Damir Kasabulat

Damir Kasabulat
Personal information
Full name Damir Kayratuly Kasabulat
Date of birth (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002
Place of birth Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kairat
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2020 Kairat-Zhastar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Kairat-Zhastar 22 (1)
2021–2022 Kairat Moscow 16 (0)
2022– Kairat 85 (0)
International career‡
2018 Kazakhstan U17 1 (0)
2022–2024 Kazakhstan U21 13 (1)
2025– Kazakhstan 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:03, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

Damir Kayratuly Kasabulat (Kazakh: Дамир Қайратұлы Қасаболат; born 29 August 2002) is a Kazakh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kairat and the Kazakhstan national team.

Club career

Kasabulat is a product of the youth academy of the Kazakhstani club Kairat since 2012.[1] On 21 March 2020, he was promoted to their reserve team Kairat-Zhastar in the Kazakhstan First Division.[2] For the 2021–23 season he joined their Russian based affiliate club Kairat Moscow. On 25 February 2022, he returned to Kairat signing a 2-year contract.[3] On 27 December 2022, he extended his contract with Kairat until 2025.[4] In 2024, he helped the club win the 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League.[5] This helped the club achieve their first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[6] The following season he helped the club win the 2025 Kazakhstan Super Cup and 2025 Kazakhstan Premier League.[7]

International career

Kasabulat played for the Kazakhstan U21s for 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches in 2024.[8] On 19 August 2025, he received his first call-up to the senior Kazakhstan national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2025.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kairat-Zhastar 2020 Kazakhstan First League 12 0 — — — — 12 0
2021 Kazakhstan First League 10 1 — — — — 10 1
Total 22 1 — — — — 22 1
Kairat Moscow 2021–22 FNL 2 16 0 4 0 — — — 20 0
Kairat 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League 23 0 7 0 — 2[b] 0 — 32 0
2023 Kazakhstan Premier League 25 0 4 0 — — — 29 0
2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 14 0 2 0 5 0 — — 21 0
2025 Kazakhstan Premier League 23 0 2 0 — 13[c] 0 1[d] 0 39 0
2026 Kazakhstan Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 2 0
Total 85 0 15 0 5 0 17 0 1 0 123 0
Career total 123 1 19 0 5 0 17 0 1 0 165 1
  1. ^ Includes Russian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup

International

As of match played 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kazakhstan 2025 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Kairat

References

  1. ^ Skorobogatov, Ilya. "Дамир Касабулат". Официальный сайт "ФК Кайрат".
  2. ^ https://footballfakts.ru/person/612008
  3. ^ Skorobogatov, Ilya. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДАМИР КАСАБУЛАТ – ФУТБОЛИСТ ФК «КАЙРАТ»". Официальный сайт "ФК Кайрат".
  4. ^ Skorobogatov, Ilya. "«Кайрат» продлил контракт с Дамиром Касабулатом". Официальный сайт "ФК Кайрат".
  5. ^ a b "«Кайрат» с трудом переиграл «Атырау» и стал чемпионом Премьер-лиги". kazfootball.kz.
  6. ^ "La squadra più a est della prossima Champions League – Ultimo Uomo". ultimouomo.com.
  7. ^ a b c "FC Kairat celebrates 5th Kazakhstan Premier League title".
  8. ^ "Kazakh footbal team cruises into 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship".
  9. ^ "Extended Kazakhstan National Team Squad for Matches Against Wales and Belgium". kff.kz.
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