2025 FC Kairat season
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| 2025 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Kairat Boranbayev | |||
| Manager | Rafael Urazbakhtin | |||
| Stadium | Central Stadium | |||
| Premier League | Winners | |||
| Super Cup | Winners | |||
| Kazakhstan Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dastan Satpayev (14) All: Dastan Satpayev (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 23,800 vs Zhetysu (5 October 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,785 vs Ulytau (2 August 2025) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 10,589 (26 October 2025) | |||
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The 2025 FC Kairat season is the 15th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009.
On 22 November 2024, Kairat announced the signing of Yerkin Tapalov from Tobol to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[1]
On 20 December 2024, Kairat announced the signing of Jorginho from Differdange 03 to a two-year contract.[2]
On 10 January, Kairat announced the signing of Aleksandr Zarutskiy, who'd played for Astana the previous season, to a one-year contract.[3]
On 15 January, Kairat announced the signing of Dan Glazer from Pari NN, to a two-year contract.[4]
On 12 June, Kairat announced the signing of Edmilson from Celje, on a contract until the end of June 2027.[5]
On 19 June, Kairat announced the signing of Ricardinho on a one-year loan deal from Viktoria Plzeň.[6]
On 5 December, Kairat announced that they had extended their contract with Damir Kasabulat, until the end of the 2027 season.[7]
Squad
- As of match played 9 December 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Aleksandr Zarutskiy | GK | 26 August 1993 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2025[3] | 2025[3] | 24 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Temirlan Anarbekov | GK | 14 October 2003 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 82 | Sherkhan Kalmurza | GK | 15 June 2007 (aged 18) | Academy | 2025 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Luís Mata | DF | 6 July 1997 (aged 28) | Zagłębie Lubin | 2025 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Damir Kasabulat | DF | 29 August 2002 (aged 23) | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 2027[7] | 121 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Lev Kurgin | DF | 6 June 2002 (aged 23) | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 53 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Alyaksandr Martynovich | DF | 26 August 1987 (aged 38) | Rubin Kazan | 2024[8] | 2025[8] | 51 | 5 | ||
| 20 | Yerkin Tapalov | DF | 3 September 1993 (aged 32) | Tobol | 2025[1] | 2025 (+1)[1] | 33 | 1 | ||
| 24 | Aleksandr Mrynskiy | DF | 15 July 2004 (aged 21) | Academy | 2022 | 51 | 1 | |||
| 25 | Aleksandr Shirobokov | DF | 2 January 2003 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | 44 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Daniyar Tashpulatov | DF | 22 August 2007 (aged 18) | Academy | 2025 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 80 | Yegor Sorokin | DF | 4 November 1995 (aged 30) | Unattached | 2024[9] | 2025[9] | 52 | 2 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Adilet Sadybekov | MF | 26 May 2002 (aged 23) | Academy | 2021 | 2025[10] | 87 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Giorgi Zaria | MF | 14 July 1997 (aged 28) | Dinamo Batumi | 2024 | 59 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Ofri Arad | MF | 11 September 1998 (aged 27) | Maccabi Haifa | 2024[11] | 92 | 3 | |||
| 17 | Olzhas Baybek | MF | 11 February 2005 (aged 20) | Academy | 2024 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 18 | Dan Glazer | MF | 20 September 1996 (aged 29) | Pari NN | 2025[4] | 2026[4] | 27 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Jug Stanojev | MF | 29 July 1999 (aged 26) | Spartak Subotica | 2024[12] | 2027[12] | 47 | 3 | ||
| 55 | Valery Gromyko | MF | 23 January 1997 (aged 28) | Kaisar | 2024[13] | 2025[13] | 55 | 7 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jorginho | FW | 9 November 1997 (aged 28) | Differdange 03 | 2025[2] | 2026[2] | 43 | 12 | ||
| 9 | Dastan Satpayev | FW | 12 August 2008 (aged 17) | Academy | 2024 | 42 | 19 | |||
| 11 | João Paulo | FW | 2 June 1988 (aged 37) | Ordabasy | 2021[14] | 110 | 47 | |||
| 19 | Élder Santana | FW | 7 April 1993 (aged 32) | Aktobe | 2024[15] | 31 | 5 | |||
| 26 | Edmilson | FW | 19 April 1997 (aged 28) | Celje | 2025[5] | 2027[5] | 20 | 5 | ||
| 81 | Ismail Bekbolat | FW | 10 January 2008 (aged 17) | Academy | 2025 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 87 | Azamat Tuyakbaev | FW | 13 July 2007 (aged 18) | Academy | 2025 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Ramazan Bagdat | FW | 9 October 2006 (aged 19) | Academy | 2025 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 99 | Ricardinho | FW | 23 April 2001 (aged 24) | on loan from Viktoria Plzeň | 2025[6] | 2026[6] | 22 | 2 | ||
| Players away on loan | ||||||||||
| 2 | Egor Tkachenko | DF | 14 April 2003 (aged 22) | Kairat Moscow | 2022 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Yan Trufanov | FW | 17 May 2004 (aged 21) | Academy | 2022 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Gleb Valgushev | FW | 12 December 2005 (aged 19) | Academy | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 44 | Luka Gadrani | DF | 12 April 1997 (aged 28) | Aktobe | 2024[16] | 21 | 2 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | DF | Yerkin Tapalov | Tobol | Undisclosed | [1] | |
| 1 January 2025 | FW | Jorginho | Differdange 03 | Undisclosed | [2] | |
| 10 January 2025 | GK | Aleksandr Zarutskiy | Unattached | Free | [3] | |
| 15 January 2025 | MF | Dan Glazer | Pari NN | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 12 June 2025 | FW | Edmilson | Celje | Undisclosed | [5] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 February 2025 | DF | Luís Mata | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 June 2025 | [17] | |
| 19 June 2025 | FW | Ricardinho | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 June 2026 | [6] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2025 | MF | Daniyar Usenov | Tobol | Undisclosed | [18] | |
| 7 January 2025 | GK | Nikita Pivkin | Elimai | Undisclosed | [19] | |
| 5 September 2025 | DF | Luka Gadrani | Beitar Jerusalem | Undisclosed | [20] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | FW | Gleb Valgushev | Kyzylzhar | End of season | [21] | |
| 22 January 2025 | DF | Egor Tkachenko | Elimai | End of season | [22] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2025 | GK | Vadim Ulyanov | Akhmat Grozny | 15 January 2025 | [23][24] | |
| 6 January 2025 | MF | Yerkebulan Seydakhmet | Aktobe | 9 February 2025 | [25][26] | |
| 31 December 2025 | GK | Aleksandr Zarutsky | Aktobe | 1 January 2026 | [27] | |
| 31 December 2025 | FW | João Paulo |