2018 FC Akzhayik season
# 2018 FC Akzhayik season

The 2018 FC Akzhayik season is the club's 10th season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and their third since 2010. They will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.

## Squad

    As of 31 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Serhiy Tkachuk |
| 3 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Vladimir Pokatilov |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Ivan Antipov |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Sergey Keyler |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané |
| 8 | MF | KAZ | Shyngys Saparbekuly |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Kenesbay Shubayev |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yedige Oralbai |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Miram Sapanov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Andriy Tkachuk |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Khairov |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov |
| 20 | DF | KAZ | Auez Baltabek |
| 23 | MF | UKR | Ihor Khudobyak |
| 24 | DF | UKR | Ambrosiy Chachua |
| 25 | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks |
| 30 | DF | KAZ | Alibek Sakenov |
| 66 | GK | UKR | Yevhen Borovyk |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov |
| 87 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Basov |

## Transfers

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Serhiy Tkachuk |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Volovyk (from Aktobe) |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Sergey Keyler (from Okzhetpes) |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané (from Taraz) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Samit Chulagov (loan return from Makhtaaral) |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev (from Okzhetpes) |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yedige Oralbai (from Makhtaaral) |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov (from Kaisar) |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Andriy Tkachuk (from Vorskla Poltava) |
| 23 | MF | UKR | Ihor Khudobyak (from Karpaty Lviv) |
| 44 | DF | UKR | Yuriy Putrash |
| 45 | FW | UKR | Aderinsola Eseola (loan from Zirka Kropyvnytskyi) |
| 66 | GK | UKR | Yevhen Borovyk (from Cherno More) |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov (from Astana) |
| 87 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Basov (from Oleksandriya) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Oleg Nedashkovsky (from Okzhetpes) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | MNE | Jovan Nikolić (to Mladost Podgorica) |
| 10 | MF | COL | Jhoan Arenas (to Puerto Cabello) |
| 11 | FW | MNE | Marko Đurović (to Lovćen) |
| 12 | MF | KAZ | Konstantin Zarechny |
| 14 | MF | KAZ | Alibek Ayaganov (to Kyzylzhar) |
| 15 | DF | KAZ | Dmitry Shmidt (to Irtysh Pavlodar) |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Freddy Coronel (to Kyzylzhar) |
| 27 | DF | KAZ | Andrey Shabaev (to Kyzylzhar) |
| 28 | MF | KAZ | Yuriy Pertsukh (to Astana) |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina (to Zhetysu) |
| 33 | GK | KAZ | Vyacheslav Kotlyar (to Tobol) |
| 55 | MF | SRB | Predrag Govedarica (to Taraz) |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina (from Zhetysu) |
| 9 | FW | KAZ | Kenesbay Shubayev (from Makhtaaral) |
| 24 | DF | UKR | Ambrosiy Chachua (from Karpaty Lviv) |
| 25 | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks (from Liepāja) |
| 88 | FW | CIV | Idrissa Kouyaté (from Al-Ahed) |
| — | MF | KAZ | Abay Zhunusov (from Astana) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Volovyk (to Podillya Khmelnytskyi) |
| 44 | DF | UKR | Yuriy Putrash |
| 45 | FW | UKR | Aderinsola Eseola (loan return to Zirka Kropyvnytskyi) |
| 88 | FW | CIV | Idrissa Kouyaté |

## Competitions

### Premier League

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 21 October 2018. Source: See Results

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Shakhter Karagandy | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 36 | |
| 9 | Atyrau | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Irtysh Pavlodar (O) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Kyzylzhar (R) | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 35 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |
| 12 | Akzhayik (R) | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 30 | Relegation to the Kazakhstan First Division |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 November 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KAZ | Serhiy Tkachuk | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | CRO | Denis Glavina | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KAZ | Vladimir Pokatilov | 14 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | KAZ | Ivan Antipov | 30 | 2 | 24+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KAZ | Sergey Keyler | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Malick Mané | 28 | 9 | 19+8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KAZ | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 28 | 3 | 15+13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KAZ | Yedige Oralbai | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KAZ | Erkin Tapalov | 33 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | KAZ | Miram Sapanov | 33 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KAZ | Bauyrzhan Omarov | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Andriy Tkachuk | 32 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | KAZ | Ruslan Khairov | 22 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KAZ | Azat Ersalimov | 33 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | UKR | Ihor Khudobyak | 30 | 1 | 22+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | UKR | Ambrosiy Chachua | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | LVA | Artūrs Karašausks | 14 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | KAZ | Alibek Sakenov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 66 | GK | UKR | Yevhen Borovyk | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | KAZ | Berik Shaikhov | 34 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Basov | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | KAZ | Adilet Bolatov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players away from Akzhayik on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Akzhayik during the season: ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Volovyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | UKR | Yuriy Putrash | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | UKR | Aderinsola Eseola | 13 | 8 | 11+2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | CIV | Idrissa Kouyaté | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Malick Mané | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 45 | Aderinsola Eseola | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 5 | Ivan Antipov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 13 | Miram Sapanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 25 | Artūrs Karašausks | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 77 | Berik Shaikhov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 19 | Azat Ersalimov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 87 | Serhiy Basov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 23 | Ihor Khudobyak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Andriy Tkachuk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 0 | 31 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Kazakhstan Cup | Kazakhstan Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | Denis Glavina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ivan Antipov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Malick Mané | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Yerkebulan Nurgaliyev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Erkin Tapalov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Miram Sapanov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Bauyrzhan Omarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Andriy Tkachuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Ruslan Khairov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Azat Ersalimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Ihor Khudobyak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ambrosiy Chachua | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | GK | Yevhen Borovyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Berik Shaikhov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | Serhiy Basov | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Players who left Akzhayik during the season: ||||||||||
| 45 | FW | Aderinsola Eseola | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
