Ruslan Valiullin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruslan Damirovich Valiullin | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oral, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kyzylzhar | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Akzhayik | 92 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Aktobe | 46 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Tobol | 62 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Tobol | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kyzylzhar | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Kazakhstan U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kazakhstan | 4 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 1 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ruslan Damirovich Valiullin (Russian: Руслан Дамирович Валиуллин; Tatar: Руслан Дамир улы Вәлиуллин; born 9 September 1994) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kyzylzhar and the Kazakhstan national team.[2]
On 23 August 2023, Tobol announced the return of Valiullin to their squad until the end of the 2023 season following a ban for doping.[3]
International career
Valiullin made his international debut for Kazakhstan on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France.[1]
Following scoring two goals in Kazakhstan's 2-2 draw at home to Ukraine in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 1 September 2021, Valiullin was informed that he had failed a drugs test after his club, Tobol, played against MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 12 August 2021.[4]