Artur Shushenachev

Artur Shushenachev
Personal information
Full name Artur Gavrilovich Shushenachev
Date of birth (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998
Place of birth Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Aktobe
Number 1
Youth career
–2017 Taraz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Kairat-Zhastar 69 (20)
2017–2024 Kairat 87 (32)
2024–2025 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 12 (2)
2024–2025 → Sochi (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Aktobe 25 (11)
International career‡
2016 Kazakhstan U19 2 (0)
2019–2020 Kazakhstan U21 6 (0)
2021– Kazakhstan 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:00, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Artur Gavrilovich Shushenachev (Russian: Артур Гаврилович Шушеначев; born 7 April 1998) is a Kazakh footballer who plays as a striker for Aktobe.

Club career

Kairat

On 26 August 2017, Shushenachev made his debut for Kairat in a 0–1 away win against Atyrau after coming on as a substitute at 88th minute in place of Chuma Anene.[1] On 3 February 2020, he extended his contract with Kairat until the end of the 2022 season.[2] On 10 January 2023, Shushenachev extended his contract until the end of the 2024 season.[3]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 6 February 2024, Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva announced the signing of Shushenachev to a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4]

International career

Shushenachev has represented Kazakhstan at the under-19, under-21, and senior levels. On 1 September 2021, he made his senior debut in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kairat 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 10000[a]00[b]010
2018 00300[a]00[b]030
2019 31100[a]00[b]041
2020 143000[a]0—143
2021 19128614[c]42[b]14323
2022 258622[d]01[b]03410
2023 25841—299
Total 87322291643112846
Career total 87322291643112846
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Kazakhstan Super Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and three goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025[7]
Kazakhstan
YearAppsGoals
202130
202230
202420
Total80

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Honours

Kairat

References

  1. ↑ "Atyrau vs. Kairat – 26 August 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "ЧЕТЫРЕ ИГРОКА "КАЙРАТА" ПОДПИСАЛИ НОВЫЕ СОГЛАШЕНИЯ С КЛУБОМ". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ↑ ""КАЙРАТ" ПРОДЛИЛ КОНТРАКТ С АРТУРОМ ШУШЕНАЧЕВЫМ". fckairat.com (in Russian). FC Kairat. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "ארתור שושנאצ'ב חתם". hbsfc.co.il/ (in Hebrew). Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kazakhstan vs Ukraine, 1 September 2021". eu-football.info. 1 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Artur Shushenachev at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Artur Shushenachev". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Кайрат 3:3 Шахтёр". PFLK (in Russian). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.