Mirbek Akhmataliyevich Akhmataliyev (; ; born 7 February 1994 in Orozbekov) is a Kyrgyz footballer who plays for Abdysh-Ata Kant and the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Club career

Akhmataliyev signed for

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for the 2016 season after previously impressing with the club's youth sides and as a top scorer in the league for Dinamo Bishkek and

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. Following the season he competed with the club in

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and scored against Benfica de Macau in the

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. The following season he transferred to Tatvan Gençlerbirliği Spor of the

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. For the next season he moved to Kale Belediyespor of the same league. He split the 2021 Kyrgyz Premier League season between Kaganat and Abdysh-Ata Kant. In total he scored nineteen goals in 28 matches to win the scoring title and helping Abdysh-Ata Kant finish second in the table. Following the season he signed for PDRM of the

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. During pre-season, he score three goals in three matches including against Kedah Darul Aman,

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, and Selegor 2. He became captain of the squad shortly after signing. On August 15, during a training session of the " Muras United" team at the "Selmash" stadium in

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, a fight broke out among the team's players, resulting in Mirbek Akhmataliyev breaking the jaw of his teammate Evgeni Terzin. As a result, the club terminated Akhmataliyev's contract and he was also disqualified from football for 5 years by the Kyrgyzstan Football Federation's Disciplinary Committee.

International career

Akhmataliyev made his senior international debut on 11 October 2016 in a friendly against

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International career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhmataliev, Mirbek 1994 births Living people Kyrgyzstani men's footballers 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Kyrgyzstan men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FC Dordoi Bishkek players