Rauan Isaliyev

Rauan Orynbasarovich Isaliyev (Kazakh: Рауан Орынбасарұлы Исалиев, romanized: Rauan Orynbasarūly Isalıev, Russian: Рауан Орынбасарович Исалиев, born 13 May 1988) is a Kazakh bandy player and captain of the national team. He currently plays as midfielder for Sibselmash from Novosibirsk in the Russian Bandy Super League.^[10]

Rauan Isaliyev

Personal information
Full name	Rauan Orynbasarovich Isaliyev
Date of birth	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Oral, Kazakhstan
Height	180 cm (5.9 ft)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sibselmash
Number	80
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2008	Akzhaiyk
2008–2010	Vodnik	30[2]	(8)
2010–2012	Start	48[3][4]	(39)
2012–	Sibselmash	138[5][6][7][8][9]	(84)
National team
2006–	Kazakhstan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Biography

Isaliyev was born 13 May 1988 in Oral, West Kazakhstan Region,^[1] and started his bandy career in 2002 with Akzhayik Sports Club until 2008.^[11] He spent his next two seasons with Vodnik in Arkhangelsk, then two seasons with Start in Nizhny Novgorod.^[11]

With the national bandy team, Isaliyev has won bronze medals at the Bandy World Championship (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).^[10] At the 2011 Asian Winter Games, he was top goalscorer in the bandy tournament, and Kazakhstan won the goal medal on home ice at the Medeu in Almaty.^[12] He was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony.^[13]

After the 2012–13 league season he was elected best player in Start.^[14] Following the 2018–19 season he achieved that feat with Sibselmash for the third year in a row.^[15]

At the 2018 World Championship he was the topscorer in Division A.^[16]