Football player from Kazakhstan obtains citizenship of Kyrgyzstan

14:02, 01 сентября 2023, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Anastasia MOKRENKO

Goalkeeper from Kazakhstan Marsel Islamkulov became a citizen of Kyrgyzstan. Official account of the Kyrgyz Professional Football League on Instagram reports.

Marsel Islamkulov is a native of Kant city. He started his career in the clubs of the Kyrgyz Republic, then moved to Kazakhstan, where he played for FC Astana-1964, Baikonur and Kaisar. At the beginning of 2023, he started playing for Abdysh-Ata (Kant).

In 2017-2018, Marcel Islamkulov was called up to the Kazakhstan’s national team, but he never took the field.

In July 2023, Marsel Islamkulov took the first place in the top 5 goalkeepers of the Championship of Kyrgyzstan among Premier League teams in the clean sheet.