# Islambek Kuat

Islambek Yerzhanuly Kuat (Kazakh: Исламбек Ержанұлы Қуат, İslambek Erjanūly Quat; born 12 January 1993) is a Kazakh footballer who plays for Astana and the Kazakhstan national team. Kuat scored his first goal for Kazakhstan on 10 October 2015 in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier.

## Career
### Club

On 30 December 2019, FC Kairat confirmed Kuat's departure from the club at the end of his contract. On 1 January 2020, Russian Premier League club FC Orenburg announced the signing of Kuat. On 30 July 2020, his Orenburg contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 11 September 2020 he joined Russian Premier League club FC Khimki. On 13 March 2021, his contract with Khimki was terminated by mutual consent.
On 16 March 2021, FC Astana announced that they had re-signed Kuat after he'd previously played for the club between 2010 and 2014. On 23 December 2024, Astana announced that Kuat would leave the club after his contract had expired.

### International

Kuat became very well known in Turkey, thanks to his goal against Latvia, which enabled the Turkish team to qualify direct as the best third-placed side in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. It was even suggested that a street in Istanbul be named in honour of Kuat, while more than one fan on social media promised to name their children in honour of the midfielder. A dozen Turkish fans presented him with gifts and a bouquet of flowers, and thanked him personally at half-time during Kairat's game against Atyrau on 17 October.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 23 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Astana | 2010 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Astana | 2011 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Astana | 2012 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Astana | 2013 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Astana | 2014 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Astana | Total | Total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Okzhetpes (loan) | 2011 | Kazakhstan First Division | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 0 |
| Aktobe (loan) | 2012 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Kairat | 2014 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Kairat | 2015 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Kairat | 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| Kairat | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Kairat | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Kairat | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Kairat | Total | Total | 133 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 174 | 14 |
| Orenburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Khimki | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Astana | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Astana | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Astana | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Astana | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Astana | Total | Total | 71 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 274 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 362 | 20 |

### International

    As of match played 11 June 2024.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Kazakhstan | 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2017 | 6 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2019 | 8 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| Kazakhstan | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 64 | 6 |

#### International goals

    Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 October 2015 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | Netherlands | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 13 October 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3 | 10 June 2017 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Denmark | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 11 June 2019 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | San Marino | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 5 | 4 September 2020 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| 6 | 7 September 2021 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours
### Club
#### Kairat

* Kazakhstan Cup (2): 2014, 2015