Gulzhigit Zhanybekovich Alykulov (; ; born 25 November 2000) is a

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

i professional

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who plays for Russian club

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and the

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Career

Alykulov is a graduate of the football academy of Dordoi. Between 2017 and 2018, he played in the system of the Turkish club

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Club

He made his senior football debut in 2018 with FC Kara-Balta, a club in the

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. In the second half of the season, he joined FC Alga. Since 2019, he has been playing for the Belarusian club Neman Grodno. He debuted in the team's main squad on March 29. On April 19, he scored his first goal against

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, securing a victory for his team. On 27 January 2020,

FC Kairat Football Club Kairat () is a professional football club based in Almaty, which plays in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. Founded in 1954 as Lokomotiv Alma-Ata, they became Urozhay in 1955 and Kairat in 1956. ...

announced the signing of Alykulov on a two-year contract, with the option of a third. On 11 May 2023, Alykulov bought out the remainder of his contract with Kairat and left the club. On 4 August 2023, Alykulov re-signed for Neman Grodno.

National team

He played for Kyrgyzstan's youth national teams. In 2016, as part of the U-17 national team, he participated in the final tournament of the

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. On 22 September 2016, he scored a goal against

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. He made his debut for the senior team on June 11, 2019, in a match against

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Kairat *

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* Winner of the Kazakhstan Cup (2021) FK Njoman Hrodna * Silver medalist of the Belarusian Championship (2024) * Winner of the

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(2024) Individual *Kyrgyzstan Footballer of the Year: 2019

References

External links

Gulzhigit Alykulov
at FC Torpedo Moscow official website * * * *

at Neman Grodno website. . 2000 births Living people Kyrgyzstani men's footballers 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Kyrgyzaltyn players FC Alga Bishkek players FC Neman Grodno players FC Kairat players FC Torpedo Moscow players Kyrgyz Premier League players Belarusian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Russian First League players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players {{Kyrgyzstan-footy-bio-stub