK		30	Vadim Ulyanov	1	1	2
				TOTALS	3	1	4

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Kazakhstan Cup		Total
1		GK	Danil Ustimenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	1	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Damir Kasabulat	2	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Viktor Vasin	1	0	0	0	1	0
6		MF	Adilet Sadybekov	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		MF	Giorgi Zaria	1	0	1	0	2	0
9		FW	Vyacheslav Shvyryov	1	0	1	0	2	0
11		FW	João Paulo	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Lev Kurgin	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Ofri Arad	2	0	1	0	3	0
19		FW	Élder Santana	1	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Arsen Buranchiev	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Yerkebulan Seydakhmet	2	0	1	0	3	0
25		DF	Aleksandr Shirobokov	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Luka Gadrani	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Kairat during the season:
			TOTALS	22	0	4	0	26	0

References

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External links

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