Yerkin Tapalov
Kazakhstani footballer
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Yerkin Oleguly Tapalov (Kazakh: Еркін Олегұлы Тапалов, romanized: Erkın Olegūly Tapalov; born 3 September 1993) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kairat and the Kazakhstan national team.
Full name
Yerkin Oleguly Tapalov
Date of birth
3 September 1993
Place of birth
Oral, Kazakhstan
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yerkin Oleguly Tapalov | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Oral, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | Akzhayik | 113 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Zhetysu | 21 | (0) |
| 2020 | Caspiy | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Shakhter Karagandy | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Akzhayik | 25 | (2) |
| 2022 | Turan | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kyzylzhar | 36 | (0) |
| 2024 | Tobol | 19 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kairat | 30 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Kazakhstan | 25 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Tapalov made his professional debut with Akzhayik in a 4–1 Kazakhstan Cup loss to FC Taraz on 20 April 2011.[1]
International career
Tapalov made his international debut for the Kazakhstan national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Moldova on 21 February 2019.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akzhayik | 2011 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 113 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 121 | 1 | |||||
| Zhetysu | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Caspiy | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2021 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Akzhayik | 2021 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Turan | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Kyzylzhar | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Tobol | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Kairat | 2025 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 265 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | |