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Aybol Abiken
Kazakhstani footballer
Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken (Kazakh: Айбол Ерболатұлы Әбікен, Aibol Erbolatūly Äbıken; born 1 June 1996) is a Kazakhstani footballer who plays as a defender and is currently banned after testing positive Meldonium.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aybol Yerbolatuly Abiken | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Kairat | 79 | (10) |
| 2022 | → Aksu (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Kazakhstan U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Kazakhstan | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2020 | |||
Club
Abiken made his professional debut for FC Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League on 29 April 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Bauyrzhan Islamkhan in the match against FC Akzhayik, which finished as a 4–1 home win.[1]
On 25 November 2019, Abiken signed a new three-year contract with FC Kairat.[2]
On 27 February 2022, Abiken signed for Aksu on loan for the 2022 season.[3]
In June 2022, Abiken was banned for three-years after being found to have taken Meldonium.[4]
In January 2023, it became known that the player's suspension was reduced from 4 to 2 years. He is expected to enter the field in 2024.[5]
International
Abiken made his Kazakhstan national football team debut on 9 September 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia. He started the game and played the whole match.[6]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 13 | ||
| Aksu (loan) | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 16 | ||
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2020 | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania |  Albania | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
- "Kairat vs. Akzhayik – 29 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С КЛУБОМ" (25 November 2019). fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: АЙБОЛ АБИКЕН УХОДИТ В АРЕНДУ В ФК «АКСУ»". fckairat.kz (in Russian). FC Kairat. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- "Айбол Абикен узнал срок дисквалификации за допинг". sports.kz/ (in Russian). Sports KZ. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- "Айболу Абикену сократили срок наказания за употребление допинга" (in Russian). prosports.kz. 31 January 2023.
- "Russia v Kazakhstan game report". UEFA. 9 September 2019.
- Aybol Abiken at Soccerway
- "Aybol Abiken". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- Aybol Abiken – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aybol Abiken at FootballDatabase.eu
- Aybol Abiken at Soccerway
- Aybol Abiken at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Aybol Abiken at National-Football-Teams.com
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