Nuraly Alip
Kazakh footballer (born 1999)
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Nuraly Paktuly Alip (Kazakh: Нұралы Пақтұлы Әліп, Nūraly Paqtūly Älıp, [no̙rɑˈɫɯ ˈpɑqtʰo̙ɫɯ ælˈɘp]; born 22 December 1999) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and captains the Kazakhstan national team.
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Alip with Zenit in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuraly Paktuly Alip | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Aktau, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Caspiy | ||
| 2015–2018 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Kairat | 74 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 63 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kazakhstan U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Kazakhstan U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Kazakhstan | 51 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
After passing through the youth academies of Caspiy and Kairat, Alip made his debut for the senior Almaty team in 2018. Scoring four goals in 74 appearances, he joined Zenit Saint Petersburg on loan in 2022. Later that same year, Alip signed the club on a permanent deal. With Zenitchiki, he has won three league titles, one Russian Cup title, and one Russian Super Cup title.
Club career
Kairat
Trained in Caspiy, where he began in 2008, he joined the youth setup of Kairat in 2015.[2] In March 2018, he joined the main team of the Almaty club. He played his first game on 11 March against Kyzylzhar, who won this 2-1 victory.
2021–22: Loan to Zenit Saint Petersburg
In January 2022, Alip joined up with Zenit Saint Petersburg for a trial during their week long training camp in the United Arab Emirates.[3] On 16 February 2022, Alip joined Zenit on loan until the end of 2022, with an option to buy.[4]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
On 14 December 2022, Alip moved to Zenit on a permanent basis and signed a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for a year.[5]
On 2 June 2024, Alip scored the winning goal in added time in the 2024 Russian Cup final.[6]
On 7 August 2024, Alip extended his contract with Zenit until the summer of 2028.[7]
International career
Youth
Alip previously played with Kazakhstan's U-19 and under-21 teams.
Senior
Alip made his debut with the Kazakhstan national team on 26 March 2018 in a friendly match against Bulgaria which ended with a 2-1 win in favour of the Bulgarian combined after the goals of Ivelin Popov and Nikolay Bodurov for Bulgaria, and Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev for Kazakhstan.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat | 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Total | 74 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 5 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 33 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 97 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 151 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 8 | ||
- Includes Kazakhstan Cup, Russian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
- Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[10]
| Kazakhstan | |||||||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | |||||
Honours
Kairat
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020
- Kazakhstan Cup: 2018
- Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up: 2018, 2019
Zenit Saint Petersburg
