Sherkhan Kalmurza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zhualy District, Kazakhstan[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2026 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Kairat-Zhastar | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kairat | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kazakhstan U19[2] | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 3 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza (Kazakh: Шерхан Елдарұлы Қалмұрза; born 15 June 2007) is a Kazakh[2] professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat and its Kazakhstan First League feeder team Kairat-Zhastar.[1]
Sherkhan Kalmurza played for the youth team at Kairat and he is a two-time Kazakh Youth League champion. He made two appearances during the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League[3][4] before he was promoted to the club's feeder team Kairat-Zhastar towards the end of the 2024 season at the age of 17.[citation needed] He made his debut for the club during the 4–1 win against Khan Tengri on 17 April 2025.
Kalmurza was first included in the senior Kairat squad after first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Zarutskiy was injured against Celtic on 20 August 2025.[5] He made his debut for Kairat on 14 September 2025 as a first-half substitute after second-choice goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov was injured during the 1–0 victory against Aktobe.[6] He then made his first start for Kairat during the 4–1 loss against Sporting CP during the UEFA Champions League on 18 September 2025; during the match, Kalmurza saved a first-half penalty kick from Morten Hjulmand, becoming the youngest keeper to save a penalty in a Champions League debut.[7][8]
Kalmurza returned to playing for Kairat-Zhastar on 24 October 2025 during the 5–1 victory against SD Family Astana.[9]
International career
He represented Kazakhstan U17 during the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition, and he has also represented the Kazakhstan U19 team during 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[2]