Abat Aymbetov

Abat Kayratuly Aymbetov (Kazakh: Абат Қайратұлы Айымбетов; born 7 August 1995) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kazakhstan national team.

Abat Aymbetov

Personal information
Full name	Abat Kayratuly Aymbetov
Date of birth	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Aktobe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Aktobe	109	(21)
2020	Kairat	20	(10)
2021–2022	Krylia Sovetov	0	(0)
2021	→ Astana (loan)	14	(6)
2022–2024	Astana	44	(17)
2024–2025	Adana Demirspor	36	(6)
International career‡
2014–2016	Kazakhstan U-21	17	(4)
2019–	Kazakhstan	45	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2025

Club career

Aktobe

Aymbetov made his Kazakhstan Premier League debut for Aktobe on 26 September 2012 in a game against Akzhayik.^[1]

Kairat

On 27 January 2020, Kairat announced the signing of Aymbetov to a one-year contract, with the option of a second.^[2]

Krylia Sovetov

On 21 February 2021, Krylia Sovetov announced the signing of Aymbetov.^[3] On 21 January 2022, his contract with Krylia Sovetov was terminated by mutual consent.^[4]

Astana

On 2 April 2021, Astana announced the signing of Aymbetov on loan from Krylia Sovetov until the summer transfer window.^[5] On 13 July 2021, the loan to Astana was extended until the end of 2021.^[6] In January 2022, Aymbetov returned to Astana for their first pre-season training camp in Turkey.^[7]

On 2 February 2024, Astana announced the departure of Aymbetov.^[8]

Adana Demirspor

On 5 February 2024, Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor announced the signing of Aymbetov to an 18-month contract.^[9]

International career

Aymbetov made his Kazakhstan national football team debut on 8 June 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium, as a 66th-minute substitute for Maxim Fedin.^[10]

He scored his first international goal more than a year later in his eighth selection against Belarus in the UEFA Nations League, although this did not prevent his team from finally being beaten on the score of 2-1.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 May 2025^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aktobe	2012	Kazakhstan Premier League	6	0	3	0	—		—		9	0
	2013		10	2	2	0	—		—		12	2
	2014		13	0	3	1	4[b]	1	—		20	2
	2015		23	1	1	0	—		—		24	1
	2016		2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2017		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2018		23	2	—		—		—		23	2
	2019		29	16	1	2	—		—		30	18
	Total		109	21	11	3	4	1	—		124	25
Kairat	2020	Kazakhstan Premier League	20	10	—		2[b]	0	—		22	10
Astana (loan)	2021	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	6	7	2	2[c]	1	—		23	9
Astana	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	19	9	2	1	2[c]	0	—		23	10
	2023		25	8	5	1	14[d]	1	1[e]	0	45	10
	Total		58	23	14	4	18	2	1	0	91	29
Adana Demirspor	2023–24	Süper Lig	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2024–25		27	5	1	0	—		—		28	5
	Total		36	6	1	0	—		—		37	6
Career total			223	60	26	7	24	3	1	0	274	68

1. Includes Kazakhstan Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup

International

As of match played 22 March 2025^[11]

Kazakhstan
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	6	0
2020	6	2
2021	5	0
2022	9	4
2023	9	3
2024	9	0
2025	1	0
Total	45	9

International goals

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.^[11]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2020	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Belarus	1–1	1–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
2.	18 November 2020	Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Lithuania	1–0	1–2
3.	3 June 2022	Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Azerbaijan	1–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
4.				2–0
5.	10 June 2022	Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia	Belarus	1–0	1–1
6.	19 November 2022	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–1	1–2	Friendly
7.	26 March 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Denmark	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
8.	19 June 2023	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–0
9.	17 November 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	San Marino	3–1	3–1

Honours

Aktobe

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2013
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2014

FC Kairat

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020

Astana

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2022
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2023

Krylia Sovetov Samara

• Russian First League: 2020–21