Azat Malikuly Nurgaliyev (, ''Azat Mälıkūly Nūrğaliev''; born 30 June 1986) is a Kazakh professional footballer who last played for

FC Tobol FC Tobol () is a Kazakhstan, Kazakh professional association football, football club based at the Kostanay Central Stadium, Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992. In 20 ...

as a

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Career

Club

The pupil of the Shymkent football. The first professional club

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was his hometown. Later he moved to

. In one of the seasons on Nurgaliyev claimed the champion of Kazakhstan

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. In 2011, he returned to his native

and that same year won with the

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team in 2011. On 23 June 2016, Nurgaliyev joined

FC Astana Astana Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,000-seat As ...

on loan for the remainder of the

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, with a view to a permanent move. On 17 January 2018,

announced the signing of Nurgaliyev. Nurgaliyev, signed a new one-year contract with Tobol on 14 December 2018. On 2 January 2022, Tobol announced that Nurgaliyev had left the club after his contract had expired.

International

Nurgaliyev has been representing the national team of Kazakhstan since 2009.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 1 September 2021''

International goals

:''As of match played 7 June 2016. Kazakhstan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nurgaliev goal.''

References

External links

* 1986 births Living people Kazakhstani men's footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Tobol players FC Ordabasy players FC Zhetysu players FC Astana players Kazakhstan men's youth international footballers 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen Kazakhstan men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Shymkent {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub