Sherkhan Kalmurza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zhualy District, Kazakhstan[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kairat | ||
| Number | 82 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Kairat | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Kairat-Zhastar | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kairat | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Kazakhstan U17 | 3 | (0) |
| Kazakhstan U19[2] | (0) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:21, 26 October 2025 | |||
Sherkhan Eldaruly Kalmurza (Kazakh: Шерхан Елдарұлы Қалмұрза; born 15 June 2007) is a Kazakh[2] professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat and its Kazakhstan First League feeder team Kairat-Zhastar.[1]
Club career
Sherkhan Kalmurza played for the youth team at Kairat and he is a two-time Kazakh Youth League champion. He made two appearances during the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League[3][4] before he was promoted to the club's feeder team Kairat-Zhastar towards the end of the 2024 season at the age of 17. He made his debut for the club during the 4–1 win against Khan Tengri on 17 April 2025.
Kalmurza was first included in the senior Kairat squad after first-choice goalkeeper Aleksandr Zarutskiy was injured against Celtic on 20 August 2025.[5] He made his debut for Kairat on 14 September 2025 as a first-half substitute after second-choice goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov was injured during the 1–0 victory against Aktobe.[6] He then made his first start for Kairat during the 4–1 loss against Sporting CP during the UEFA Champions League on 18 September 2025; during the match, Kalmurza saved a first-half penalty kick from Morten Hjulmand, becoming the youngest keeper to save a penalty in a Champions League debut.[7][8]
Kalmurza returned to playing for Kairat-Zhastar on 24 October 2025 during the 5–1 victory against SD Family Astana.[9]
International career
He represented Kazakhstan U17 during the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying competition, and he has also represented the Kazakhstan U19 team.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kairat-Zhastar | 2024 | Kazakhstan First League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Kazakhstan First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | Kazakhstan First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kairat | 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Kairat U18
- Kazakh Youth League/QJ League (2): 2022, 2023
Kairat
References
- ^ a b c "Sherkhan Kalmurza". RotoWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Sherkhan Kalmurza (U-19)". Kazakhstan Football Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Academia Rebeja v Kairat" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Real Betis v Kairat" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Aleksandr Zarutskiy Injury: Still dealing with knock". RotoWire. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Temirlan Anarbekov Injury: Forced off injured". RotoWire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Salley, Emily (18 September 2025). "Trincao double helps Sporting beat debutants Kairat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Teenage goalkeeper Kalmurza becomes youngest to save a penalty in Champions League debut". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Kairat Almaty 2 5–1 SD Family 24/10/2025". Flashscore. 24 October 2025.