# 2021 FC Zhetysu season

The 2021 FC Zhetysu season was the club's fourth season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, and 24th season in total.

## Season Events

On 10 March, Zhetysu had three points deducted as a punishment for the unavailability of their nominated reserve stadium for their second match-day fixture.

## Squad

    As of match played 30 October 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Andrey Shabanov | GK | (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 34) | Atyrau | 2015 | | |
| 21 | Mikhail Golubnichy | GK | (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 26) | Aksu | 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Denis Kavlinov | GK | (1995-01-10)10 January 1995 (aged 26) | Caspiy | 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Temirlan Adilkhanov | DF | (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 27) | Youth Team | 2021 | | |
| 3 | Sanjar Batyrkhanov | DF | (1999-11-10)10 November 1999 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Maxim Chalkin | DF | (1996-03-09)9 March 1996 (aged 25) | Youth Team | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Rafkat Aslan | DF | (1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 27) | Caspiy | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Rauan Orynbasar | DF | (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 23) | Youth Team | 2018 | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | Damir Dautov | DF | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 31) | Ordabasy | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 48 | Dilshat Musaev | DF | (1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 26) | Altai Semey | 2019 | | |
| 55 | Rizvan Ablitarov | DF | (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 32) | Olimpik Donetsk | 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 59 | Illya Kalpachuk | DF | (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 31) | Rukh Brest | 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Temur Partsvania | DF | (1991-07-06)6 July 1991 (aged 30) | Mykolaiv | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Vladyslav Okhronchuk | MF | (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (aged 24) | Mykolaiv | 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Adam Adakhadzhiev | MF | (1998-11-23)23 November 1998 (aged 22) | loan from Kairat | 2021 | 27 | 2 |
| 7 | Aslan Adil | MF | (1998-01-13)13 January 1998 (aged 23) | Youth Team | 2021 | 29 | 4 |
| 8 | Artjom Dmitrijev | MF | (1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 32) | Okzhetpes | 2021 | 30 | 5 |
| 10 | Raul Jalilov | MF | (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 27) | Oñtüstik Akademia | 2021 | | |
| 17 | Nurbol Nurbergen | MF | (2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2021 | 22 | 1 |
| 20 | Tengiz Tsikaridze | MF | (1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 25) | Tom Tomsk | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Aslan Dzhanuzakov | MF | (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 (aged 28) | SDYuSShOR-8 | 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | Askhat Baltabekov | MF | (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 27) | Youth Team | 2010 | | |
| 44 | Gabriel Enache | MF | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 31) | FCSB | 2021 | 25 | 1 |
| 73 | Aibar Aidarbekuly | MF | (2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Aybar Zhaksylykov | FW | (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 28) | Youth Team | 2019 | 59 | 16 |
| 25 | Ugochukwu Oduenyi | FW | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 25) | Mynai | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 29 | Dias Kalybayev | FW | (1999-08-25)25 August 1999 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2020 | 21 | 1 |
| 67 | Ravil Atykhanov | FW | (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2021 | 28 | 1 |
| 79 | Aleksey Mikhaylov | FW | (2001-07-21)21 July 2001 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2021 | 11 | 2 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | DF | (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 35) | Unattached | 2021 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Edige Oralbay | FW | (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 24) | Youth Team | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Philip Ipole | DF | (2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 20) | Sochi | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Aliyu Abubakar | DF | (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 25) | Okzhetpes | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Denis Poyarkov | MF | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 32) | Tom Tomsk | 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Akmal Bakhtiyarov | MF | (1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 23) | Sochi | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Madi Khaseyn | DF | (2000-12-17)17 December 2000 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | FW | (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 30) | Taraz | 2021 | 8 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 8 May 2021 | DF | Damir Dautov | Ordabasy | Undisclosed |
| 8 May 2021 | DF | Rizvan Ablitarov | Olimpik Donetsk | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2021 | DF | Temur Partsvania | Mykolaiv | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2021 | MF | Tengiz Tsikaridze | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2021 | FW | Ugochukwu Oduenyi | Mynai | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Denis Poyarkov | Metallurg Lipetsk | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2021 | MF | Akmal Bakhtiyarov | Olimp-Dolgoprudny | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2021 | DF | Philip Ipole | Olimp-Dolgoprudny | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2021 | MF | Madi Khaseyn | Makhtaaral | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Aleksandr Kislitsyn |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Andrey Shabaev |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Aliyu Abubakar |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Bauyrzhan Turysbek |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 14 March 2021 | 29 October 2021 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 019.23 |
| Kazakhstan Cup | 10 July 2021 | 14 August 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 021.88 |
Last updated: 30 October 2021 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 October 2021. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Taraz | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 29 | |
| 11 | Atyrau | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 28 | |
| 12 | Turan | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 26 | |
| 13 | Kaisar (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 19 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
| 14 | Zhetysu (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 16 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
* ↑ Zhetysu had three points deducted on 10 March 2021 as a punishment for the unavailability of their nominated reserve stadium for their second match-day fixture.

### Kazakhstan Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Caspiy (A) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advanced to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kairat (A) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | Advanced to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Zhetysu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Turan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 30 October 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Andrey Shabanov | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | KAZ | Temirlan Adilkhanov | 10 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KAZ | Sanjar Batyrkhanov | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Maxim Chalkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | UKR | Vladyslav Okhronchuk | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KAZ | Adam Adakhadzhiev | 27 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KAZ | Aslan Adil | 29 | 4 | 17+6 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | EST | Artjom Dmitrijev | 30 | 5 | 23+1 | 4 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 19 | 4 | 14+4 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KGZ | Raul Jalilov | 14 | 1 | 4+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Rafkat Aslan | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Rauan Orynbasar | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KAZ | Nurbol Nurbergen | 22 | 1 | 4+13 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GEO | Tengiz Tsikaridze | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KAZ | Mikhail Golubnichy | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KAZ | Aslan Dzhanuzakov | 23 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Askhat Baltabekov | 32 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Ugochukwu Oduenyi | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KAZ | Damir Dautov | 13 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | KAZ | Dias Kalybayev | 20 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ROU | Gabriel Enache | 25 | 1 | 12+7 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | KAZ | Dilshat Musaev | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | UKR | Rizvan Ablitarov | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | DF | BLR | Illya Kalpachuk | 16 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | KAZ | Ravil Atykhanov | 28 | 1 | 10+12 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 70 | GK | RUS | Denis Kavlinov | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | KAZ | Aibar Aidarbekuly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | UKR | Temur Partsvania | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | FW | KAZ | Aleksey Mikhaylov | 11 | 2 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 |
| Players away from Zhetysu on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Zhetysu during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | KAZ | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Edige Oralbay | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NGA | Philip Ipole | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NGA | Aliyu Abubakar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | RUS | Denis Poyarkov | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Andrey Shabaev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KAZ | Akmal Bakhtiyarov | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KAZ | Madi Khaseyn | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 8 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Artjom Dmitrijev | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Aslan Adil | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 99 | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Adam Adakhadzhiev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Askhat Baltabekov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 67 | Ravil Atykhanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Raul Jalilov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 29 | Dias Kalybayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 17 | Nurbol Nurbergen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 25 | Ugochukwu Oduenyi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 44 | Gabriel Enache | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 79 | Aleksey Mikhaylov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 23 | 3 | 26 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 70 | Denis Kavlinov | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | GK | 21 | Mikhail Golubnichy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | GK | 1 | Andrey Shabanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 6 | 3 | 9 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Sanjar Batyrkhanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Vladyslav Okhronchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Adam Adakhadzhiev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Aslan Adil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Artjom Dmitrijev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Aybar Zhaksylykov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Raul Jalilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Rafkat Aslan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Rauan Orynbasar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Nurbol Nurbergen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Mikhail Golubnichy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Aslan Dzhanuzakov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Askhat Baltabekov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Ugochukwu Oduenyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Damir Dautov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Dias Kalybayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Rizvan Ablitarov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | DF | Illya Kalpachuk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | Ravil Atykhanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | GK | Denis Kavlinov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Temur Partsvania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Zhetysu during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Aleksandr Kislitsyn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Edige Oralbay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Philip Ipole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Denis Poyarkov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Madi Khaseyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Bauyrzhan Turysbek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 1 |