Nuraly Paktuly Alip (, ''Nūraly Paqtūly Älıp'', ; born 22 December 1999) is a Kazakh professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Zenit St. Petersburg and the Kazakhstan national team. After passing through the youth academies of Caspiy and Kairat, Alip made his debut for the senior Almaty team in 2018. Scoring four goals in 74 appearances, he joined Zenit St. Petersburg on loan in 2022. Later that same year, Alip signed the club on a permanent deal. With ''Zenitchiki'', he has won three

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titles, one Russian Cup title, and one

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title.

Club career

Kairat

Trained in Caspiy, where he began in 2008, he joined the youth setup of Kairat in 2015. In March 2018, he joined the main team of the

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club. He played his first game on 11 March against Kyzylzhar, who won this 2-1 victory.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

In January 2022, Alip joined up with

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for a trial during their week long training camp in the

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. On 16 February 2022, Alip joined Zenit on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy. On 14 December 2022, Alip moved to Zenit on a permanent basis and signed a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for a year. On 2 June 2024, Alip scored the winning goal in added time in the 2024 Russian Cup final. On 7 August 2024, Alip extended his contract with Zenit until the summer of 2028.

International career

Youth

Alip previously played with Kazakhstan's U-19 and under-21 teams.

Senior

Alip made his debut with the Kazakhstan national team on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against

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which ended with a 2-1 win in favour of the Bulgarian combined after the goals of Ivelin Popov and Nikolay Bodurov for Bulgaria, and Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev for Kazakhstan.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Kairat *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up:

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Zenit Saint Petersburg *

: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 * Russian Cup: 2023–24 *

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References

External links

Nuraly Alip – U19 profile
at

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* * 1999 births Living people People from Aktau Kazakhstani men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Kazakhstan men's youth international footballers 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen Kazakhstan men's under-21 international footballers Kazakhstan men's international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Kairat players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstani expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Kazakhstani expatriate sportspeople in Russia {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub