Marat Bystrov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Bystrov.

Marat Vyacheslavovich Bystrov (Russian: Марат Вячеславович Быстров; born 19 June 1992) is a Kazakhstani football player who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Astana and Kazakhstan.

Marat Bystrov

Bystrov with Akhmat Grozny in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Marat Vyacheslavovich Bystrov
Date of birth	(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Zhetikara, Kazakhstan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back/Left-back
Team information
Current team	Astana
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Magnitogorsk
2014–2016	Chelyabinsk	64	(5)
2017–2018	Tambov	44	(0)
2018–2020	Astana	0	(0)
2018	→ Tobol (loan)	14	(1)
2019	→ Ordabasy (loan)	23	(0)
2020	Ordabasy	4	(0)
2020–2024	Akhmat Grozny	71	(0)
2024–	Astana	15	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Kazakhstan	34	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2021

Club career

Bystrov made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Chelyabinsk on 18 July 2014 in a game against FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.^[1]

On 25 June 2018, Bystrov signed a 3-year contract with FC Astana and was immediately loaned to FC Tobol until the end of 2018.^[2]

On 14 January 2019, Bystrov moved to FC Ordabasy on loan,^[3] returning to Astana in January 2020.^[4]

On 16 August 2020, Akhmat Grozny announced the signing of Bystrov to a two-year contract.^[5]

On 9 January 2024, Bystrov's contract with Akhmat was terminated by mutual consent.^[6]

On 18 January 2024, Bystrov re-signed for Astana on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.^[7]

International

On 21 February 2019, he made his debut for the Kazakhstan national football team in a friendly against Moldova.^[8]

Personal

Bystrov was born to a Russian father and Kazakh mother. From 2012 to 2014 he took a break from his soccer career to serve in the Russian army.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 November 2022^[10]

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
Chelyabinsk	2014–15	PFL	22	1	1	0	–		–		23	1
	2015–16		26	2	2	0	–		–		28	2
	2016–17		16	2	5	0	–		–		21	2
	Total		64	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	72	5
Tambov	2016–17	Russian FNL	14	0	0	0	–		4[a]	0	18	0
	2017–18		30	0	2	0	–		6[b]	0	38	0
	Total		44	0	2	0	0	0	10	0	56	0
Astana	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	0[d]	0	0	0
	2019		0	0	0	0	0[c]	0	0[d]	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tobol (loan)	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	1	0	0	3[e]	0	–		17	1
Ordabasy (loan)	2019		23	0	4	0	4[e]	0	–		31	0
Ordabasy	2020		4	0	0	0	0[e]	0	–		4	0
Akhmat Grozny	2020–21	Russian Premier League	22	0	3	0	–		–		25	0
	2021–22		26	0	1	0	–		–		27	0
	2022–23		20	0	4	0	–		–		24	0
	2023–24		3	0	4	0	–		–		7	0
	Total		71	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	83	0
Astana	2024	Kazakhstan Premier League	0	0	0	0	0[f]	0	–		0	0
Career total			220	6	26	0	7	0	10	0	263	6

1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
2. One appearance in the Russian Premier League promotion playoffs, five appearances in the FNL Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
6. appearances in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 13 November 2021^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kazakhstan	2019	1	0
	2020	5	0
	2021	7	0
Total		13	0