Temirlan Anarbekov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Temırlan Anarbekūly 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 | 31 | (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 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 15 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Temırlan Anarbekūly 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][2]
Club career
Anarbekov joined the youth academy at Kairat in 2017 after leaving his hometown club Atyrau.[2] He made three appearances during the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League for Kairat.[2]
In 2020, he was promoted to the senior teams of Kairat and its feeder club Kairat-Zhastar,[3][4] making his debut for Kairat on 30 November 2020 during the 1–0 loss against Taraz on the final matchday[5] 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.[2]
He was loaned out to Zhenis for the 2024 season[6] and he made his debut for Zhenis on 20 April 2024 during the 1–0 victory against Turan.[2]
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He returned and played on 17 October during the 1–0 victory against Kyzylzhar.[10] A few days later, on 21 October, he made his Champions League league phase debut in a goalless draw against Pafos.[11]
He became the first-choice goalkeeper for Kairat[12] after Alexander Zarutskiy left to join Aktobe in January 2026.[13]
International career
He represented Kazakhstan U19 during the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition.[2]
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,[14] and he made his debut on 4 September 2025 during the 1–0 loss against Wales during 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 August 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 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[e] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 103 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Kazakhstan League Cup
International
- As of 9 June 2026.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Kairat
- Kazakhstan Premier League: 2020, 2025
- Kazakhstan Cup: 2021
- Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2025; runner-up 2026
Individual
- Kazakhstan Premier League Goalkepper of the Year: 2025[15]
References
- ↑ "Temirlan Anarbekov". www.espn.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Temirlan Anarbekov". Soccerway.
- ↑ "СОСТАВ". fckairat.com/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Temirlan Anarbekov". National Football Teams.
- ↑ "Taraz 1 – 0 Kairat". Soccerway. 30 November 2020.
- ↑ "Команда" [Team] (in Russian). Kazakhstan Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy Injury: Still dealing with knock". RotoWire. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ Brewin, John (26 August 2025). "Celtic miss out on Champions League after penalty shootout defeat by Kairat Almaty". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Temirlan Anarbekov Injury: Forced off injured". RotoWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ↑ "Anarbekov and Satpaev return to Kairat lineup after injury". Kazinform International News Agency. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kairat's Anarbekov becomes third goalkeeper in history to receive 10/10 ranking from SofaScore". Qazinform. 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Birbayeva, Ayana (21 January 2026). "FC Kairat Suffers Defeat Against Club Brugge in Champions League Home Match". The Astana Times. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy officially presented at FC Aktobe". Aqparat.info. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ↑ "Final squad for the matches against Austria and Norway". Kazakhstan Football Federation. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ↑ "KFF LEAGUE AWARDS-2025: НАГРАДЫ НАШЛИ СВОИХ ГЕРОЕВ" (in Russian). Kazakh Premier League. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.