Aybol Abiken

Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken (Kazakh: Айбол Ерболатұлы Әбікен, Aibol Erbolatūly Äbıken; born 1 June 1996) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a defender and is currently banned after testing positive Meldonium.

Aybol Abiken

Personal information
Full name	Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken
Date of birth	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kairat
Youth career
2015–2017	Kairat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Kairat	79	(10)
2022	→ Aksu (loan)	7	(3)
International career^‡
2017–2018	Kazakhstan U21	6	(0)
2019–	Kazakhstan	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020

Career

Club

Abiken made his professional debut for FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League on 29 April 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Bauyrzhan Islamkhan in the match against FC Akzhayik, which finished as a 4–1 home win.^[1]

On 25 November 2019, Abiken signed a new three-year contract with FC Kairat.^[2]

On 27 February 2022, Abiken signed for Aksu on loan for the 2022 season.^[3]

In June 2022, Abiken was banned for three-years after being found to have taken Meldonium.^[4]

In January 2023, it became known that the player's suspension was reduced from 4 to 2 years. He is expected to enter the field in 2024.^[5]

International

Abiken made his Kazakhstan national football team debut on 9 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia. He started the game and played the whole match.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 December 2021^[7][8]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kairat	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	2018		10	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	2019		28	4	2	0	4	0	1	0	21	0
	2020		16	3	-		2	0	-		15	3
	2021		21	2	8	1	9	2	2	0	40	5
	2022		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		79	10	15	1	17	2	3	0	114	13
Aksu (loan)	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	7	3	0	0	-		-		7	3
Career total			86	13	15	1	17	2	3	0	121	16

International

Kazakhstan
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	4	0
2020	6	1
Total	10	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020^[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2020	Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–2	1–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

References

1. "Kairat vs. Akzhayik – 29 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
2. "АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С КЛУБОМ" (25 November 2019). fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
3. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН УХОДИТ В АРЕНДУ В ФК «АКСУ»". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. "Айбол Абикен узнал срок дисквалификации за допинг". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports KZ. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. "Айболу Абикену сократили срок наказания за употребление допинга" (in Russian). prosports.kz. 31 January 2023.
6. "Russia v Kazakhstan game report". UEFA. 9 September 2019.
7. Aybol Abiken at Soccerway
8. "Aybol Abiken". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2020.

External links

• Aybol Abiken – UEFA competition record ()  
• Aybol Abiken at FootballDatabase.eu  
• Aybol Abiken at Soccerway  
• Aybol Abiken at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)  
• Aybol Abiken at National-Football-Teams.com