Mirlan Abdraimovich Murzayev (; ; born 29 March 1990) is a Kyrgyz professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club FC Bars Issyk-Kul and the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Club career

In January 2014, Murzayev moved to

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in the

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on a six-month contract. While playing for

FC Dordoi Bishkek Football Club Dordoi Bishkek () is a Kyrgyz professional football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier League. Founded in 1997, the club is owned by "Dordoi" Association, the group of companies that also own Dordoi Bazaar ...

in May 2015, Murzayev became the 17th player to score 100 goals in

Kyrgyzstan League The Kyrgyz Premier League () or OLIMPBET Premier League for Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes is the top division of professional football in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1992 after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. The league is comp ...

and

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matches. In January 2016, Murzayev was linked with a move to Al-Ahli, a move that was blocked by his current club at the time,

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. On 9 March 2019, Dordoi Bishkek announced the return of Murzayev. On 29 July 2019, Dordoi Bishkek announced that Murzayev was leaving the club to move the KTFF 1. Lig. On 5 August, Murzayev was announced as a new signing for

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. On 1 August 2021, Mirlan Murzayev joined

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side

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on a one–year deal. He made his debut on 23 November against

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in a 1–0 win. He scored his first goal on 18 December in their 2–1 win against

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. On 17 July 2022, Mirlan would join

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on a free from

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. In December, he returned to India to play in the

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, signing with Mohammedan Sporting. On 27 June 2023, it was announced that Murzayev had agreed to join

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on a one-year contract, following the expiry of his Mohammedan contract. He joined on a free transfer and reunited with his former Chennaiyin manager

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. He made his

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debut in a 0–1 home loss against

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on 2 July. On 16 September, Murzayev's release from Hanoi was confirmed on the club's Facebook account. On 29 December 2023, Dordoi Bishkek announced the return of Murzayev. On 25 March 2024, Dordoi Bishkek announced that Murzayev had left the club by mutual consent.

International career

A full international for

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 ...

since 2009, Murzayev represented the nation at the

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. With 16 goals, he is the team's all-time top goalscorer.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Murzayev goal.''

Honours

Dordoi Bishkek *

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Individual * AFC President's Cup topgoalscore: 2012, 2013 * AFC President's Cup Most Valuable Player: 2010

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