Shakhmurza Adyrbekov
Kazakhstani footballer
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Shakhmurza Adyrbekov (Kazakh: Шахмурза Адырбеков; born 5 July 2006) is a Kazakhstani footballer who currently plays for Slovak First Football League club AS Trenčín.
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Adyrbekov playing with Trenčín | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Шахмурза Адырбеков | ||
| Date of birth | July 5, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Trenčín | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | FC Tobol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | FC Tobol | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | AS Trenčín B | ||
| 2025– | AS Trenčín | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Kazakhstan U21 | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2025 | |||
He currently represents the Kazakhstan national under-21 football team.[1]
Adyrbekov is currently the only Kazakh football player to play for clubs of the highest European leagues outside the post-Soviet era.[2][3]
Club career
Early career
Adyrbekov went through all the youth categories in the Tobol academy, where he played for the youth and the B team.[4] In the matches of the QJ League he played 18 games and scored four goals.[5][4] He also made 3 senior appearances for Tobol in the Kazakhstan Cup.[6][7] In January 2025, Adyrbekov joined Russian Second League club FC Spartak Kostroma on a trial.[8] He made several appearances for Spartak, getting one assist.[9]
Trenčin
On 19 September 2025, it was announced that Adyrbekov would be joining the A-team of AS Trenčín after good performances for the club’s B team.[5][10] He signed a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[11] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat against FK Železiarne Podbrezová, coming off the bench as a substitute in the 64th minute for Adrián Fiala.[12] Adyrbekov made his first start in a 2–1 home loss against league champions Slovan Bratislava, playing 61 minutes.[13][14] A few days later he came off the bench at half-time in a match against MFK Zemplín Michalovce.[15] After that match, Adyrbekov stopped appearing in the first team, the B team and the U-19 team for almost an entire month.[16] Before the winter break, he would make two more appearances, starting a match against FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda,[17] and playing the last nine minutes of a 0–0 draw against league newcomers, Tatran Prešov.[18] Adyrbekov’s first goal contribution would come in the Slovak Cup, assisting a goal scored by Adrián Fiala after coming off the bench in the 85th minute of the game.[2][3]
International career
On 7 November 2025, Adyrbekov was called up to the Kazakhstan national under-21 football team ahead of the qualifying rounds of the 2027 European Youth Championship against Slovakia and Moldova.[19][20]