Kazakhstan national under-21 football team

The Kazakhstan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Kazakhstan and is administered by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship every two years.

Kazakhstan Under-21

Nickname(s)	Жас Қаршығалар (The Young Hawks)
Association	Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Head coach	Kairat Nurdauletov
Captain	Adilbek Zhumakhanov
Home stadium	Almaty Central Stadium
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Iran 4–0 Kazakhstan  (Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, 15 May 1996)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan 4–1 Georgia  (16 October 2007) Luxembourg  0–3  Kazakhstan (28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
Greece 5–0 Kazakhstan  (16 November 2004)  Spain 5–0 Kazakhstan  (25 March 2008)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	None

UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification Record

Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Best goalscorer
2006	7 out of 7	12	2	1	9	8	23	−15	7	Aleksey Shakin, Vadim Borovskiy - 2
2007	lost in Preliminary round									no one scored
2009	4 out of 5	8	2	0	6	9	18	−9	6	Yerzat Kenbayev - 4
2011	4 out of 5	8	1	2	5	7	17	−10	5	7 players scored 1 goal
2013	4 out of 5	8	0	4	4	2	14	−12	4	Abzal Beisebekov, Yermek Kuantayev - 1
2015	3 out of 5	8	3	0	5	8	18	−10	9	Roman Murtazayev - 3
2017	4 out of 5	8	1	1	6	3	14	−11	4	Abat Aimbetov, Miras Tuliyev, Didar Zhalmukan - 1
2019	4 out of 6	10	2	4	4	13	18	−5	10	Maxim Fedin - 3
2021	4 out of 6	10	3	1	6	12	21	-9	10	Oralkhan Omirtayev - 4
2023	5 out of 5	8	0	2	6	4	14	-10	2	Abylaikhan Zhumabek - 2
2025	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	10	9	1	0	28	5	+23	28	Final tournament		—	1–0	1–0	2–0	4–3	6–0
2	Belgium	10	6	1	3	13	6	+7	19	Play-offs		1–1	—	0–2	0–1	1–0	3–1
3	Scotland	10	5	1	4	19	11	+8	16[a]			1–2	0–2	—	3–1	4–1	2–1
4	Hungary	10	5	1	4	12	8	+4	16[a]			0–1	0–1	0–0	—	2–0	2–1
5	Kazakhstan	10	3	0	7	13	24	−11	9			0–4	0–3	3–2	0–3	—	4–1
6	Malta	10	0	0	10	4	35	−31	0			0–6	0–2	0–5	0–3	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Scotland 4, Hungary 1.

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendly matches.^[1]
• Match dates: 7 and 11 September 2022
• Opposition: Hungary and Belgium
• Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against Belarus
• Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Temirlan Anarbekov	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Kairat
	1GK	Nikita Pivkin	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Yelimay
	1GK	Danila Karpikov	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Shakhter Karagandy
	2DF	Adilbek Zhumakhanov	(2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 22)	12	0	Atyrau
	2DF	Egor Tkachenko	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Kairat
	2DF	Adilkhan Dobay	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Maktaaral
	2DF	Lev Kurgin	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Kairat
	2DF	Aleksandr Shirobokov	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Kairat
	2DF	Sultan Askarov	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kairat-Zhastar
	2DF	Aleksandr Mrynskiy	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kairat
	3MF	Abylaykhan Nazymkhanov	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Shakhter Karagandy
	3MF	Meirambek Kalmyrza	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Okzhetpes
	3MF	Nurgaini Buribayev	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Turan
	3MF	Yersultan Kaldybekov	(2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Atyrau
	3MF	Adilet Sadybekov	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Kairat
	3MF	Alen Aiman	(2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Yelimay
	3MF	Aybar Abdulla	(2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Shakhter Karagandy
	3MF	David Esimbekov	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Chernomorets Novorossiysk
	3MF	Nurali Zhaksylyk	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Astana
	3MF	Beibit Galym	(2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Tobol
	4FW	Ivan Sviridov	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Shakhter Karagandy
	4FW	Yan Trufanov	(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Kairat
	4FW	Denis Mitrofanov	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Isloch
	4FW	Danil Ankudinov	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Dnepr

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Azat Bakhytov	(2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Arys	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF	Damir Kasabulat	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Kairat	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF	Askar Satyshev	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Turan	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF	Daniil Nyrkov	(2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Aksu	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF	Konstantin Gorizanov	(2002-09-30) 30 September 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Shakhter Karagandy	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF	Murodzhon Halmatov	(2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Turan	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF	Zhannur Kukeyev	(2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Kairat-Zhastar	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF	Ibragim Dadayev	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Khan-Tengri	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF	Vladislav Kravchenko	(2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Kairat-Zhastar	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
FW	Maksim Samorodov	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 23)	3	2	Aktobe	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
FW	Galymzhan Kenzhebek	(2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Kairat	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
FW	Bayzhan Madelkhan	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Kairat	v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022

Notes

• Players in italics are still active at international level.
• ^PRE Preliminary squad.
• ^INJ Injured after call up to squad.
• ^WD Player was withdrawn from the roster for non-injury related reasons.
• ^SUS Player was suspended for the next match.

UEFA Under-21 Qualification

• 1978 to 1992 - see Soviet Union

#	Year	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
2	1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
3	1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
4	1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
5	1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
6	1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
7	1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
8	1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	DNE
9	1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
10	1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
11	1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
12	2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
13	2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
14	2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	DNE
15	2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	12	2	1	9	8	23	-15
16	2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1
17	2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	2	0	6	9	18	-9
18	2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	1	2	5	7	17	-10
19	2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	0	4	4	2	14	-12
20	2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	3	0	5	8	18	-10
21	2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	1	1	6	3	14	-11
22	2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	10	2	4	4	13	18	-5
23	2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	10	3	1	6	12	21	-9
24	2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	8	0	2	6	4	14	-10
25	2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification	TBC
Total	11/25	82	14	16	52	66	158	-92

Managerial history

• Asian Cup 1998, World Cup 1999
  • Vladimir Fomichyov (1998–99)
• EURO 2004-06 Qualification
  • Oyrat Saduov (2004)
  • Anton Shokh (2005)
• EURO 2006-07 Qualification
  • Anton Joore (2006)
• EURO 2008-09 Qualification
  • Juha Malinen (2007)
  • Anton Joore (2008)
  • Evgeni Yarovenko (2008)
  • Bernd Storck (2008)
• EURO 2009-10 Qualification
  • Anton Shokh (February/March 2009)
  • Sergei Gorokhovodatskiy (Caretaker) (March/June 2009)
  • Pavel Radnyonak (August 2009 - January 2011)
• EURO 2011-12 Qualification
  • Slobodan Krčmarević (May 2011 – December 2012)
• EURO 2013-14 Qualification
  • Sergei Borovsky (December 2012 – November 2013)
  • Saulius Širmelis (2014/2015)
• EURO 2015-16 Qualification
  • Vakhid Masudov (January/February 2016)
  • Serik Abdualiyev (February/July 2016)
• EURO 2017-18 Qualification
  • Vladimir Nikitenko (September 2017 – January 2018)
  • Talgat Baysufinov (January 2018 – January 2019)
• EURO 2019-20 Qualification
  • Alexandr Moskalenko (January 2019 – July 2020)
  • Almas Kulshinbayev (July 2020 – December 2020)
• EURO 2021-22 Qualification and EURO 2023-24 Qualification campaigns
  • Kairat Nurdauletov (December 2020 – current)