Zhasur Narzikulov (; born 13 April 1984) is a

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i former football goalkeeper. He was previously known as Zhasulan Dekkhanov and was suspended from playing football in Kazakhstan for some time.

Career

Club

Narzikulov started his career with Ordabasy. On 26 June 2019, Narzikulov signed for

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until the end of the

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season. On 12 December 2019, Tobol announced that Narzikulov had left the club at the end of his contract. He left the club at the end of the year and then returned to

FC Aktobe Football Club Aktobe (), commonly referred to as FC Aktobe or simply Aktobe, is a professional association football, football club based in Aktobe. They last played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Football in Kazakhstan, Ka ...

for the 2020 season. In February 2023, it became known that Narzikulov was at the disposal of the Turan club.

Involvement in Passport scandal

In March 2008, a campaign for passports clean-up was conducted by

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. As a result, Narzikulov was found to be involved in

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. He changed his original date of birth from 1984 to 1987, as well as his original name to ''Zhasulan Dekkhanov'' while getting Kazakhstani citizenship in 2005. As a result, he was suspended from playing football in Kazakhstan throughout season of 2008.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Aktobe

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(1): 2007 * Kazakhstan Super Cup (2): 2008, 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Narzikulov, Zhasur Living people 1984 births Men's association football goalkeepers Uzbekistani men's footballers 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Kazakhstani men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan men's international footballers Uzbekistani expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Super League players Kazakhstan Premier League players FK Mash'al Mubarek players FC Atyrau players FC Kaisar players FC Aktobe players FC Taraz players FC Ordabasy players FC Tobol players Qizilqum FC players Place of birth missing (living people)