Marsel Islamkulov
Marsel Dzhekshenovich Islamkulov (Kyrgyz: Марсель Исламкулов; Russian: Марсель Джекшенович Исламкулов; born 18 April 1994) is a Kyrgyzstani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Abdysh-Ata Kant.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marsel Dzhekshenovich Islamkulov | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kant, Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abdysh-Ata Kant | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Abdysh-Ata Kant | |||
| Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Abdysh-Ata Kant | ||
| 2013–2014 | Astana-1964 | 34 | (0) |
| 2015 | Baikonur | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Kaisar | 65 | (0) |
| 2022 | Aksu | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Abdysh-Ata Kant | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player, Islamkulov joined the youth academy of Dynamo (Kyiv), Ukraine's most successful club, after playing for the youth academy of Abdysh-Ata in Kyrgyzstan.[2]
Before the 2013 season, he signed for Kazakhstani second division side Astana-1964.[3]
International career edit
From 2017 to 2019, Islamkulov was periodically called up to the Kazakhstan national team, but remained on the bench in all those cases.[4]
In 2023, he switched international allegiance to the Kyrgyzstan national team. He made his debut on 25 December 2023 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[5]
He was included in Kyrgyzstan's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Казахстанский вратарь из КПЛ подписал контракт с чемпионом зарубежной страны". ru. 2023-01-23.
- ^ "Из киевского «Динамо» - в «Абдыш-Ату»". sport.kg.
- ^ "Марсель Исламкулов: «Хочу принести пользу «Астане-1964»". sports.kz.
- ^ "Kazakhstan v Denmark game report". ESPN. 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Uzbekistan v Kyrgyzstan game report". National Football Teams. 25 December 2023.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar squad lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
External links edit
- Marsel Islamkulov at Soccerway
- Marsel Islamkulov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)