Gulzhigit Alykulov

Gulzhigit Zhanybekovich Alykulov (Kyrgyz: Гүлжигит Алыкулов; Russian: Гулжигит Жаныбекович Алыкулов; born 25 November 2000) is a Kyrgyzstani professional footballer who plays for Russian club Torpedo Moscow and the Kyrgyzstan national football team.^[3]

Gulzhigit Alykulov

Personal information
Full name	Gulzhigit Zhanybekovich Alykulov
Date of birth	(2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Toktogul, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan[1][2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torpedo Moscow
Number	17
Youth career
2011–2016	Dordoi Bishkek
2017	Antalyaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Kara-Balta	18	(7)
2018	Alga Bishkek	10	(1)
2019	Neman Grodno	23	(4)
2020–2023	Kairat	65	(8)
2023–2025	Neman Grodno	41	(10)
2025–	Torpedo Moscow	11	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Kyrgyzstan	44	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Career

Alykulov is a graduate of the football academy of Dordoi. Between 2017 and 2018, he played in the system of the Turkish club Antalyaspor.

Club

He made his senior football debut in 2018 with FC Kara-Balta, a club in the Kyrgyz Premier League. In the second half of the season, he joined FC Alga.

Since 2019, he has been playing for the Belarusian club Neman Grodno. He debuted in the team's main squad on March 29. On April 19, he scored his first goal against Gomel, securing a victory for his team.^[4]

On 27 January 2020, FC Kairat announced the signing of Alykulov on a two-year contract, with the option of a third.^[5] On 11 May 2023, Alykulov bought out the remainder of his contract with Kairat and left the club.^[6]

On 4 August 2023, Alykulov re-signed for Neman Grodno.^[7]

National team

He played for Kyrgyzstan's youth national teams. In 2016, as part of the U-17 national team, he participated in the final tournament of the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. On 22 September 2016, he scored a goal against Vietnam.^[8]

He made his debut for the senior team on June 11, 2019, in a match against Palestine.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kara-Balta	2018	Top League	18	7			-				18	7
Alga Bishkek	2018	Top League	10	1			-				10	1
Neman Grodno	2019	Belarusian Premier League	23	4	1	0	-				24	4
Kairat	2020	Kazakhstan Premier League	18	1	0	0	2[a]	1	-		20	2
	2021		23	4	9	1	12[b]	0	2[c]	1	46	6
	2022		18	2	5	2	2[d]	0	1[c]	0	26	4
	2023		6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	Total		65	8	16	3	16	1	3	1	100	13
Neman Grodno	2023	Belarusian Premier League	14	2	1	0	1[d]	0	0	0	16	2
	2024		27	8	5	2	2[d]	0	0	0	34	10
	Total		41	10	6	2	3	0	0	0	50	12
Torpedo Moscow	2024–25	Russian First League	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
Career total			168	30	23	5	19	1	3	1	213	37

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
3. Appearances in Kazakhstan Super Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 5 June 2025^[11]

Kyrgyzstan
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	6	2
2020	0	0
2021	6	1
2022	5	0
2023	10	1
2024	13	1
2025	3	1
Total	43	6

International goals

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2019	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	4–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	15 October 2019	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Mongolia	1–0	2–1
3.	11 June 2021	Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan	Myanmar	2–0	8–1
4.	11 September 2023	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kuwait	1–1	3–1	Exhibition game
5.	6 June 2024	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	5 June 2025	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	North Korea	1–2	2–2

Honours

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
• Winner of the Kazakhstan Cup (2021)

FK Njoman Hrodna

• Silver medalist of the Belarusian Championship (2024)
• Winner of the Belarusian Cup (2024)

Individual

• Kyrgyzstan Footballer of the Year: 2019^{[citation needed]}