# Gulzhigit Alykulov

Gulzhigit Zhanybekovich Alykulov (Kyrgyz: Гүлжигит Алыкулов; Russian: Гулжигит Жаныбекович Алыкулов; born 25 November 2000) is a Kyrgyzstani professional footballer who plays for Russian club Torpedo Moscow.

## Career

A graduate of the football academy of Dordoi. Between 2017 and 2018, he played in the system of the Turkish club Antalyaspor.

### Club

He made his senior football debut in 2018 with Kara-Balta, a club in the Kyrgyz Premier League. In the second half of the season, he joined «Alga».
Since 2019, he has been playing for the Belarusian club Neman. He debuted in the team's main squad on March 29. On April 19, he scored his first goal against Gomel, securing a victory for his team.
On 27 January 2020, FC Kairat announced the signing of Alykulov on a two-year contract, with the option of a third. On 11 May 2023, Alykulov bought out the remainder of his contract with Kairat and left the club.
On 4 August 2023, Alykulov re-signed for Neman Grodno.

### National team

He played for Kyrgyzstan's youth national teams. In 2016, as part of the U16 national team, he participated in the final tournament of the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. On September 22, 2016, he scored a goal against Vietnam.
He made his debut for the Kyrgyzstan national football team on June 11, 2019, in a match against Palestine.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 April 2023
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 |
| Kara-Balta | 2018 | Top League | 18 | 7 | | | - | - | - | - | 18 | 7 |
| Alga Bishkek | 2018 | Top League | 10 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Neman Grodno | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 4 |
| Kairat | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| Kairat | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 |
| Kairat | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| Kairat | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Kairat | Total | Total | 65 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 116 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 24 |

### International

    As of match played 28 March 2023
Kyrgyzstan :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 3 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 October 2019 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Myanmar | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 15 October 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Mongolia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 11 June 2021 | Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan | Myanmar | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 6 June 2024 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Kairat
* Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
* Winner of the Kazakhstan Cup (2021)
FK Njoman Hrodna
* Silver medalist of the Belarusian Championship (2024)
* Winner of the Belarusian Cup (2024)
Individual
* Kyrgyzstan Footballer of the Year: 2019