Ermek Kenzhebayev

Ermek Kenzhebayev
Personal information
Full name Ermek Zhigitbekovich Kenzhebayev
Date of birth (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Mozyr
Number 21
Youth career
2015–2020 Dordoi Bishkek
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Dordoi Bishkek 4 (0)
2021–2022 → Ilbirs Bishkek (loan) 43 (5)
2023– Slavia Mozyr 11 (0)
International career‡
2023 Kyrgyzstan U20 6 (1)
2023– Kyrgyzstan U23 1 (0)
2023– Kyrgyzstan 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Ermek Zhigitbekovich Kenzhebayev (Kyrgyz: Эрмек Кенжебаев; Russian: Эрмек Жигитбекович Кенжебаев; born 3 April 2003 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who currently plays for FC Slavia Mozyr of the Belarusian Premier League.

Club career

In 2016, Kenzhebayev traveled to Milan, Italy, for an under-14 tournament as part of the academy of Dordoi Bishkek of the Kyrgyz Premier League.[1] He made his senior debut for the club on 3 August 2020 against Ilbirs Bishkek. He entered the match as a 77th-minute substitute for Farhat Musabekov.[2] The following year he joined Ilbirs Bishkek on loan from Dordoi.[3] In total, he would go on to make forty three appearances for the club, scoring five goals, during his time there.[4]

In July 2023, it was reported that Kenzhebayev was leaving FC Dordoi Bishkek to join Slavia Mozyr of the Belarusian Premier League on a three-year contract. He had made four total appearances in the Kyrgyz Premier League for Dordoi Bishkek during his tenure with the club.[5] The move to Slavia Mozyr was officially announced on 4 August 2023.[6] On 21 August 2023 he appeared in a friendly against Dynamo Brest and scored to secure the 2–0 victory.[7]

International career

Kenzhebayev represented Kyrgyzstan in 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. He tallied a goal and an assist in a 6–0 victory over Brunei to close out qualifying and advance to the final tournament.[8]

References

  1. ^ Rakymbaeva, Baktygul. "Видео: Как 13-летние футболисты тренируются перед игрой в Милане" (in Russian). kloop.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "17-летний Эрмек Кенжебаев дебютировал за" (in Russian). sport.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "КПЛ-2022: «Илбирс» выходит в тройку лидеров!" (in Russian). sport.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Источник: полузащитник "Дордоя" и олимпийской сборной Кыргызстана перейдет в "Славию"" (in Russian). football.by. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Ряды мозырской "Славии" пополнил новый полузащитник" (in Russian). gp.by. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Чемпионат Беларуси: Эрмек Кенжебаев забил за дубль "Славия-Мозырь"" (in Russian). prosports.kg. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  8. ^ Yunus, Fadhil. "Brunei under-20s lose to Kyrgyzstan in AFC meet". The Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 7 September 2023.