Askhat Tagybergen

Askhat Tagybergenuly Tagybergen (Kazakh: Асхат Тағыбергенұлы Тағыберген, romanized: Ashat Tağybergenūly Tağybergen; born 9 August 1990) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol and the Kazakhstan national team.^[1][2]

Askhat Tagybergen

Personal information
Full name	Askhat Tagybergenuly Tagybergen
Date of birth	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tobol
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Kaisar	79	(4)
2012–2016	Aktobe	74	(2)
2016–2018	Astana	34	(4)
2017	→ Tobol (loan)	10	(0)
2018–2021	Kaisar	69	(13)
2021–2023	Tobol	47	(12)
2023–2025	Ordabasy	50	(13)
2025–	Tobol	12	(0)
International career‡
2013	Kazakhstan U21	7	(0)
2014–	Kazakhstan	62	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025

Club career

Tagybergen signed for FC Astana in February 2016.^[3]

On 15 June 2017, Tagybergen returned to FC Astana after a loan with FC Tobol, where he made desultory appearances.^[4]

On 9 January 2018, FC Kaisar announced the signing of Tagybergen.^[5]

International career

Askhat Tagybergen was included in the Kazakhstan team.^[6]

Tagybergen's long-range equaliser against Denmark on 26 March 2023 was voted Goal of the Round for Matchday 2 of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying^[7] and was nominated for the 2023 FIFA Puskás Award.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 November 2020^[9]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aktobe	2013	Kazakhstan Premier League	22	0	4	0	6	1	-		32	1
	2014		26	1	4	0	3	0	1	0	34	1
	2015		26	1	4	0	0	0	-		30	1
	Total		74	2	12	0	9	1	1	0	96	3
Astana	2016	Kazakhstan Premier League	26	2	3	2	6	0	0	0	35	4
	2017		8	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	2
	Total		34	4	3	2	10	0	0	0	47	6
Tobol (loan)	2017	Kazakhstan Premier League	10	0	0	0	-		-		10	0
Kaisar	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	24	5	1	0	-		-		25	5
	2019		30	4	3	1	-		-		33	5
	2020		14	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	16	4
	Total		68	13	4	1	1	0	1	0	74	14
Career total			186	19	19	3	20	1	2	0	227	23

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[10]

Kazakhstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	3	0
2015	2	0
2016	7	0
2017	6	0
2018	0	0
2019	5	0
2020	4	0
2021	8	0
2022	7	0
2023	8	2
2024	10	0
2025	2	2
Total	62	4

As of match played 23 March 2025

Kazakhstan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tagybergen goal^[10]

List of international goals scored by Askhat Tagybergen

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	26 March 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	44	Denmark	2–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification	[11]
2	16 June 2023	Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy	45	San Marino	2–0	3–0		[12]
3	19 March 2025	Gloria Sports Arena, Antalya, Turkey	61	Curaçao	2–0	2–0	Exhibition game	[13]
4	22 March 2025	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	62	Wales	1–1	1–3	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	[14]