Tamirlan Kozubayev

Tamirlan Kozubayev
Kozubayev playing for Kyrgyzstan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Tamirlan Omuraliyevich Kozubayev
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth Kara-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Persita Tangerang
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dordoi Bishkek
2013–2014 Ala-Too Naryn
2014 Šiauliai 17 (0)
2015 Alga Bishkek 5 (1)
2015 Klaipėdos Granitas 11 (0)
2016 Jagodina 0 (0)
2016–2019 Dordoi Bishkek
2019–2020 PKNS 21 (3)
2020–2021 Persita Tangerang 3 (0)
2021 Shinnik Yaroslavl 9 (1)
2021 Turan 1 (0)
2022–2024 Eastern 42 (6)
2025– Persita Tangerang 50 (0)
International career‡
2013–2016 Kyrgyzstan U21 14 (2)
2018 Kyrgyzstan U23 3 (0)
2015– Kyrgyzstan 68 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025

Tamirlan Omuraliyevich Kozubayev (Kyrgyz: Тамирлан Козубаев; Russian: Тамирлан Омуралиевич Козубаев; born 1 July 1994) is a Kyrgyzstani professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Persita Tangerang and the Kyrgyzstan national team.[1]

Club career

Kozubayev previously played for FK Šiauliai and FK Granitas in Lithuanian A Lyga. On the last day of the 2015–16, winter transfers window, Kozubayev signed with the Serbian club FK Jagodina.[2] After his Jagodina contract expired, Kozubayev signed a contract with Kyrgyz side Dordoi Bishkek on 17 August 2016.[3] On 28 January 2019, Dordoi Bishkek confirmed that Kozubayev had left the club after his contract had expired.[4]

On 4 March 2022, Kozubayev signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[5]

International career

Kozubayev made his debut for Kyrgyzstan National Football Team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, on 13 October 2015 against Bangladesh.[6][7]

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 9 January 2024[7]

Kyrgyzstan national team
YearAppsGoals
201530
201651
201730
2018 6 0
2019 11 1
2021 5 0
2022 4 0
2023 12 0
2024 1 0
Total502

International goals

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2016Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan1–01–0Friendly
2.19 November 2019Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan1–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.2 September 2025JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Oman1–01–22025 CAFA Nations Cup

Honours

Dordoi Bishkek

Eastern

References

  1. ↑ Tamirlan Kozubayev at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Jagodina još jača at FK Jagodina official website, 12-2-2016 (in Serbian)
  3. ↑ В Дордое - два легионера. fc-dordoi.kg (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Тамирлан Козубаев продолжит карьеру в другом клубе. fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "東方龍獅簽入吉爾吉斯國腳高素巴耶夫". easternlonglions.com (in Chinese). 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "WC QUALIFICATION ASIA". goal.com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Tamirlan Kozubayev at National-Football-Teams.com
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