Kazakhstan national under-21 football team

Kazakhstan Under-21
Nickname(s)Жас Қаршығалар (The Young Hawks)
AssociationFootball Federation of Kazakhstan
Head coach Kairat Nurdauletov
CaptainAdilbek Zhumakhanov
Home stadiumAlmaty Central Stadium
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Iran 4–0  
(Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, 15 May 1996)
Biggest win
  4–1 Georgia 
(16 October 2007)
Luxembourg  0–3  
(28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 5–0  
(16 November 2004)
 Spain 5–0  
(25 March 2008)
UEFA U-21 Championship
AppearancesNone

The Kazakhstan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Kazakhstan and is administered by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship every two years.

UEFA U-21 Championship Qualification Record

Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Best goalscorer
2006 7 out of 7 12 2 1 9 8 23 −15 7 Aleksey Shakin, Vadim Borovskiy - 2
2007 lost in Preliminary round no one scored
2009 4 out of 5 8 2 0 6 9 18 −9 6 Yerzat Kenbayev - 4
2011 4 out of 5 8 1 2 5 7 17 −10 5 7 players scored 1 goal
2013 4 out of 5 8 0 4 4 2 14 −12 4 Abzal Beisebekov, Yermek Kuantayev - 1
2015 3 out of 5 8 3 0 5 8 18 −10 9 Roman Murtazayev - 3
2017 4 out of 5 8 1 1 6 3 14 −11 4 Abat Aimbetov, Miras Tuliyev, Didar Zhalmukan - 1
2019 4 out of 6 10 2 4 4 13 18 −5 10 Maxim Fedin - 3
2021 4 out of 6 10 3 1 6 12 21 -9 10 Oralkhan Omirtayev - 4
2023 5 out of 5 8 0 2 6 4 14 -10 2 Abylaikhan Zhumabek - 2
2025 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

UEFA U-21 Euro 2025 qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 28 5 +23 28 Final tournament 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 6–0
2  Belgium 10 6 1 3 13 6 +7 19 Play-offs 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–1
3  Scotland 10 5 1 4 19 11 +8 16[a] 1–2 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–1
4  Hungary 10 5 1 4 12 8 +4 16[a] 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–1
5   10 3 0 7 13 24 −11 9 0–4 0–3 3–2 0–3 4–1
6  Malta 10 0 0 10 4 35 −31 0 0–6 0–2 0–5 0–3 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Scotland 4, Hungary 1.

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[1]
  • Match dates: 7 and 11 September 2022
  • Opposition: Hungary and Belgium
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against Belarus
  • Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Temirlan Anarbekov (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 2 0 Kairat
1GK Nikita Pivkin (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 1 0 Yelimay
1GK Danila Karpikov (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 1 0 Shakhter Karagandy

2DF Adilbek Zhumakhanov (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 12 0 Atyrau
2DF Egor Tkachenko (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 3 0 Kairat
2DF Adilkhan Dobay (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 2 0 Maktaaral
2DF Lev Kurgin (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 2 0 Kairat
2DF Aleksandr Shirobokov (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 2 0 Kairat
2DF Sultan Askarov (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 0 0 Kairat-Zhastar
2DF Aleksandr Mrynskiy (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 0 0 Kairat

3MF Abylaykhan Nazymkhanov (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 4 0 Shakhter Karagandy
3MF Meirambek Kalmyrza (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 3 0 Okzhetpes
3MF Nurgaini Buribayev (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 2 1 Turan
3MF Yersultan Kaldybekov (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 2 0 Atyrau
3MF Adilet Sadybekov (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 0 0 Kairat
3MF Alen Aiman (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 0 0 Yelimay
3MF Aybar Abdulla (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 0 0 Shakhter Karagandy
3MF David Esimbekov (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 2 0 Chernomorets Novorossiysk
3MF Nurali Zhaksylyk (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 0 0 Astana
3MF Beibit Galym (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 0 0 Tobol

4FW Ivan Sviridov (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 5 0 Shakhter Karagandy
4FW Yan Trufanov (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 0 0 Kairat
4FW Denis Mitrofanov (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 0 0 Isloch
4FW Danil Ankudinov (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 0 0 Dnepr

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan's squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Azat Bakhytov (2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 1 0 Arys v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022

DF Damir Kasabulat (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 4 0 Kairat v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF Askar Satyshev (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 3 0 Turan v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF Daniil Nyrkov (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 2 0 Aksu v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
DF Konstantin Gorizanov (2002-09-30) 30 September 2002 2 0 Shakhter Karagandy v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022

MF Murodzhon Halmatov (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 2 0 Turan v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF Zhannur Kukeyev (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 2 0 Kairat-Zhastar v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF Ibragim Dadayev (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 1 0 Khan-Tengri v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
MF Vladislav Kravchenko (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 1 0 Kairat-Zhastar v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022

FW Maksim Samorodov (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 3 2 Aktobe v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
FW Galymzhan Kenzhebek (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 2 0 Kairat v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
FW Bayzhan Madelkhan (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 2 0 Kairat v.  Belarus, 27 September 2022
Notes
  • Players in italics are still active at international level.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • INJ Injured after call up to squad.
  • WD Player was withdrawn from the roster for non-injury related reasons.
  • SUS Player was suspended for the next match.

UEFA Under-21 Qualification

# Year M W D L GF GA GD
1 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
2 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
3 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
4 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
5 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
6 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
7 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
8 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
9 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
10 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
11 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
12 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
13 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
14 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
15 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 12 2 1 9 8 23 -15
16 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
17 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 2 0 6 9 18 -9
18 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 2 5 7 17 -10
19 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 0 4 4 2 14 -12
20 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 3 0 5 8 18 -10
21 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 1 6 3 14 -11
22 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 4 4 13 18 -5
23 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 3 1 6 12 21 -9
24 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 0 2 6 4 14 -10
25 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification TBC
Total 11/25 82 14 16 52 66 158 -92

Managerial history

References

  1. ^ "ҚАЗАҚСТАН ЖАСТАР ҚҰРАМАСЫ БЕЛАРУСЬ ЕЛІНДЕ ОҚУ-ЖАТТЫҒУ ЖИЫНЫН ӨТКІЗЕДІ" (in Kazakh). Қазақстанның Футбол Федерациясы. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.