Nuraly Alip

Nuraly Paktuly Alip (Kazakh: Нұралы Пақтұлы Әліп, Nūraly Paqtūly Älıp, [no̙rɑˈɫɯ ˈpɑqtʰo̙ɫɯ ælˈɘp]; born 22 December 1999) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg and the Kazakhstan national team.

Nuraly Alip

Alip with Zenit in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Nuraly Paktuly Alip
Date of birth	(1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Aktau, Kazakhstan
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Zenit St. Petersburg
Number	28
Youth career
2008–2015	Caspiy
2015–2018	Kairat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Kairat	74	(4)
2022	→ Zenit St. Petersburg (loan)	14	(0)
2023–	Zenit St. Petersburg	48	(1)
International career‡
2017	Kazakhstan U19	1	(0)
2019	Kazakhstan U21	4	(0)
2018–	Kazakhstan	39	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2025

After passing through the youth academies of Caspiy and Kairat, Alip made his debut for the senior Almaty team in 2018. Scoring four goals in 74 appearances, he joined Zenit St. Petersburg on loan in 2022. Later that same year, Alip signed the club on a permanent deal. With Zenitchiki, he has won three league titles, one Russian Cup title, and one Russian Super Cup title.

Club career

Kairat

Trained in Caspiy, where he began in 2008, he joined the youth setup of Kairat in 2015.^[2] In March 2018, he joined the main team of the Almaty club. He played his first game on 11 March against Kyzylzhar, who won this 2-1 victory.

2021–22: Loan to Zenit Saint Petersburg

In January 2022, Alip joined up with Zenit Saint Petersburg for a trial during their week long training camp in the United Arab Emirates.^[3] On 16 February 2022, Alip joined Zenit on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy.^[4]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 14 December 2022, Alip moved to Zenit on a permanent basis and signed a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for a year.^[5]

On 2 June 2024, Alip scored the winning goal in added time in the 2024 Russian Cup final.^[6]

On 7 August 2024, Alip extended his contract with Zenit until the summer of 2028.^[7]

International career

Youth

Alip previously played with Kazakhstan's U-19 and under-21 teams.

Senior

Alip made his debut with the Kazakhstan national team on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against Bulgaria which ended with a 2-1 win in favour of the Bulgarian combined after the goals of Ivelin Popov and Nikolay Bodurov for Bulgaria, and Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev for Kazakhstan.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2025^[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kairat	2018	Kazakhstan Premier League	15	0	4	0	2[b]	0	0	0	21	0
	2019	Kazakhstan Premier League	20	0	1	0	0[b]	0	0	0	21	0
	2020	Kazakhstan Premier League	14	4	0	0	2[b]	0	–		16	4
	2021	Kazakhstan Premier League	25	0	6	0	13[c]	1	1[d]	0	45	1
	Total		74	4	11	0	17	1	1	0	103	5
Zenit St. Petersburg (loan)	2021–22	Russian Premier League	10	0	2	0	–		0	0	12	0
	2022–23	Russian Premier League	4	0	3	0	–		1[e]	0	8	0
	Total		14	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
Zenit St. Petersburg	2022–23	Russian Premier League	4	0	1	0	–		0	0	5	0
	2023–24	Russian Premier League	25	0	12	1	–		0	0	37	1
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	19	1	9	0	–		1[e]	0	29	1
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		48	1	23	1	–		1	0	72	2
Career total			136	5	39	1	17	1	3	0	195	7

1. Includes Kazakhstan Cup, Russian Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
5. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 22 March 2025^[10]

Kazakhstan
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	1	0
2020	5	0
2021	6	0
2022	10	0
2023	8	0
2024	8	0
2025	1	0
Total	39	0

Honours

Kairat

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
• Kazakhstan Cup: 2018
• Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up: 2018, 2019

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2021–22,^[11] 2022–23,^[12] 2023–24^[13]
• Russian Cup: 2023–24^[6]
• Russian Super Cup: 2022,^[14] 2024^[15]