Temirlan Anarbekov
Kazakh footballer (born 2003)
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Temirlan Anarbekuly Anarbekov (Kazakh: Темірлан Анарбекұлы Анарбеков; born 14 October 2003) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat and the Kazakhstan national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Temirlan Anarbekuly Anarbekov | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Atyrau | ||
| 2017–2020 | Kairat | ||
| 2021 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Kairat | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Kairat-Zhastar | 55 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Zhenis (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Kazakhstan U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Kazakhstan U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kazakhstan U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kazakhstan | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:03, 28 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Anarbekov joined the youth academy at Kairat in 2017 after leaving his hometown club Atyrau.[1] He made three appearances during the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League for Kairat.[1]
In 2020, he was promoted to the senior teams of Kairat and its feeder club Kairat-Zhastar,[2][3] making his debut for Kairat on 30 November 2020 during the 1–0 loss against Taraz on the final matchday[4] and his debut for Kairat-Zhastar came on during a 3–0 win against Shakhter-Bulat on 11 March 2021. He became Kairat's regular starting goalkeeper during Kazakhstan Cup matches.[1]
He was loaned out to Zhenis for the 2024 season[5] and he made his debut for Zhenis on 20 April 2024 during the 1–0 victory against Turan.[1]
He featured as a second-half substitute against Celtic during the Champions League qualifying play-offs after Aleksandr Zarutskiy was injured during the same match on 20 August 2025.[6] On 26 August, he saved three penalties in a 3–2 shootout victory against Celtic after two goalless draws, securing his club's qualification for their first-ever Champions League.[7] A month later, on 14 September, Anarbekov was injured himself during the 1–0 victory against Aktobe after he broke his jaw and was substituted for Sherkhan Kalmurza during the first-half.[8] He returned and played on 17 October during the 1–0 victory against Kyzylzhar.[9] A few days later, on 21 October, he made his Champions League league phase debut in a goalless draw against Pafos.[10]
He became the first-choice goalkeeper for Kairat[11] after Alexander Zarutskiy left to join Aktobe in January 2026.[12]
International career
He represented Kazakhstan U19 during the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition.[1]
He was first called up to the senior Kazakhstan squad for a pair of UEFA Nations League matches against Norway and Austria in November 2024,[13] and he made his debut on 4 September 2025 during the 1–0 loss against Wales during 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat (youth) | 2021–22 | N/A | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Kairat | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Kairat-Zhastar | 2020 | Kazakhstan First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kazakhstan First League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kazakhstan First League | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan First League | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Kazakhstan First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Kazakhstan First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 0 | ||||
| Zhenis (loan) | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 93 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
- Appearances in Kazakhstan League Cup
International
- As of match played31 March 2026.[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Kairat
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020, 2025
- Kazakhstan Cup: 2021
- Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2025; runner-up 2026