The Most Famous

SOCCER PLAYERS from Kazakhstan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Kazakhstani Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 12 of which were born in Kazakhstan. This makes Kazakhstan the birth place of the 91st most number of Soccer Players behind Thailand, and Haiti.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Kazakhstani Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Kazakhstani Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Kazakhstani Soccer Players.

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1. Serhiy Skachenko (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 41.91, Serhiy Skachenko is the most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 43 different languages on wikipedia.

Serhiy Skachenko (born 18 November 1972) is a former Ukrainian football player.

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2. Alexander Merkel (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 38.72, Alexander Merkel is the 2nd most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Alexander Merkel (Kazakh: Александр Меркель; born 22 February 1992) is a Kazakh-German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Nassaji Mazandaran. Born in Kazakhstan to parents of German descent, Merkel initially represented Germany internationally at youth level. He switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2015, making his debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying game.

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3. Aleksandr Tarkhanov (b. 1954)

With an HPI of 38.54, Aleksandr Tarkhanov is the 3rd most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Tarkhanov (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Тарханов, Kazakh: Александр Федорович Тарханов, romanized: Aleksandr Fedorovïç Tarxanov; born 6 September 1954) is a Russian football coach and a former Soviet player.

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4. Ruslan Baltiev (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 36.20, Ruslan Baltiev is the 4th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Ruslan Takhiruly Baltiyev (Kazakh: Рұслан Тахирұлы Балтиев, Rūslan Tahirūly Baltiev; born 16 September 1978) is a Kazakh professional football coach, official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is an assistant coach with the Kazakhstan national team and the Russian club Akhmat Grozny.

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5. Evgeny Yarovenko (b. 1963)

With an HPI of 35.18, Evgeny Yarovenko is the 5th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Evgeny Yarovenko (born 17 August 1963) is a Soviet, Kazakhstani, and Ukrainian retired professional footballer and current manager of Sumy.

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6. Samat Smakov (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 35.04, Samat Smakov is the 6th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Samat Kabiruly Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Қабірұлы Смақов, romanized: Samat Qabiruly Smaqov; born 8 December 1978) is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of FC Yelimay Semey.

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7. Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 32.91, Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov is the 7th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Bakhtiyar Batyrzhanuly Zaynutdinov (Kazakh: Бақтияр Батыржанұлы Зайнутдинов, romanized: Baqtiiar Batyrjanūly Zainutdinov; born 2 April 1998) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Kazakhstan national team. Known for his versatility, he mainly plays as a left-sided winger or full-back alongside a host of other positions.

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8. Heinrich Schmidtgal (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 32.81, Heinrich Schmidtgal is the 8th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Heinrich Schmidtgal (Kazakh: Генрих Шмидтгаль; born 20 November 1985) is a Kazakhstani former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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9. Dimitrij Nazarov (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 30.04, Dimitrij Nazarov is the 9th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Dmitry Valentinovich Nazarov (Azerbaijani: Dmitri Valentinoviç Nazarov; Russian: Дмитрий Валентинович Назаров; born 4 April 1990) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club Kickers Offenbach and the Azerbaijan national team.

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10. Konstantin Engel (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 29.85, Konstantin Engel is the 10th most famous Kazakhstani Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Konstantin Engel (Russian: Константин Энгель; born 27 July 1988) is a Kazakh professional footballer of German descent who plays as a defender for SSV Jeddeloh.

People

Pantheon has 20 people classified as Kazakhstani soccer players born between 1954 and 1998. Of these 20, 18 (90.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kazakhstani soccer players include Serhiy Skachenko, Alexander Merkel, and Aleksandr Tarkhanov. The most famous deceased Kazakhstani soccer players include Viktor Zubarev, and Sergei Karimov. As of April 2024, 8 new Kazakhstani soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Aleksandr Tarkhanov, Samat Smakov, and Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov.

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