Kazakhstan national under-21 football team

Kazakhstan Under-21
Nickname(s)	Жас Қаршығалар (The Young Hawks)
Association	Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Head coach	Kairat Nurdauletov
Captain	Sultan Sagnayev
Home stadium	Almaty Central Stadium
First colours	Second colours
First international
	AFC member 1992-2002: ; Iran 4-0 Kazakhstan ; (Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia - 15 May 1996) ; UEFA member since 2002: ; Kazakhstan 0-0 Ukraine ; (7 September 2004)
Biggest win
	Kazakhstan 4-1 Georgia ; (16 October 2007) ; Luxembourg 0–3 Kazakhstan ; (28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Greece 5-0 Kazakhstan ; (16 November 2004) ; Spain 5-0 Kazakhstan ; (25 March 2008)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	None

The Kazakhstan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Kazakhstan and is administered by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship every two years.

UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification Record[]

Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Best goalscorer
2006	7 out of 7	12	2	1	9	8	23	−15	7	, - 2
2007	lost in Preliminary round									no one scored
2009	4 out of 5	8	2	0	6	9	18	−9	6	- 4
2011	4 out of 5	8	1	2	5	7	17	−10	5	7 players scored 1 goal
2013	4 out of 5	8	0	4	4	2	14	−12	4	Abzal Beisebekov, Yermek Kuantayev - 1
2015	3 out of 5	8	3	0	5	8	18	−10	9	Roman Murtazayev - 3
2017	4 out of 5	8	1	1	6	3	14	−11	4	Abat Aimbetov, , Didar Zhalmukan - 1
2019	4 out of 6	10	2	4	4	13	18	−5	10	Maxim Fedin - 3
2021	4 out of 6	10	3	1	6	12	21	-9	10	Oralkhan Omirtayev - 4
2023	? out of 5	4	0	0	4	1	7	-6	0	Abylaikhan Zhumabek - 1

UEFA U-21 Euro 2023 qualification[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (X)	6	6	0	0	13	1	+12	18	Final tournament	—	1–0	5 Jun	2–0	2–0
2	Denmark	4	3	0	1	4	2	+2	9	Play-offs	29 Mar	—	10 Jun	14 Jun	4 Jun
3	Scotland (Y)	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4		0–2	0–1	—	25 Mar	2–1
4	Turkey (Y)	5	1	1	3	3	8	−5	4		0–3	1–2	1–1	—	10 Jun
5	Kazakhstan (E)	5	0	0	5	2	9	−7	0		1–3	0–1	29 Mar	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of top two finished; (Y) Cannot win the group, but may still qualify to the Final tournament directly

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up to the Kazakhstan under-21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Belgium on 8 October 2021 and against Turkey on 12 October:

Caps and goals are correct as of 12 October 2021, after the game against Turkey.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Danil Ustimenko	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 21)	7	0	Kairat
12	1GK	Vadim Petrov	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Kyzylzhar
	1GK	Kazhymukan Tolepbergen	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Maktaaral

2	2DF	Lev Skvortsov	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 22)	14	0	Astana
15	2DF	Dinmukhammed Kashken	(2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 22)	11	0	Unattached
4	2DF	Adilbek Zhumakhanov	(2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 19)	7	0	Atyrau
3	2DF	Sagi Sovet	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 21)	6	1	Astana
5	2DF	Zhalgas Zhaxylykov	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Taraz
6	2DF	Nurbergen Nurbol	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Zhetysu
	2DF	Ravil Ibragimov	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Kairat
18	2DF	Tair Nurseitov	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Shakhter
23	2DF	Alisher Azhimov	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Aktobe
	2DF	Meirambek Kalmyrza	(2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Astana

7	3MF	Sultan Sagnayev (captain)	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 22)	13	1	Astana
9	3MF	Elkhan Astanov	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 21)	9	1	Ordabasy
14	3MF	Arman Kenesov	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 21)	9	0	Kaysar
8	3MF	Andrey Ulshin	(2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Kairat
	3MF	Arsen Buranchiev	(2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 20)	5	0	Kairat
	3MF	Daniyar Usenov	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Kairat
6	3MF	Zhaslan Kairkenov	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Astana
17	4FW	Dinmukhamed Karaman	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Taraz

20	4FW	Yerkebulan Seydakhmet	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 22)	12	1	Kairat
10	4FW	Vladislav Prokopenko	(2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 21)	9	1	Astana
	4FW	Vyacheslav Shvyrev	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 21)	7	1	Kairat Moscow
11	4FW	Abylaikhan Zhumabek	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 20)	5	2	Taraz

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Dinmukhammed Zhomart	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Kairat Moscow	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
GK	Yevgeniy Sitdikov	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Aktobe	v. Belgium, 4 June 2021

DF	Mikael Askarov	(2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Fenerbahçe	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
DF	Shakhsultan Zubaydilda	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Shakhter	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
DF	Aleksandr Shirobokov	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 19)	1	0	Kairat	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021
DF	Nurali Mamyrbayev	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Kyran	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021

MF	Asludin Khajiyev	(2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Ordabasy	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
MF	Madi Zhakipbayev	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Astana	v. Faroe Islands, 17 November 2020
MF	Aliyar Mukhamed	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Turan	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
MF	Maksim Vaganov	(2000-08-08) 8 August 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Maktaaral	v. Belgium, 4 June 2021
MF	Adi Adambayev	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Shakhter	v. Faroe Islands, 17 November 2020

FW	Dmitriy Bachek	(2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 21)	9	1	Antequera	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
FW	Maksim Skorykh	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Kyzylzhar	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
FW	Maksim Samorodov	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Aktobe	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021^INJ
FW	Bekzat Imangaziev	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Akademia Ontustik	v. Uzbekistan, 29 March 2021
FW	Ivan Sviridov	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Shakhter	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021
FW	Miras Turlybek	(2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Aksu	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021^INJ
FW	Matvey Gerasimov	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Isloch Minsk Raion	v. Denmark, 7 September 2021^INJ

Notes

Players in italics are still active at international level.
^PRE Preliminary squad.
^INJ Injured after call up to squad.
^WD Player was withdrawn from the roster for non-injury related reasons.
^SUS Player was suspended for the next match.

Managerial history[]

Asian Cup 1998, World Cup 1999
- (1998–99)
EURO 2004-06 Qualification
- (2004)
- Anton Shokh (2005)
EURO 2006-07 Qualification
- (2006)
EURO 2008-09 Qualification
- Juha Malinen (2007)
- (2008)
- Evgeni Yarovenko (2008)
- Bernd Storck (2008)
EURO 2009-10 Qualification
- Anton Shokh (February/March 2009)
- (Caretaker) (March/June 2009)
- Pavel Radnyonak (August 2009 - January 2011)
EURO 2011-12 Qualification
- Slobodan Krčmarević (May 2011 – December 2012)
EURO 2013-14 Qualification
- Sergei Borovsky (December 2012 – November 2013)
- Saulius Širmelis (2014/2015)
EURO 2015-16 Qualification
- Vakhid Masudov (January/February 2016)
- Serik Abdualiyev (February/July 2016)
EURO 2017-18 Qualification
- (September 2017 – January 2018)
- Talgat Baysufinov (January 2018 – January 2019)
EURO 2019-20 Qualification
- (January 2019 – July 2020)
- (July 2020 – December 2020)
EURO 2021-22 Qualification
- Kairat Nurdauletov (December 2020 – current)

References[]

External links[]

Page at UEFA website

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