Maksat Taykenov

Maksat Yesengeldiuly Taykenov (Kazakh: Мақсат Есенгелдіұлы Тәйкенов, Maqsat Esengeldıūly Täikenov; born 14 August 1997) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Caspiy and the Kazakhstan national team.

Maksat Taykenov

Personal information
Full name	Maksat Yesengeldiuly Taykenov
Date of birth	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Aktau, Kazakhstan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Caspiy
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Bayterek	32	(1)
2018–2024	Caspiy	112	(3)
2025	Zhetysu	12	(0)
2025–	Caspiy	3	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Kazakhstan	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:02, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Taykenov began his senior career with Bayterek, before moving to Caspiy in 2018. He made his professional debut with Caspiy in a 3–0 Kazakhstan Premier League loss to FC Kairat on 18 August 2020.^[1]

International career

Taykenov made his international debut for the Kazakhstan national team in a 0–1 loss to Finland at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 4 September 2021, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[2]