The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Kyrgyzstan
This page contains a list of the greatest Kirghiz Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 3 of which were born in Kyrgyzstan. This makes Kyrgyzstan the birth place of the 135th most number of Soccer Players behind India, and Jordan.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kirghiz Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Kirghiz Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Vitalij Lux (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 31.22, Vitalij Lux is the most famous Kirghiz Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Vitalij Lux (Kyrgyz: Виталий Люкс, romanized: Vitaliy Lyuks; German pronunciation: [lʊks]; born 27 February 1989) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Landesliga Bayern-Südost club TuS Geretsried and the Kyrgyzstan national team. Lux holds both German and Kyrgyz citizenship, and has represented Kyrgyzstan internationally since 2015.
2. Akhlidin Israilov (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 31.17, Akhlidin Israilov is the 2nd most famous Kirghiz Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Akhlidin Shukurovich Israilov (Russian: Ахлидин Шукурович Исраилов, tr. Akhlidin Shukurovich Israilov; born 16 September 1994) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kyrgyz Premier League club Neftchi Kochkor-Ata.
3. Mirlan Murzaev (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 28.75, Mirlan Murzaev is the 3rd most famous Kirghiz Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Mirlan Abdraimovich Murzayev (Kyrgyz: Мирлан Мурзаев; Russian: Мирлан Абдраимович Мурзаев; born 29 March 1990) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kyrgyz Premier League club Alga Bishkek and the Kyrgyzstan national team.
4. Ilzat Akhmetov (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 26.25, Ilzat Akhmetov is the 4th most famous Kirghiz Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Ilzat Toglokovich Akhmetov (Russian: Ильзат Тоглокович Ахметов; Uyghur: ئىلزات ئەخمەت, Илзат Тоглокович Ахметов; born 31 December 1997) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian Premier League club Zenit St. Petersburg. Earlier in his career he mostly played in the attacking midfielder position.
5. Valery Kichin (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 24.25, Valery Kichin is the 5th most famous Kirghiz Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Valery Sergeyevich Kichin (Russian: Валерий Сергеевич Кичин; born 12 October 1992) is a Russian-Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Uzbekistani club Lokomotiv Tashkent, and captains the Kyrgyzstan national football team.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Kirghiz soccer players born between 1989 and 1997. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kirghiz soccer players include Vitalij Lux, Akhlidin Israilov, and Mirlan Murzaev. As of April 2024, 2 new Kirghiz soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Akhlidin Israilov, and Valery Kichin.
Living Kirghiz Soccer Players
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Vitalij Lux
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.22
Akhlidin Israilov
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Mirlan Murzaev
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.75
Ilzat Akhmetov
1997 - Present
HPI: 26.25
Valery Kichin
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.25
